by Lyn Beinat | Oct 21, 2019 | ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency
Stainless Flue Hot Water Heating In the early days here, one of the first things that we did was we decommissioned the two central gas-fired heating systems. Now, because we live in the countryside, it was LPG. It was really expensive to run and not very helpful...
by Lyn Beinat | Oct 21, 2019 | Cooler House, Draught Stopper, ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency, Warmer House
Draught Proofing the Living Room The journey really started with draught-proofing. In the living room, it turned out that there were a lot of draughts. We didn’t really think that it was a draughty place, but when you look carefully, there was quite a lot to do....
by Lyn Beinat | Oct 18, 2019 | ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency
Entrance Landing In the entrance down into our living room, there’s a couple of steps. When we first came here, there were a few little steps with really sharp edges, making it a little tricky to navigate. One of the things that we did was to make this entrance...
by Lyn Beinat | Oct 18, 2019 | Draught Stopper, ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency
Air Lock Draught-proofing a front door is one thing, but when people are coming and going, if this is your main heated area, you’re definitely losing a lot of heat every time the door opens. And of course, if you’ve got kids you can expect the door to be left open....
by Lyn Beinat | Oct 18, 2019 | Draught Stopper, ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency
Draught Proofing the Front Door This is our front door. Because this is the ecoMaster test house, this door has over the years had lots of different treatments; door perimeter seals and door bottom treatments. We have learned lots about things that don’t work and how...
by Lyn Beinat | Mar 21, 2019 | Draught Stopper, ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency, Windows
Loose, rattling windows can cause massive inconvenience. If you have them in your home, you’ve probably lost sleep to these noisy windows everytime a truck runs past your home. Or perhaps maintaining comfortable temperatures in your home is hard work because air is...
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