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Recently I did my colonial in Ma...You can definitely benefit from my homework....
The house won't be "torn apart" - trust me.
Let me know how I can contact you for further details.
I love...

I appreciate all the good advice.
Here are some other commonly used "odor eating devices" that I also use:
lighting up a candle and using a room circulating HEPA filter plus active charcoal. ...

Calculation error...
That should be 26 minutes, not 26 hours...

First, disclaimers. Smoking is bad! Stop smoking! This post doesn’t endorse any kind of smoking.
Now to business…

I’m a light cigar smoker and I don’t inhale (am I hearing anybody laughing? ...

Hi all,

Finally last summer my new retro Central AC unit was installed, after evaluating about seven proposals! The decision making process wasn’t easy. Those who are interested can read my ...

It may sound funny, but as Clinton said : I don't inhale.
The bottom line - both my lungs and the air handler won't have tar deposits because smoke doesn't get there.

My response to all the wise...

Thanks, TB.
I asked my HVAC pro who would do the job what about just shutting off the supply and return while my ceiling exhaust fan is working. He said it would create a lot of noise. In order to...

Hi all.

I'm in the final stages of the design of my retrofit central AC system. The unit of choice is the top Lennox line with a variable speed air handler.

The cooling season here is three...

Shame on you. You spit on the hand that feeds you.
I saw your post asking for system diagnostics:

http://www.hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?threadid=110623

and you had gotten replies.
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Of course 90% of existing units run on R22. When the automobile industry was young, most people used horses. So?
Reading your post reassures my previous statement: there are pros and cons for both...

ROTFLMAO... Had a blast reading this thread. Seems like all industries have one common denominator: the "love" to the engineers and the Patels prospects, for obvious reasons. The engineer would...

I've seen two approaches used by techs to calculate the heat load of my 50-60 year old home. Two of five mentioned Manual J or an equivalent software. The others
said that since anyway there's no...

See, the more you talk, the more I realize that you are a good "salesman". During my selling career , many times I've had back to back appointments. Often the first one takes longer than I thought...

Get me the pro who'll educate me what's good for my needs, and I'll pay him for his time!
Why, when I'm telling the pro that I don't care about bacteria and viruses, he's trying to sell me an...

A contractor offered an extended 5 or 10 year full parts and labor warranty on a Carrier 13 SEER unit for a substential extra cost. Bearing in mind that Carrier offers 10 and 5 year limited parts...

You're right. This question has been discussed here extensively and thoroughly.

The search engine normally works fine. I wonder why it didn't work for you.

Here are a couple of threads:
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I don't want to tell the pro what to do. I want to tell the pro what kind of benefits I want and let him design. Here are three examples:

1.I told my estimators that I want year round air...

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I've seen so far five estimators, who came basically to measure my home and send me written proposals. They were very limited in discussing options of ...

Hi Seaton. Reminding you the thread about "selling".
(Mods - this is not double posting! This is relevant right here!) 15 Filters installed are impressive. I wonder if you offered the filter...

So far from what I’ve read here and heard from the pros in the field, I’ve realized that deciding on which way to go is not an easy task and that there are many pros and cons for both systems.
...

Thanks for the answers. The ducts will run in an unconditioned attic. I assume they would be insulated per code (is it R6 or R4.5). Would that have a major impact in winter? Would it help if I...

1. The “variable speed” is not a “true” variable speed. It normally has three different set values, something like 50%, 80% and 100% of full speed. True or false?

2. Here are my reasons why I...

I wonder why would any one be concerned with viruses and bacteria in a regular home. Normally these bugs infect you by contact with other carriers. If there's a carrier at your home you may be...

Thanks, Xavier. A reminder about my system: Cooling season is about 3 months or less. Heating is by steam radiators. House is a 4 bedroom colonial, in the North East.
I intend to use the system...

Here's a free tip for you. One day you may thank me for it:
If you don't want to sound like a fool when there are too many unknowns, do your homework first, and before you cast the first stone at...

