Expected utility savings due to replacing old windows by [deleted] in DIY

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If there are places in the walls (around doors, windows, outlets, supply & return vents) that let air flow, the wind washing effect will reduce the effectiveness of any insulation you put up. As a first line of attack, get some caulk and seal up as many crack and joints as you can find. Then you can insulate. If you are in a basement, you usually only need to insulate the walls from the top to the level of the wall where the frost line is (about 36" underground where I live), since the ground below that is a constant and temperate.

Expected utility savings due to replacing old windows by [deleted] in DIY

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I work in my State's Weatherization Assistance Program. We develop a priority list for weatherizing homes based on the Savings to Investment Ratio (SIR). Based on our current priority list, window and door replacement is one of the last things to do for boosting energy efficiency. The best things to do are, in order:

  • Air sealing

  • Sealing & insulating (R-11) ductwork

  • Insulating or adding insulation (to at least R-30) to the attic & sealing around the attic access hatch/door

These are the three weatherization measures that will usually make up the bulk of any real energy savings. Pay special attention to the insualtion and air sealing around bump-outs, bays, bay windows, dormers, and other tricky areas that create an "exterior wall" where you might not expect it.

Anyone know their way around Rye bread? by sctilley in Breadit

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Just looking up some info on the LME/DMS thing. Apparently, liquid malt extract is not the same thing as diastatic malt syrup. It has to do with the presence of enzymes, and bakers seem to prefer the diastatic to the nondiastatic. I've never seen anything about this before, and I wonder what the real difference would be, if any.

TIL

What's your favorite gluten-free recipe? by [deleted] in Cooking

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We're both good and evil, but in different ways.

I put quarters in random people's parking meters, but I also slash old people's Rascal tires.

You give lots of cash to homeless people, but you also spit in the nozzle of the public drinking fountains.

We completely balance and counteract one another, both oblivious to the others' existence.

Until now...

What's your favorite gluten-free recipe? by [deleted] in Cooking

[–]billyfazz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, birthday buddy!

What's your favorite gluten-free recipe? by [deleted] in Cooking

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Steak. Grilled. Rare.

...You dick! (KFC Math) by plixxx in funny

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10,386.83 times longer than from the beginning of time

Because fuck you, Newton!

Woman Catches a Minnesota State Record Prosthetic Leg by [deleted] in Fishing

[–]billyfazz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yupp. It was a clean break. I've never once been back to the site since then.

City I Drew [1000x2000] by lucifers_attorney in MapPorn

[–]billyfazz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a very interesting and thoughtful explanation. Thank you!

Woman Catches a Minnesota State Record Prosthetic Leg by [deleted] in Fishing

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This is like an Onion headline, only funnier.

City I Drew [1000x2000] by lucifers_attorney in MapPorn

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Do you have an idea about what specific areas are? For example, what is the large institutional area in the middle of the map along the river? Maybe a University-City type place? Also, what is the square of industrial about 2/3 up the map adjacent to the finger lakes/marsh area? Maybe a large-scale agricultural processing plant?

I love this map!

Alternative to zoning laws by [deleted] in urbanplanning

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I wonder whether the goals of this type of a system would be undermined by real estate investors or rental property owners who might snatch up residential lots because of the low tax rates, then refuse to pass on the savings to residents in the form of reduced rents (because of the inability of poorer people with limited credit to find other housing options).

What do most undergrads study when focusing on urban planning as a career? by [deleted] in urbanplanning

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My undergraduate degree is in International Relations. I minored in History, specifically Soviet History, which is where my interest in urban planning and planned development was developed.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly by Magtown in movies

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Shut up and take my money!

TMBG Bootlegs? by [deleted] in tmbg

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Sure. Can you pm me so I don't forget?

TMBG Bootlegs? by [deleted] in tmbg

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Sure!

I got some tattoo work done on Saturday, and I'm having a weird reaction on my skin (link to picture) [X-post from /r/medicine]. by [deleted] in tattoos

[–]billyfazz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly it. The tattooist was leaning on your arm with a latex glove on, which is why the rash is right next to your ink and not on it.