talk me down- share how you dealt with unusual or quirky systems in your house

[Anonymous]

A friend of mine bought a passive solar house from the 1970's with a "Trombe Wall." (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombe_wall )

After a couple of years of being cold in the winter and hot in the summer, despite high energy bills, he tore the house down and replaced it.

Years later he met the architect who had designed it. The architect agreed that he had done the right thing.

[Anonymous]

Every home has its expensive quirks! For us - having to upgrade the electric system within a year (was expensive for us as new homeowners who had stretched to buy in the first place). And then there were the pinhole leaks in the copper pipes (they've since been replaced).

The worst is probably all the bizarre do-it-yourself things throughout our home that we've discovered and shook our heads about. And we are certain the next owners will curse us the same way we curse the previous owners. Circle of life!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A friend of mine bought a passive solar house from the 1970's with a "Trombe Wall." (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombe_wall )

After a couple of years of being cold in the winter and hot in the summer, despite high energy bills, he tore the house down and replaced it.

Years later he met the architect who had designed it. The architect agreed that he had done the right thing.

Oh my god. Thank you for this- it’s the only thing I’ve seen that’s quirkier and more challenging than our hvac setup. And by an order of magnitude, too!

Between this and the overly ambitious dad, I really do feel better now.