Question: "may I ask are pros agreeing with this member on an idiotic, never ending discussion-argument?"

Answer: Don’t ask – read. The answers are there. The pros are in the business to have...

Thanks, Ed, for your kind and professional words. I really wanted the HVAC pros here to take advantage of my contribution, because, paraphrasing on the saying, "I'm not just a buyer, I'm also a...

If you're not, then you have to do a better sales job.
Sales starts with marketing. If you don't market yourself they won't know about you. Marketing and advertising are expensive, so you have to...

A few questions for myez_ac:

Qustion How many contractors did you phone?

Answer So far 6-7

Q How many visited your residence?

A So far 4

So many people confuse "selling" with "hard selling".

Ask yourself the following questions, and if the answer is "yes" to 5-6 out of 8 then these people did a good sales job.
If they scored 7-8...

Here's what I'd do.

IMHO, nothing is really either black or white. You may lose a prospect in the grey scale area. It all depends on how many leads you have in a given moment and how much time...

"Free estimates" are an established standard not only in the home improvement industry but in all other industries, and rightfully so.
Why would anybody pay you for giving you an opportunity to sell...

Congrats! They taught you well! Why won't you tell people here by how much you increased your sales and closing ratio utilizing what you learned, and how much you feel better as a human being by...

Wouldn't it make sense to insist on a variable speed air handler in this case? Let's say the system reached a steady state of temp and humidity, why should the oversized blower keep working on full...

A "salesman" is not a "used car salesman". A used car salesman is mostly a "let-me-see-how-much-$-I-can-get-from-you" salesman. The previous poster showed what good salesmanship means.



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I'm considering using my soon to be installed new Central AC system also as an air quality unit for filtering dust year round. There are about 530 cooling season hours where I live so I expect the...

A Trane dealer's rep who sounded experienced, knowledgeable and confident came for an estimate and based on the layout etc., he is suggesting a 3 ton 13 SEER Trane condenser with a 3.5 ton fan coil...

Three estimators so far recommended one central return despite the fact that I emphasized that three of the bedroom's doors are normally closed.
Today I had a forth contractor. I told him that...

I didn’t come here to waste my time on useless complaints. I came first to learn, and then I felt obligated to contribute as an act of reciprocation. From what I’ve see both in the field and here...

Your post demonstrates one of the typical mistakes of those who don't close sales : Too much assuming. For instance: You "assumed" I was given a two hour window. I wasn't. Suppose I were in a middle...

Apparently I missed something

Sorry, seatonheating. I should have started my post with a disclaimer : "Not intended for those who consider themselves as gods". Negativity is in the eye of the...

I'm not hard on them. Reality is. I just want to offer improvement for their own sake. If they improve those skills which I wrote about they'll see more glory too. This glory is simply called...

I dealt with it in a newer post, but please don't respond here
because I don't want the mods to suspect any non-existing wrong doing of double posting.

And you can do it by learning what kind of songs this actors sang in other forests before you let them touch your own trees :-) Or better ask the birds...

So far my relationship with this forum has been a "one way street." I learned from the pros here
who were so generous in investing their valuable time by reading and responding. IMHO, I think now...

OK, guys. I was trying to project from my experience with other technologies, but it seems that in this field, the best approach for a customer who wants to have a good system is to understand that...

So far three estimators suggested using ONLY one central return on top of the second floor hallway and nothing else, and everybody in this forum is saying "lots of returns." I'm frustrated. This is...

Pros, Please comment on one of your colleagues’ written opinion on flex ducts vs. fabricated metal ducts. They proposed using ONLY fabricated metal ducts as follows:
“All main duct shall be...

Thanks, seatonheating. The air handler and ducts will be installed in the unfinished attic. No sign of rodents there. I'm only concerned about accidental bumping.
As to straight runs. I'm sure...

Now that was a good answer, thanks! As a matter of fact one estimator told me that flex would be cheaper. But I don't want to sacrifice quality for price! I'm sure it also depends on if they are...