Vacation House

[BaldLoonie]

For those who saw my pix on Fall Colors thread, you'd know the Loonie had some R&R in Gatlinburg. We stayed at a rental house up on the side of the hill rather than a tiny motel room in town. Of course I had to check out the climate control equipment. This was 1 floor on a walk out basement. Equipment was a year or 2 old.

This is the air handler in a basement bedroom closet. You can see return pulls from the bottom.

http://wwwebworks.com/talkpics/wallofshame/188352_airhandler.jpg

They made sure air got through the louvered doors! Of course pulling return air from a cold basement did little to help cool the main level where the heat gain was :(

http://wwwebworks.com/talkpics/wallofshame/188354_doors.jpg

Smart as they were to put big return grilles in the louvered door, what happens when the bedroom door is closed? Let me tell ya, it ain't easy to get closed with the 3 ton air handler on!

http://wwwebworks.com/talkpics/wallofshame/188353_bedroomdoor.jpg

Outdoors wasn't impressive either. That outdoor unit will look good 20 years from now but won't be working. Talk about recirculating. Even damaging the plywood on the underside of the deck though it may not be visible in the picture.

http://wwwebworks.com/talkpics/wallofshame/188355_outdoorunit.jpg



[Edited by Boss on 12-21-2003 at 01:28 PM]

[knippknipp]

Thats where I would want to hang my clothes, right where all the dirt is getting pulled into. I like that big gap in the paneling as well. Is that insulation stuffed back in there or was it full of clear silicon?

[mayguy]

Man.. some install


My parents owns a time share, so once in awhile I'll go with them I always end up trying to find the furance and a/c for the unit checking out the work.

Last one we were at in Wisconsin Dells, nice condo unit.. 2-story, Up stairs had NO returns at all. Just one 16 by 20 grill downstairs in the living room. so the upstairs a little bit warmer, and noisy when the unit was running.

[texas nite]

Bald one,
Where was this at in Gatlinburgh out of curiosity? I lived bout 10 miles from there until this past November. By the way, if ya ever need a nice place to stay in Gatlinburgh, let me know. I've got several friends still there and can get a good deal on condo rentals, mostly 2 bedrooms, in town 400.00 a week...

[BaldLoonie]

This was east of downtown in the hills. My tranny took a beating getting to it. A Mountain Chalets rental. Not sure I'll be back anytime soon but if I do, I'll holler.

[mattm]

The wife and I stayed at some B&B at the top of one of them mountains. The 1st thing we did after check in was rent a jeep. I'll ruin their brakes and tranny.