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03-11-2005, 09:41 AM
Thread: Cycle times, what's better
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HVAC-TECH-LANE- OK. Good input and that looks...
HVAC-TECH-LANE- OK. Good input and that looks like a project. I understand about the freezing, i have run into that at another house closing off the crawlspace to the house space. Water pipes froze...
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03-10-2005, 12:13 PM
Thread: Cycle times, what's better
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It has what I consider long run times, 40 - 50...
It has what I consider long run times, 40 - 50 minutes, can go off for 5 - 10 minutes, and then go right back at it again. So I would charactarize it as "barely keeping its head above water". I hear...
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03-09-2005, 11:36 PM
Thread: Cycle times, what's better
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I will be here a long time... This is the house I...
I will be here a long time... This is the house I want.
Its really coming down to what I can controll, and what I can't. By spreading the setpoint vs trigger point on the stat, I can get the... -
03-09-2005, 03:38 PM
Thread: Just lost a customer
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Hey, it doesnt matter who you are, or what you...
Hey, it doesnt matter who you are, or what you do. The right thing is the right thing. How would you have felt if you let it go, and something happened to their house, or one of the kids. What would...
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03-09-2005, 03:02 PM
Thread: Cycle times, what's better
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Jacob... thanks. I will look at the temperature...
Jacob... thanks. I will look at the temperature rise. I'll get my HVAC pro if its not in the middle.
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03-09-2005, 02:43 PM
Thread: Cycle times, what's better
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I want to try to modify what I have, replacing 2...
I want to try to modify what I have, replacing 2 heaters is a going to be a lot$$ and I want the best mix of reliabilty and effiiency.
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03-09-2005, 02:40 PM
Thread: Cycle times, what's better
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Thanks. My problem is that I when bought the...
Thanks. My problem is that I when bought the house, it came with 2 furnaces in it. They had been there for 10 years. It passed inspection, and I didnt think to do a deep dive. The inspector looked at...
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03-09-2005, 01:22 PM
Thread: Cycle times, what's better
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For a high effeciency heater, generally whats...
For a high effeciency heater, generally whats better for the unit:
1) More cycles with shorter runtimes, and shorter space between cycles
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2) Fewer cycles with longer runtimes, and...
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