I hear you on the “breathing” thing. My last house was an old drafty beast—probably lost half its heat through the walls, but never had a moisture pro...

Honestly, I’ve had similar headaches with universal kits. Last winter, I tried to save a few bucks swapping out a fridge valve with a generic one—ende...

I hear you on the combo approach, but I’ve always been a bit wary of dumping chemicals down the pipes, even the “safer” ones. Years ago, we tried copp...