Merry Christmas from Don and Family

[Don Sleeth]

Here it is again folks! This is our 4th Christmas on HVAC-Talk!

It has been an exciting year for the Sleeth family with the purchase of our cottage. We really enjoyed it this summer and I have been sneaking out there for a day or two each week this fall and winter. Life is good! :)

I want to thank you all for sharing your time, your expertise and your thoughts with us here on HVAC-Talk. I think we do a lot of good for the HVAC industry here and everyone benefits from that.

So, from Don, wife Lucie, daughters Michelle and Nicole, we wish you all a Merry Christmas!

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don

[Diceman]

Are they laughing at your sneakers?
Nice fam, very cute girls but what's up with the necktie?

[Don Sleeth]

Originally posted by Diceman
Nice fam, very cute girls but what's up with the necktie?


I recognize that tie, I think that was about 1972, my newest tie ;). I would like to say that the reason for the tie was because she loves her Dad so much, but it was more likely a "wear something stupid" day at school so she raided my closet. She's 17, need I say more? :rolleyes:

don

[otto]

Backatcha. Merry Christmas to all. Thanks for keeping my 3 months at home a bit more bearable. Went to Dr. this AM and got my full release back to work. First call at 0800 tomorrow to do PM on 2 RTU's and then go and run line sets indoors.

[Breeze]

3 monitors, you only have 2 eyes :)

[Green Mountain]

Merry Christmas to you and your family and all of our Canadian neighbors.

I know what you mean about kids and clothes. I figured when my boys got big enough I would be able to wear thier clothes. Of course when I see what they wear, I wouldn't be caught dead in them. :)

[itsamine]

Thanks Don! Same to you and have a safe Christmas.

As for the rest of you goof balls.


























Merry Christmas have fun and be safe:D

[mattm]

Thanks for this site Don and Merry Christmas to you and yours and everyone on this site.

[freezone]

Thanks for the site!!! BTW Who was the very first member?

[bobby7388]

Don, Merry Christmas to you and your family.

By the way is that the Helm of HVAC Central?, if so that explains how you can monitor the flamers so effectivly.

[Don Sleeth]

Originally posted by freezone
Thanks for the site!!! BTW Who was the very first member?

Me :rolleyes: :D

[Don Sleeth]

Originally posted by bobby7388
Don, Merry Christmas to you and your family.

By the way is that the Helm of HVAC Central?, if so that explains how you can monitor the flamers so effectivly.

Yes, that is operation central. I have 3 computers that I work on. My laptop, which is hooked up to the monitor on my left is my "main" working computer. But I work on all three. I also have 2 computers in the kitchen and 2 servers and a backup computer and a domain controller on the lower floor.

I have this very nice piece of software called Desktop Rover that allows me use one keyboard and mouse to control the 3 computers. http://www.neslosoftware.com/

don

[bobby7388]

I would have to say that takes multi-tasking to a whole new level.

I can't even fly my flight simulator using the joystick and the mouse at the same time, confusion sets-in quiclky.

[simpleman]

Yes life is good...Happy Holidays to all.

So Don was it us, or those pretty girls that gave you all that gray?

[Don Sleeth]

Originally posted by simpleman
Yes life is good...Happy Holidays to all.

So Don was it us, or those pretty girls that gave you all that gray?


What gray? You need to adjust your monitor :)

don

[itsamine]

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don
[/B][/QUOTE]This is probably one of the times you either deleted me or gently yelled at me:D :D :D

[ozone drone]

Thanks for this great forum.....Happy Holidays to all.

[coolprod]

Originally posted by Don Sleeth

Originally posted by freezone
Thanks for the site!!! BTW Who was the very first member?

Me :rolleyes: :D

2nd was Dice!!!

[HVAC Pro]

Got timed out. Didn't think my post made it! STILL learning! :(

[Edited by HVAC Pro on 12-18-2003 at 05:24 PM]

[HVAC Pro]

Merry Christmas Don to you and your family. Thanks for a great site. Like so many others here I'm hopelessly addicted! Looking forward to another year of HVAC-Talk. BTW, I'm thinking James and Robin had to be members numbers 2 and 3. Am I close?

[actnowhvac]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays.
Very nice family.
You deserve better posts, at least from me.

[bb]

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Maybe the wife will get you 3 plasma's for x-mas !!

BTW : You really deserve the credit for maintaining such a spectacular site. I really thought that you had a handful of Bosses running around watching the site!! Kudos to you !

