Mark Eatherton

Instantaneous hot water
Q: What are the pros and cons of tankless water heaters? Michael Ferguson, Atlanta, GA A: Mark Eatherton, a plumbing and heating contractor in Denver, Colorado, replies: The benefit of instantaneous,…
Is hot water better than steam?
Q: Two heating contractors have told me that switching from steam heat to a hot-water system would pay for itself ($6,500) in five to six years. They said that we could use…
Tankless water heater for space heating
Q: I enjoyed reading Mark Eatherton’s response about tankless water heaters. Can I heat all or even part of my house with one of these tankless water heaters? Isaac Pap, New…
Tankless water heaters
Q: Two people live in my town house, which has one bathroom, a dishwasher and a clothes washer. I’m thinking of having a tankless water heater installed. What are the pros…
Baseboard vs. radiator heat
Q: We’re converting our basement to living space and need to add heat. We have numerous cast-iron radiators of various sizes that we could tie into our existing hydronic baseboard system.…
Plumbing a hot-water loop
Q: I’ve heard of loop systems that keep hot water at the faucet at all times, meaning that you don’t have to dump gallons of water down the drain waiting…
How electric water heaters work
Q: Can you tell me why dual-element water heaters are wired so that only one element operates at a time? Can they be wired so that both operate simultaneously? Joseph Kaye,…
Standard-efficiency gas appliances vented into masonry chimneys
Q: In recent Q&A items, Mark Eatherton has addressed the issue of venting high-efficiency boilers into masonry chimneys. But I’ve noticed that when a gas furnace in my area is being…
Neutralizing excess boiler acid
Q: Mark Eatherton’s response about venting high-efficiency boilers into masonry chimneys begs the question of what to do with the acidic condensate that is produced by these boilers. If the gases spell…
Venting high-efficiency boilers into masonry chimneys
Q: My house had a high-efficiency boiler vented into a conventional masonry chimney. I have had tremendous efflorescence problems with the chimney ever since. Other chimneys in the house that vent…

Page 1 of 1

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

Fine Homebuilding

Follow

Get home building tips, offers, and expert advice in your inbox

Membership & Magazine

Taunton Network

This is a dialog window which overlays the main content of the page. The modal window is a 'site map' of the most critical areas of the site. Pressing the Escape (ESC) button will close the modal and bring you back to where you were on the page.

We hope you’ve enjoyed your free articles. To keep reading, become a member today.

Get complete site access to expert advice, how-to videos, Code Check, and more, plus the print magazine.