šŸµMidweek coffee and weather, 3 December

Morning all! Wordy lot you are this morning. It's grey and raining outside...huh Victoria in winter, who'd a thunk it? Currently 6C with a high of 7C to come. The rain will taper off by mid afternoon....they claim.

Drove in today as I have a pile of stuff to take home; I'm going to be working from home for the remainder of the month so I can ride herd on the dogs as our daughter is heading out of town for a couple weeks and my wife is still having mobility issues as her femur fracture heals. The upside is no commute so I can mess around and procrastinate a bit longer in the mornings before actually having to buckle down and work. The downside is the much closer proximity of various Xmas treats and chocolate.

Stu, my condolences on your uncle in law. Nasty painful way to go, hopefully they are keeping him comfortable. One reason I am hopeful that the accumulated toxins in my body will keep it perfectly balanced like Montgomery Burns.

Hope everyone has a great day!
 
STooRay said:
Thx Keith and good morning!
Please provide pics of your upcoming project, some of us have visionary issues.
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Something like this, perhaps:
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which in white looks about like this (I wouldn't actually do it in white, or any other color paint, since I prefer my furniture to be unpainted):
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or this:
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or maybe this:
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or a cross / fusion of the lot of them.
 
Cold and about 8.5 inches of snow here. This morning I made my coffee and was thinking damn I need to get my trash out. Went into the garage and saw my poor motorcycle sitting there just as I had left it Nov 9th when I winterized it. I do miss riding I ain't going to lie. She is sitting at 95,551 miles and I am hell bent on turning the odometer pass 100,000 miles this year.
 
ST1100Y said:
Looking pretty much like this thing here...

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Some foam as "filter" and to keep insects out, and its supposed to have a flap controlled by some hygrostat device...
Fact is you'll feel draft when it's cold outside...
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We certainly have more than our share of very cold weather here and I am confident that any window that has a hole in it that allows cold air in under any condition is a window that no one here would buy. I also find it quite ridiculous to go to the extra expense of making triple glaze windows and then manufacture an air leak in to it. Doesn't make any sense to me.
 
Andrew Shadow said:
We certainly have more than our share of very cold weather here and I am confident that any window that has a hole in it that allows cold air in under any condition is a window that no one here would buy. I also find it quite ridiculous to go to the extra expense of making triple glaze windows and then manufacture an air leak in to it. Doesn't make any sense to me.
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As said, me either...
But the whole building facade is wrapped in styrofoam/thermal insulation, a nearly absolute vapor barrier...
Folks cook, do the dishes, shower, hang their laundry, transpire... activities that increase indoor humidity...

And those individuals who never ventilate their apartment properly, are the first to complain to the housing cooperative about dew accumulating on windows and sills, the silicone joints on the bottom start to discolor, then they spread media-panic about alleged health risks due mold, believe they can claim rent discount, etc...

The logical countermeasure: mandatory forced ventilation added...
 
ST1100Y said:
As said, me either...
But the whole building facade is wrapped in styrofoam/thermal insulation, a nearly absolute vapor barrier...
Folks cook, do the dishes, shower, hang their laundry, transpire... activities that increase indoor humidity...

And those individuals who never ventilate their apartment properly, are the first to complain to the housing cooperative about dew accumulating on windows and sills, the silicone joints on the bottom start to discolor, then they spread media-panic about alleged health risks due mold, believe they can claim rent discount, etc...

The logical countermeasure: mandatory forced ventilation added...
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Your honest opinion on the topic is a breath of fresh air.
 
ST1100Y said:
The logical countermeasure: mandatory forced ventilation added...
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One of the changes that was made when we improved the seal on our house last summer was changing the fan in the upstairs hallway bathroom. Previously it simply vented into the attic. Since we seldom use the bath or shower in that facility we weren't really adding much moisture to the attic, and the house leaked enough air (~ 3975 cubic ft/hour) that it wasn't a problem.

After adding insulation to the attic, basement rim joists, and around all the recessed ceiling lights upstairs, the air infiltration rate was cut by nearly 40 percent.

To forestall the possibility of mold, mildew, etc. becoming a bigger issue, the contractor ran a vent line from that fan through the roof to the outside, and changed the fan to a model that can be configured to run for a set time, at specified intervals. For us, that's 20 minutes every hour.

When in operation it pulls enough air that there's a very perceptible draft under the door when the door is closed and the fan is running.

Last winter I applied heat shrink plastic film over all the upstairs, and most of the downstairs, windows. It made a huge difference in the comfort of the house. Sitting next to the three large kitchen windows yesterday reminded me that it's time to do that again.
 
ST1100Y said:
The logical countermeasure: mandatory forced ventilation added...
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Agreed, but not via a hole that seemingly does not allow any control of incoming air temperture or volume. New houses here are sealed so well now that ventilation to deal with those issues and to introduce a constant supply of fresh air is required by code now. One common method is the use of heat recovery ventilation systems that accomplish this without bringing in cold air and without expelling very expensive heated air.
 
Andrew Shadow said:
Agreed, but not via a hole that seemingly does not allow any control of incoming air temperture or volume. New houses here are sealed so well now that ventilation to deal with those issues and to introduce a constant supply of fresh air is required by code now. One common method is the use of heat recovery ventilation systems that accomplish this without bringing in cold air and without expelling very expensive heated air.
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No such thing as "central air" in apartment complexes over here...
Just 3 ports/pipes into a central (passive) vertical ventilation duct for your exhaust fans (toilet, bath, stove hood...)
Only comercical/office buildings have a central ventilation/air-handling system on the rooftop; with recuperation of course...

For new residential homes the idea of a "passive house" was trendy for some time...
No boiler, no air-conditioner, so no "outside energy source"; those houses where supposed to "balance out" only with their heat recovery ventilation system running through every room... in theory...
Disadvantages are costs and installation efforts, uncontrollable air humidity, constant draft, subliminal noise by fans running 24/7 and that the indoor temps just will run outside comfort levels once the outside air gets cold in winter or hot in summer... at some point you just need to heat or cool...
 
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