[Edited by bb on 12-18-2003 at 05:45 PM]

[Don Sleeth]

Originally posted by bb
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Maybe the wife will get you 3 plasma's for x-mas !!

BTW : You really deserve the credit for maintaining such a spectacular site. I really thought that you had a handful of Bosses running around watching the site!! Kudos to you !

[Edited by bb on 12-18-2003 at 05:45 PM]

Thanks bb. Geez I hope my wife doesn't do that, she just uses my credit card! :eek:

don

[maxster]

have a happy and healthy holidayhttp://ww2.imagewiz.net/images/hvac/3569_Uaxmas.jpg

[John Thomas]

Merry Christmas to you, Don, and everyone else on this board. I also want to thank you for the Great HVAC Talk board. It has given me some good info.
John Thomas and Mrs Thomas!!

[freezone]

Originally posted by Don Sleeth

Originally posted by freezone
Thanks for the site!!! BTW Who was the very first member?

Me :rolleyes: :D I new that I should have been more specific. Who was the first five then? Which makes me think of another topic I'll post later.

[Diceman]

Lets see, I think I have the longest running most viewed thread, but we won't go into that right now. Also, I wasn't in the first 5 members but I did manage to run them off I think, they weren't that great anyway, and I am quite sure that one large gray patch in the back of Don's head was my doing as well:) I know I can often be a royal PIA but thanks for the site, it is the best on the net, no one else in this biz is even close.

[texas nite]

Thanks Don for the site, its been great being a small part of it. I hope you and yours and ALL the other members have a great Christmas holiday.
Luckily I start my vacation at 5:00 pm tomorrow and don't have to be back at work til the 29th of Dec.
I'll be leaving Sunday to spend time with the family I haven't seen in 15 months. Now if I could only figure out how to drive while I sleep, the 800 mile drive wouldn't be so bad.
Stay safe everyone if your traveling this next week.
Martin

[Dowadudda]

Merry Christamas to every one.

What I don't get though, is I see you in this picture and begin to think of how dauting it must be to handle. I mean the computers and the oversight has to be hard for me to imagine. But then I wonder, how your able to do this and make a lving, seeing as how you don't charge us.

I am only assuming but would love to know, is that you must do a hell of a business with the HVAC-Calc.

[Diceman]

Between that and the blackmail thing, he does alright, for a Canadien I mean.

[sirtab]

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

ps. Your site is my homepage.

[rob10]

Merry Christmas to you and your family Don. This really is an awesome sight. Hope next year is a very good one for you. My New Years resolution: Try not get any time off for bad behavior!! :D :D :D

[sigma]

Don,
Merry Christmas to you, your family and to all friends who visit,
this forum on regular basis. I am little late to respond to this post and everything that I wanted to say, has already been said.
Anyway, I would like to thank you for doing great job running this
forum. Like many of other members I am addicted to this site.
I will buy a lop top computer in a few days. Not that I need it, but to
have it in a living room, so my wife will stop winding about watching TV by herself.

[selfemployed]

Thanks for what you do. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[Special Ed]

To all!!! And, Boss, thanks for this website 'cause it gives me something to do on my time off. Also, thanks for showing mercy on me!

Merry Christmas!!

Craig

[infwsdm]

I heard, if you have over three thousand posts and have been edited or deleted by boss at least a dozen times, you get a time share at "the new cottage" Is it true?, is it true? ;)

:D




The Infwsdm family wishes all hvac-talkies a happy holiday season.:)

[Guy]

Have a good one, Don and everyone. For sure, we will be having a very white Christmas here in Montreal after the foot high dumping that we got Monday plus a few more inches today.

[wylieac]

Don new member having a blast, great shot of the family.HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND GOD BLESS.

[air of honesty]

Don,

This site is a tribute to your personal willingness to raise the bar and invite all to test themselves against it. We thank you for your personal and professional investment in our professional education, association and, most of all, stress relief!

How can we show you our appreciation in a manner that is in keeping with the season?

I know! Let's join together in a carol! All together now...




Oh! Come all ye spiteful, spiteful and 'I trumped him!'

Oh! Come ye! Oh! Come ye to bay-ay-it them.

Come, and let's scorn them, scorn the would be mages.

Oh! Come let us reform them!

Oh! Come let us reform them!

Oh! Come let us reform them,

They fry-est the board!




To you and yours, all the blessings that this and any other season have to offer.

