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Smantha,
My furnace and water heater are in a sepate area of the basement with a fresh air inlet in the that room. I did have a return duct installed near the floor in my family room area and it is...

Thanks Tech23! Very nice.
joe

zygote,
I can't speak to your heating needs. I did have the Vertex GPHE-50 installed this year. (next unit down from what you are considering) I don't use it for any space heating. The unit seems...

well, I figured we either needed some levity or some lividity!
joe

My world is shattered! My contractor told me there was a trained mouse that opened and closed a little gas valve whenever he got too warm or too cool. I assumed this to e true and am very...

Cman,
That's great to heat it's working well for you. I used to go and look in on it just to see when it was running and when it was not. What is your humidistat set at?
joe

Cman, I have been waiting to hear how you like your new furnace. You to may be in a "heatwave" as we are here in IL I suspect. Tell us the truth... do you go down and listen and see if it's running,...

Viking,I had the YorkY9PC installed last spring. I love it. It keeps the temperatures throughout the house very even. It is very quiet. I have a 1700 sq ft house and a 60,00 BTU . It had been very...

Chilly, I have a stand by generator that runs on natural gas. Mine is 17KW unit. It will use about 200,000 btu per hr. at full load. If they have had a power outage that might contribute. I know when...

J Miller,
Sorry, there was recently a thread that I started about over sized heating and cooling equipment. Post up your location, building charactaristics and make model and size of your equipment...

I have a wild guess. Maybe, just maybe... the equipment is oversized.
joe

Whew! Wow this is as deep as it is wide! I thank each and every one of you for taking the time. Bmathews, your scenario would be even more chalenging. I can't imagine trying to cover every aspect of...

I am understanding this better. The cotractors are almost in a no win situation in many cases. If they properly size then you have those extremes when it doesn't reach setpoint. Oversize and maybe...

gary, that makes sense. So consumers have expectations that no matter how cold or hot it gets the temp in the living space had better be exactly what it is set to. Has anyone been succussful in...

Southern, Yes, I see. There is just so much to all of this. Is not doing a proper load calc. almost like throwing darts in the dark?
Thanks for the reply!
Joe

I am not in the HVAC industry but became very interested as I was researching my future gas furnace purchase. I learned much here and it has become an interesting hobby to visit here and learn. I...

Larry,
Listen to the pros here! It looks as though they want to install almost double the size of what you should have. Please, please, read all the posts about oversize furncaces, overtemp, noisy...

Cman,
We have a humidifier and we have a well. Our well pump seldom runs when humidifying. I suspect yours will run less once the proper humidity levels are reached. Follow the charts for the...

Cman, Hope it works well for you. Sounds like it's quiet just like mine. Can hear it run when it recovers a bit. Take care, joe

Oh my gosh! This is like waiting for a baby to be born! :ghug:

joe

cman, Don't worry it will be great. It does seem like that 80K size should be very good for you. ROBO, I agree that CPH setting seems the opposite of what it should be. I have not changed my CPH...

cman,
That is all true. The pros should be along soon to explain. I learned this from them and that's the best source for the answer. CPH means cycles per hour.
Did your installer that's coming do...

cman,
Glad to provide my experiences. You will enjoy the media filter and humidifier for sure! What area of the country are you from? It's down near 0 again here this morning. Be sure that you get a...

cmanbrazil,
If your contractor sized your unit correctly you will love it! our house is so much more comfortable. We had ours installed last spring the temperatures in our house stay so much more...

I just figured he was everyones hero? But all kidding aside, there is just so much great and insightful information here. I just shut up and "listened" for about a year. Can't learn anything while...