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I recently moved into a new house and requested the builder add a 5" media filter for my HVAC system.
They added a 5" electronic filter instead. I asked the installer to remove the...

Thanks for the suggestions.
I sent the suggestions and they came back with;
MAC High Efficiency Media Air Cleaners

Model, Cabinet Dimensions, Duct Opening, ...

Hi,
I'm buying a house that is being built. I asked the builder's sales person if they would put in a 5" media filter in the HVAC system.

They said they would need to get a "cost" for this...

Thanks for all replies.

I called my own oil company today and they explained that a whistle will be heard when the delivery is started and the whistle will change pitch when it is full. Good to...

Yes it is filled from outside.

Friend says it overflows but I don't know any more specifics. I have not looked at the tank myself. The insurance company adjuster was out to look it over and...

A friend has had two deliveries of oil so far this season. Both times oil overflowed the tank which is in the basement. The delivery company takes no responsibility for the overflow problem, but they...

mark beiser, teddy bear, skippedover thanks for your replies.

I had a Carrier 4 ton two speed heat pump installed in 2008. I tried to hold out for the variable speed but it was not to be. I guess...

I have a 2650 sqft single home. I was looking at the "Dehumidifying Heat Pipes" and wondered if this would be an option for my home.
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Maybe I am misunderstanding what a "packaged unit" is. The self-contained unit is mounted on the outside wall of the "shed". Inside the shed is the unit, and from the outside I can see the condenser...

My daughter bought a condo which has an attached "shed" where the heat pump is located. There is a "return" grill in the living room. On the other side of the wall is the "shed".

There is about a...

My wife wants a grill with a rotisserie (she likes chicken) but I want one that is easy to clean. Is there such a grill ???

There is nothing worse than uncovering the grill in spring and trying...

I wonder why Efficiency hasn't posted HIS numbers. Is that you Barack checking on us ??? :grin2:


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State that you live in?:....... Pennsylvania
Sf of your house?: .............2650
Temperature you keep your house at?:.........69 (average)
Type of fuel? (all types, electric, propane, gas):...

Yeah, the political shell game, .........here is a discount but PECO gets to add a different (transition) charge to make it up. Competitors can't compete, customers get screwed.

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When I bought my newly built house, I found a half-eaten hoagie in my duct. It wasn't even toasted, just a little moldy. :D

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Here is one factor causing electric rates to jump.....wind power is more expensive;







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OK I'm just a home owner, but to the pro's, does it sound like the duct work might be a little on the small side ???

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Well, Obama did say under his administration electric rates will "skyrocket". :gah:

This reminds me of the 70's when oil prices went through the roof and PECO asked everyone to "conserve" energy....

Yes, that was another option to pipe outside air directly to the burner.

Since there apparently is no manufactured "boot" for the Riello burner, a special modification would need to be made in...

I'll just tell you about my past system. I HAD a 5 ton AC with duct board ducts. The inside of the duct board was filled with mold because (according to the contractor) my system was so over sized...

I have had a number of guy's look at this and the last company is now my current maintenance contractor. The "boss" came out to personally check things out and gave me this solution. He felt (after...

Was the area wet ???

Do you have blinking lights ??? A momentary overload will trip.

I once plugged an ohmmeter into a 120 volt outlet (day dreaming I guess LOL) and the thing shut down...

My problem is exhaust fumes in the basement that come into the living space. This happened the first winter after my below equipment was installed.

My Carrier Split System:
Heat Pump with...

If the second story is actually 1/2 story, then the ceiling must be dry walled to the roof rafters.

Heat will be radiated directly from the roof to the ceiling making any insulation less...

I have both.

My PAV was installed when the house was built in 1988. At one time I was worried about power consumption so I adjusted the PAV to turn on at over 100* instead of 90* - 95*.

My...

I'm NOT in the field of HVAC, but a search of that number (Model No. TWE036C140B0) reveals it is an evaporator (A coil) number.

You need to get the number from the "condenser" (outside unit).

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I love my Carrier two stage / ECM.

I use ceiling fans on the second floor to even the temp, since the registers are in the floor. Oh, and I shut off the registers on the first floor.


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As a homeowner, this is what would concern me the most;

Are they licensed
Are they experienced
How many HVAC units have they installed before


I know a guy who said he had to install twenty...

Someone is always pushing a "bogus" theory.

Myths About R-410A;

http://www51.honeywell.com/sm/410a/myths.html

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Um...............I never found anything remotely conservative there....................but that's just me.


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I don't know for sure what his device was at the time, but he was impressed.

A different tech came today to do the spring "pm" so I asked him to do a "Static pressure drop" across my freshly...

I have a furnace with a variable speed fan motor. It has a 16"x25"x4" filter. I have been using a filter rated at 11 MERV (last year tech said motor is drawing 0.7 amps).

I'm toying with the idea...

I sent an email to the contractor who had his sticker on the unit in question. His answer is this;




Now the problem is due to the condo association rules that do not permit split systems....

My daughter is purchasing a condo that has a twenty-five year old Magic Chef PWC heat pump. I saw a Cold Point replacement but it is only a 9 or 10 seer.

Is there a more efficient direct...

Dazzle them with math; :D

The COP for a heat pump in a heating or cooling application, with steady-state operation, is:

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Just to give you some perspective, my home is 2650 sq ft and my house was determined to need a 3 1/2 ton heat pump.

As the pros have said Manual J is what is needed.

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I found this at the EPA;



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Heater guy was out and spent one and a half hours analyzing. He said there was a "spike" in gases when furnace first fires. He said his boss will give estimate on a fresh combustion air...

After installation which is when the problem (fumes) developed.

By the way, this is not the same people who installed the system. The guy who initially set up the furnace lost my trust.

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I guess I should have added more specifics in my original post.

The whole system is only one and a half years old.
The chimney has a recent liner installed (thinking that would help the...

Has anyone ever heard of "Venting a Barometric Damper" to the outside ??

My oil furnace guy is coming to investigate fumes in the basement. He says he never heard of venting the barometric damper...

I would go with the Carrier. Solved my humidity issues.

My system;
Carrier Two Stage,
Split System: Heat Pump with Remote Outdoor Unit-Air-Source
Outdoor Unit Model Number: 25HNA648A30...

You could do a print screen,
then paste into Word and crop the picture
then save as a "web page (htm,html)".
There will be a sub folder under the folder you save it in with a "png", and a "jpg"...

I had this very problem when I moved into my "new" house.

I saw the HVAC guy working on another house, not yet finished, and called him over. He went up to the attic and lo and behold there was a...

What exactly does a heat pump defrost system do, if it doesn't keep the snow off the condenser ? :anyone: :grin2:


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I had the agony. Took it back to the doc and he told me to stop eating cheese. :gah:


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My sister in law told me her kidney stone was MORE painful than giving birth. :eek2:

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I have had kidney stones. Sharp pain in the lower back.....kinda like someone sticking a srewdriver in your back.

I've had blood in the urine also which turned out to be bladder stones. That is no...

I have read so many posts where problems seem to stem from a less than good installation.

I have a dual fuel (oil) and I'm so glad the info on this board educated me to be able to find a good...

If this is a college town, you have my sympathy.

I used to fix TV's in Princeton NJ. A bunch of snobs I never met before in my life.

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