'To give is a blessing to the giver and the recipient. To teach others to give is a miracle.'


You walking on water yet....?

[RoBoTeq]

Happy holidays Don and congrates on your 1,000th post.

[rax]

Merry Chirstmas Donhttp://www.beach-site.com/smile/s232.gif

Not only congrats on your 1000th post but also for having a thread thats more than one page that hasn't gotten completely off subjecthttp://www.beach-site.com/smile/s234.gif

[Diceman]

Originally posted by infwsdm
I heard, if you have over three thousand posts and have been edited or deleted by boss at least a dozen times, you get a time share at "the new cottage" Is it true?, is it true? ;)

:D




The Infwsdm family wishes all hvac-talkies a happy holiday season.:)
I been there many times already, pretty nice place.

[freezone]

Originally posted by Don Sleeth


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don
Is that chair a Herman Miller?

[Don Sleeth]

Originally posted by freezone
Is that chair a Herman Miller?

Yes sir it is!

don

[freezone]

I would like to have one but, I can't justify it right now. For you line of work it is a must.

[chucko615]

Thanks for another great year on HVAC-Talk Don and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[Diceman]

I think we should kick in and get Don a Liebert unit for that room, looks hot in there.

[itsamine]

Originally posted by Diceman
I think we should kick in and get Don a Liebert unit for that room, looks hot in there. Can I ask crn where to buy one or can one of us get it:D

[Diceman]

That's cold Itsy, really cold.

[air conditioner man]

Happy Holiday's Don, to you and you Family.
May all your Good Dreams Come True!!

[mattm]

With all that power and equipment can you tap into my retirement and triple it?

[glennwith2ns]

Originally posted by Diceman
I think we should kick in and get Don a Liebert unit for that room, looks hot in there.


HUH? He's wearing a sweater and drinking coffee? Can't be too hot.

On second thought maybe his heater is too small. Don, did you have load calc done on your house? If not , click on bullseye at top of page.

Oh yea, Merry Christmas all!!

[itsamine]

Originally posted by Diceman
That's cold Itsy, really cold. I know it's about 33* today. Real cold for me:D Hey maybe he can get us a deal:D

[bookworm]

Feliz Navidad

[Yuma]

Thank you,Don.
And, thank you, BOSS. And your family, (for allowing you to spend the time and resources).

Marry Christmas and may ALL have a good new year.
And may God bless all.

Sincerely,
Yuma

[koldenhott]

Don,

As the song goes, "Have a happy Texas Christmas, y'all!"

Daily, I give thanks for your efforts. I spread the HVAC-Talk gospel to those knucklheaded students of mine. Some day they will see the light.

It's been a good year and much of it is due to this site
(gosh, I need a life!?!)

Blessings to you and yours,

[Dave]

Merry Christmas Don! Thanks for the great year! I hope you and your family are blessed with a wonderful holiday.

[Tempted]

Don you are Blessed and well Loved for trhe obvious reasons, thank you for everything.
Richard

[airmax]

Don

From our family to yours a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Many thanks for your efforts. Awesome site!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

[condenseddave]

Merry Christmas to Don and Family, and everyone else reading this, too!

(Especially Roboteq :p )

[basics]

Don,
I'm new to the posting thing here on the site. But i've been a reader on the site for along time. I love the site and would like to say thank you for all the work you and everyone does to keep it clean and informative.

I recently posted a very general question about static pressure in ducts and the sizing that goes along with that topic. I guess I got the answer that I thought I would get.
The manual J and the manual D, was basically the answer I got.

I guess I was trying find out a short cut.

More or less. After we take and load the house with the manual J and have the size of the unit needed and the total cfm. Can we just take the acca ductulator and assume a .08 static for the supply, .05 static for the return and size for rigid duct and come out somewhat to the good?

Or "must" we layout the duct by adding up the total equivalent feet and determine the actual pressure drop for the duct, and then go to the manufacturer specs. for the fan performance and etc....???

Is there a short cut? or would we be cutting the customer short of what they are paying for and not get the performance out of the system that we promised them?

Just looking for some feed back on this matter. Thanks and again Merry Christmas!!!!!

