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05-09-2013, 10:54 PM
Thread: Figure this one out...
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OK I'll try, suction side leak lost all the...
OK I'll try, suction side leak lost all the refrigerant, vacuum on low side on compressor startup sucked in air, non condensable air in high side drove head pressure sky high, boom.
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03-21-2013, 11:53 PM
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The best part of that is the VVS section of...
The best part of that is the VVS section of driving the stake into the ground.
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02-08-2013, 02:28 AM
Thread: Someone just fix the unit...
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A couple of things to clear up about the portable...
A couple of things to clear up about the portable ventless heater:
It does not have an O2 sensor, it just has a calibrated torch flame on the pilot burner that barely touches the thermocouple tip,... -
12-01-2012, 04:56 AM
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Only a 750 millivolt gas valve, not like you need...
Only a 750 millivolt gas valve, not like you need it or anything. :gah:
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11-15-2012, 02:19 AM
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A couple thoughts, PCs aren't nearly as sensitive...
A couple thoughts, PCs aren't nearly as sensitive to bad power as many think, the first thing most non or passive power factor corrected switched mode power supplies do with the power is run it...
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11-07-2012, 03:07 AM
Thread: One of the energy savers!
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Not on something with in-shot burners, 2 stage...
Not on something with in-shot burners, 2 stage and variable furnaces slow down the inducer to match the lower gas flow. On a natural draft furnace underfiring would just cause heat exchanger to run...
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10-18-2012, 03:37 PM
Thread: Something looked a little off.
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Nope, part of the dining room that was walled in...
Nope, part of the dining room that was walled in as a closet with studs and paneling with a return grille. There is no return ductwork, just 2 20x25x1 pleated filters (not 3M Crack-O-Matic) in an A...
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10-18-2012, 12:42 AM
Thread: Something looked a little off.
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This one is my furnace. It no longer has that...
This one is my furnace. It no longer has that pesky condensate separator.
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09-27-2012, 09:24 AM
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AFAICT as long as you have a metering device that...
AFAICT as long as you have a metering device that is correct for the compressor tonnage and 350-400cfm per ton you can run a larger evap coil, with a caveat, a too far over-sized coil won't have...
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09-13-2012, 01:26 AM
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Name is the same as on here and team is currently...
Name is the same as on here and team is currently PC Pitstop (32035), though I'm thinking about switching to This Week In Tech TWiT (35054)
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09-13-2012, 01:05 AM
Thread: Compressor
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Refrigerant compressors are measured in...
Refrigerant compressors are measured in horsepower or kilowatts in other countries.
For A/C 1 HP~= 1 ton.
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09-11-2012, 10:38 PM
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Hence why even though my 3820 is liquid cooled...
Hence why even though my 3820 is liquid cooled with the 120x240 rad, I have it at stock clocks with Speedstep on, so with FAH going it is @ 3.7GHz and 1.192V right now. I don't have deep enough...
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09-11-2012, 08:22 PM
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I'm watching a show about it on PBS now.
I'm watching a show about it on PBS now.
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09-11-2012, 07:01 PM
Thread: Illegal R22 Smuggling!
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It would have been a better article if they had...
It would have been a better article if they had actually called it refrigerant not coolant.
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09-07-2012, 02:47 AM
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Also as said direct phase change cooling uses too...
Also as said direct phase change cooling uses too much power, and if you don't use an EPR to keep the saturated suction above the dew point or have an air tight enclosure around the evaporator you...
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09-07-2012, 02:42 AM
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My computer has 9 fans in it, Nzxt Tempest 410...
My computer has 9 fans in it, Nzxt Tempest 410 Elite case, ASRock x79 Extreme4-m mobo so:
PSU 120mm x1
front 120mm filtered intake x2
bottom 120mm filtered intake x1
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09-07-2012, 02:27 AM
Thread: I've been wondering...
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Yes I do, and your use of "to" should have had...
Yes I do, and your use of "to" should have had two "o"s :grin2:
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09-05-2012, 08:10 PM
Thread: I've been wondering...
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I've been wondering...
Why the spelling of this smiley/emoticon is wrong?: :ditto:
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08-23-2012, 05:09 PM
Thread: Pipes!
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I don't get it, is the "travel" of the...
I don't get it, is the "travel" of the diaphragm/bladder really that limited? I thought it could pretty much move all the way from one end to the other so the air would always compress to a higher...
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08-09-2012, 12:35 AM
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Our Nordyne/Intertherm furnace and A/C (that I...
Our Nordyne/Intertherm furnace and A/C (that I rewired way back when) had a 10 or 15 VA transformer for heat and an add-on box with a standard 40VA for cool, the thermostat was 2 wire, standard R and...
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08-06-2012, 03:01 AM
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I watched it land live via both the Nasa direct...
I watched it land live via both the Nasa direct feed from nasa.gov and via the TWiT network at live.twit.tv
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08-06-2012, 02:55 AM
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I remember a post on here, possibly in the WoS...
I remember a post on here, possibly in the WoS where someone hooked up a 30Lb jug to the suction side via a boiler pressure regulator so if the suction pressure dropped too low more refrigerant was...
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08-04-2012, 05:44 PM
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How did you manage that, mine is inside the...
How did you manage that, mine is inside the system unit tower hidden underneath the water-block/pump.
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07-30-2012, 10:28 AM
Thread: EPR on a Heat Pump?
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Clogged screen at the orifice? That would cause...
Clogged screen at the orifice? That would cause higher than normal superheat, that looks like frost after the EPR, if it is then that means that there is liquid refrigerant reaching the EPR...
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07-20-2012, 04:43 AM
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Well, since the thread has already been...
Well, since the thread has already been resurrected, I will mention that it is Ottumwa Iowa, note the 2 "T"s. I regularly shop in Ottumwa, it is ~1 hour drive from me.
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