Hi Mike, OK, Im glad I understood its the red one. Something right! Whoo To Mike, buyorsell888, and calamity_j, The kitties are totally stressed out right now, but I think they'll be OK. The one black cat seen in the pix above, had some teeth pulled, but he seemed almost fine the next day. His brother on the other hand - totally freaked out. The anesthesia didn't wear off, he was scared, and probably in pain all night, so I stayed up with him. Ever since, he's been sleeping in kitchen nightly, which is unusual for him. (The outside boys aren't allowed in any further than the kitchen - long story). The girls indoors - well the one with recurring cancer is acting very needy and wanted to be close *all the time* *every minute of the day*. I cant blame her, shes stressed. Shes had a several surgeries and doesnt like the vet much at all As you can imagine. The other girl had to have some tests, but after a few days, we found they all turned out all right. Shes still feeling a bit crabby with us about having been taken to, The Awful Place. (She holds a grudge, as many of you with kitties will probably know what I mean!) Thanks for asking and well wishing. :) Even though the girls are in their senior years now, theyre like my babies and I stop everything when they are ill. Its so hard that they are getting old! As to the pond, our plan is like something out of a slapstick movie, though we are hoping it might work anyway. Were going to hook up the hose, as Mike suggests, and weve got a tarp weve put a slit in and will place the fountain through, then duct tape, so that any runoff from inside the pipes and fountain gets funneled over the tarp and out to the trees not into the somewhat clean pond water. Its about 105-110 degrees out there today and neither of us are looking forward to working on it!

It's a typical Whirlpool-made 29" dryer. There's not much way for the airflow to get out the exhaust without passing through the filter. The lint filter chute/duct is #55 on the diagram. It attaches to the right side behind the bulkhead. The blower below pulls air through the grill and filter, and blows it out the exhaust. Heated air enters the drum through the element housing at the left side of the bulkhead. If seals #36 and/or #8 are deteriorated, then air will bypass the drum and be pulled in through those junctions, but that wouldn't involve any lint from the clothes. Perhaps the filter itself has worn/deteriorated after 14 years? I've seen cases in which lint is either accidentally or purposely dropped down the chute when the filter is cleaned, which will clog the chute and the blower housing and *seriously* impair the airflow. If that has been happening in your case, perhaps lack of airflow is why your filter isn't catching much lint, and the excess lint in the exhaust duct may be chunks that are coming loose from the chute and blower?

Hi, Thanks very much for your responses. - Everyone I've spoken with, and you've confirmed, that one zone per floor makes sense. If I'm missing anything else about "zones", please let me know! - How much should it cost to go from 2 zones to 4? - We are definitely going to put in all new ductwork. Is there anything here that I should be aware about or ask for? Any sites (besides GW) to get more knowledge on this area so I can ensure we get the ducts sized properly? - Good comments on getting more info on the geo wells, piping, etc. Will do. - Can I get a Manual J done even if the house is under construction? Framing is almost done, but the exterior work is not complete, and so it's open to the elements right now. - Yes, we have a natural gas furnace and electric AC in the house. It appears that a NG furnace was installed in 2007. The unit is a Lennox Signature Collection, model CX34-62D-6F. We also have an electric hot water heater, AO Smith ProMax Plus, model FCG 75 300. Does it make sense to re-use these or upgrade? Obviously, the furnace will be out if we go with geo. - Here's a summary of our NG and electricity rates. I hope I'm doing this correctly -- taking the bill amount and dividing by the energy used. Some months may need to be taken out because the numbers are too high/low. Please note that we have not lived in the house, so this is what we were paying for several months before construction commenced. So I would expect actual usage, and thus our bills, to be higher, but I guess that the cost per unit would be somewhat proportional. Natural Gas Monthly Charge / Therms Used / All-In Cost Per Therm $18.06 / 5.1 / $3.54 $16.76 / 5.1 / $3.29 $51.90 / 32.5 / $1.60 $78.53 / 57.7 / $1.36 $339.62 / 314.7 / $1.08 $362.71 / 321.1 / $1.13 $184.41 / 154.8 / $1.19 $81.98 / 60.4 / $1.36 $66.62 / 47.4 / $1.41 $18.45 / 7.1 / $2.60 $16.18 / 5.1 / $3.17 $1.97 average Electricity Monthly Charge / KWH Used / All-In Cost Per KWH $285.18 / 1757 / $0.16 $137.36 / 786 / $0.17 $77.44 / 416 / $0.19 $57.91 / 316 / $0.18 $66.29 / 382 / $0.17 $86.87 / 524 / $0.17 $61.02 / 341 / $0.18 $24.50 / 76 / $0.32 $25.22 / 80 / $0.32 $38.34 / 73 / $0.53 $21.23 / 53 / $0.40 $32.62 / 140 / $0.23 $0.25 average - It must not be code on my state (MD) to have each floor zoned. Our bids have been for two zones (on per system, one system covering basement and first floor, second system covering second and third floors), or for four zones (running off two systems). - Thanks for the heads up on the tax credits. My husband is tracking these, so I'll make sure he knows this. - The addition is on a loggia, not crawl space. So the basement is a walk-out basement, and the loggia will in effect extend the basement, and then the kitchen/family room addition will be above this, and our master bedroom addition above that. It's at the back of the house. Here's an early photo so you get the idea. The house is brick, and the addition will be part brick, part clapboard. - I am trying to learn what an HRV is, so am looking into this. - If it's not a good idea to go with spray foam insulation, let me know! Thanks for the info on what type would be good. - More thoughts on what system to go with, pricing, etc.?? THANKS AGAIN!!

Daunting decision- I can tell you what my personal experiences have been and Im certainly not a pool builder. Ive outfitted my 21K gallon pool/spa twice now, and built a friends pool- so I have some experience. When moved into my place in 97 all the gar was at least ten years old, so I re-equipped everything in 99, then just this year I moved the equipment to a different spot in the yard, re-plastered the pool and re-equipped all over again. Where do you live? How much do you expect/want to use the pool? Whats your budget? (to do this right isn't cheap which is why the previous owner ignored it!) Assuming all the gear gets bought and installed correctly and you have stable clean water - The first thing you need to know as new pool owner is that a cold pool is an unused pool. Second thing is that heating is by far the single most expensive component of ownership, electricity 2nd, chemicals tied with actual labor 3rd. This is why I went with solar and a big heater. My current setup is as such- Pentair whisperflow 1 horse circulation pump- pentair is the Ferrari of pumps in my opinion after replacing a Hayward and a Jandy and a shur-flow. Pentair 2 horse booster pump for spa Pentair quad de 60 filter Pentair 400 mastertemp heater. Hayward goldline chlorinator Jandy 8 with remote automation 12Aquatherm 4x10 solar panels I have a zodiac G4 cleaner running during filter mode. This setup is expensive but delivers crystal clear warm water quietly and cheaply with minimal maintenance. You may be able to reuse a few pieces, or it may all be junk, IMHO Id spend the money and do it all right now. Spend the money on the good stuff and you'll be a happy camper If you have little to no budget - Id just fill it in with dirt. Davegvg