[gerryboy00]

~~~JOYEUX NOEL A TOUS.~~~

[infwsdm]

Originally posted by basics
Don,
I'm new to the posting thing here on the site. But i've been a reader on the site for along time. I love the site and would like to say thank you for all the work you and everyone does to keep it clean and informative.

I recently posted a very general question about static pressure in ducts and the sizing that goes along with that topic. I guess I got the answer that I thought I would get.
The manual J and the manual D, was basically the answer I got.

I guess I was trying find out a short cut.

More or less. After we take and load the house with the manual J and have the size of the unit needed and the total cfm. Can we just take the acca ductulator and assume a .08 static for the supply, .05 static for the return and size for rigid duct and come out somewhat to the good?

Or "must" we layout the duct by adding up the total equivalent feet and determine the actual pressure drop for the duct, and then go to the manufacturer specs. for the fan performance and etc....???

Is there a short cut? or would we be cutting the customer short of what they are paying for and not get the performance out of the system that we promised them?

Just looking for some feed back on this matter. Thanks and again Merry Christmas!!!!!

Manual J, D, & S you should already have and if you don't, get them.

You don't have a profile so what do you know about hvac?

Start a new thread

[condenseddave]

Originally posted by gerryboy00
~~~JOYEUX NOEL A TOUS.~~~





YEAH! What Gerry said...































He didn't call me a name there, did he?:D

[hvac45]

Hope you have a great holiday season, I am surprised this went 6 pages and Dice hasn't hijacked it.

[Diceman]

Who me? I want to know who the hell turned it into a manual J discussion, that is really bad, even for you guys.

[Freezeking2000]

Merry Christmas to all on this board and a spectial thanks and a VER MERRY to you Don and your family for all the dedication to this Board and all of our antics.

[RoBoTeq]

Don, hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday. Keep it safe till the 2nd of January. That goes for everyone else here as well.

[Don Sleeth]

Thank you everyone! We have had a great Christmas, very traditional, everyone healthy and that is a bit unusual with my two children and my two elderly parents.

My parents have been here, will be taking the train home today.

We had a bit of a surprise on Tuesday, about 9:00 PM Lucie said there was a "funny noise" coming from the furnace room. I went to check and the water was streaming from the gas hot water tank! Floor was wet as were some of the christmas presents hidden there but the floor drain was doing the job it was designed for and damage was minimal.

I called a plumbing company we had used here a couple of times, a real nice father and son and nephew business that had been here only two weeks before, as well as previously, replacing a kitchen sink drain. We had to take the door off the furnace room and empty it out, including a huge four drawer filing cabinet, full. My good ol' hard working Dad was right in his element! :)

Plumber showed up the next day, the day before Christmas, with a new tank and did the switchover, a few small problems but he solved them and we had hot water again! As we preach here on this site, frequently, it is great to have established a relationship with a good company before the inevitable emergency occurs.

We had planned to take my parents out to the cottage which has been a winter wonderland up until now. Unfortunately it has rained here and then turned cold so all the snow has turned to treacherous ice, so we decided to skip can that plan. Old folks on ice, not a happy situation :eek:

We have watched a lot of hockey, played a lot of cards and I have done a little work on the HVAC-Talk computer while it has been quiet. Actually, a lot of work, but most of it was done in advance. On Christmas day I switched the HVAC-Talk site to a new computer, my Christmas present to us all, a server with dual Xeon 2.8 MHz processors, 1 Gig of RAM and a 15,000 RPM SCSI hard drive. The last one was a Pentium IV 2.4 Mhz, but was struggling to keep up on busy nights. I was forced to delete old threads in order to trim the database down to keep up. I would prefer to keep about 400 days worth of stuff, so you always have this season, and the one before it.

So, that's my Christmas, a nice family one, and you guys are all part of it!

and now a Happy New Year to you all!

don

[condenseddave]

Originally posted by RoBoTeq
Keep it safe till the 2nd of January. That goes for everyone else here as well.

Then party recklessly like everyone else did the week before.;):D:p

Happy New Year, to all of you.

[CityHvac]

Don, I'm alittle slow at wishing you a Merry Christmas but I'll stick in a Happy New Year now before I get sidetracked again. I really appreciate this site and all the work you put into it.

[Freezeking2000]

The new computer is really doing the job Don as long as my connection is not too slow as it is on busy nights

[Diceman]

Don, you can install them things yourself, if ya get stuck, just ask us, we love to help DIY's ya know?

[itsamine]

Originally posted by Don Sleeth
dual Xeon 2.8 MHz processors, 1 Gig of RAM and a 15,000 RPM SCSI hard drive. The last one was a Pentium IV 2.4 Mhz,
That must be Italian your speaking:D Glad to hear it's fixed. Have a happy and safe New Year. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this site.