Beau M.
Adding A/C to Historic(brick) Apartment complex
Recently aquired an old vacant apartment complex. Looking for most economical way to add a/c, also updating heat/water heating. We will have to replace/change out boiler as well so looking for best options! It's a gor...
Tariq Hakeem
Denver eyes turning off natural gas, requiring all-electric new b
Denver eyes turning off natural gas, requiring all-electric new buildings in climate push
Denver wants new construction in a few years to be “net-zero energy” buildings that use only electricity from renewable source...
Zac P.
Should I convert to baseboard heating?
I have a duplex that has two really old gas furnaces that are about to die on me. Instead of dropping $6000 on two new ones, I have contemplated replacing the heating with baseboard electric heat throughout. This plac...
Leo B.
Freezing Winters in the Midwest cities and Plumbing Concerns
In Midwest cities such as Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee where there can be some really cold winters, is there a concern about the old plumbing system in the home? I've heard of old pipes bursting and causing costl...
Account Closed
How do you protect yourself from frozen pipes?
I hear stories all the time about tenants going on vacation, turning the heat down, and coming back to burst pipes, which seems to typically end up being the landlord's problem. Is this actually as common as it seems?...
Ed L.
Heat pump vs. Straight electric vs. Natural Gas??
Closing on another rental property tomorrow. Older 3br. 1ba home built in the 1960's.
Home currently has natural gas central unit with "NO" central cooling. The only cooling comes from window units. Pretty unusu...
Joe P.
One radiator doesn't work, but the rest do?
Hi all, hoping someone can help me. My upstairs unit heat is working great, except in one room (middle bedroom).No heat was coming out of it when I got the property, but my heating guy flushed the system, bled the rad...
Richard Chang
Replacing Floor Furnance Tips with Ductless Mini Split
Hi again,
I have an old 1950's home ( in OC, Ca ) with a kaput floor furnace. :(
I don't really need A/C but I thinking of using the
a wall mounted Ductless ( Mini Split ) Heating / Air Conditioner with an external...
David K.
pipes freezing in northeast
This has been a rough winter for my rentals. Tenants are keeping the units warm, letting things drip and sometimes still things are freezing. What gives!!!!!
Mitch Genser
Accounting and Bed Bugs
I am getting some mixed messages about how to deal with the accounting for bed bug remediation in an apartment building my company owns. Normal, regular and modest 'pest management' is clearly part and parcel of '...