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Been there! Same sort of thing, did not realize I was getting bad till I went to stand up from my knees, and just about keeled over, got my white arse outside quick.

Files, lot of guys don't carry them, but they come in handy often if you have them. Super stubby screw drivers that I got out of the junk tool bargain bin at ACE. A small army style shovel. Micro...

Its a de-humidifier folks, relax... LOL

I hate it when companies stick their stickers all over equipment that they did not install. We have one local company that in infamous for that. They get a call and maybe change out an igniter on a...

I have a customer with a Carrier Comfort Zone II system with 4 zones and the main controller is a ZONECC0USI01B

My customer is asking if there is a WiFi version of the controller? Anyone have...

There are a fair amount of companies referbishing used equipment out there, you can get a good shape used tin knocker, or Lockformer for decent pricing. Or watch for auctions for a small shop that...

You still never answered the first real question, did you do a heat loss calculation? If I were you, and in your position, I would go to the supply house where you purchase the equipment from, and...

Check your venting to make sure no recycling is happening. Also check how the boiler is connected to the main piping, these new boilers can't handle much for Delta T.

Not sure what the other guys are seeing, your picture shows up fine for me and it clearly shows tool marks on those solder joints. No idea why somebody did that? Clearly it eventually broke the...

We keep getting junk mail form these "estimating services". What do they actually do, and why would anyone ever pay a 3rd party co to estimate a project for you??

There used to be an elderly gentleman in my area that serviced humidifiers only. He worked out of a mini van, and the supply house guys said he stayed plenty busy. No idea what he did in summer,...

So I got GE to write me a letter stating that their installation manual refers to the appliance connection to the duct system, not to the duct system itself. So now we can use rivets.

Update:
Plan review guy said to refer to the manufacture's installation instructions for the appliance. They specify no fasteners protruding into the pipe, so now we are down to draw bands or spot...

No, but the plans do not detail if the dryer pipes penetrate the ceiling. (my plans, that I drew, and submitted, and approved by the state)

This is how we have always done it as well, but this inspector won't accept that.

I don't disagree, but everybody wants laundry in their units, and architects design the buildings with very little exterior wall per square ft of unit. Trying to get proper distances and clearances...

Well it's a sticky situation right now, because the local inspector that always inspects these buildings had already inspected for rough and approved two floors of the building. Then this state...

These are apartment buildings, so a dryer in every unit. I figure 3,600 feet in this particular building that this inspector is giving us a hard time on. They cant use the outside walls for laundry...

State inspector will not accept adhesives as a mechanical fastener. I will look for screws in that section, thanks.

OK first off, how many of you guys use fasteners to secure the joints in dryer vent pipes? IMC now allows screws or rivets as long as they do not protrude into the pipe more than 1/8". Now we have...

The grass is always greener,,,,

Looks very clean, I don't think I would have done the pressure gauges on a small system like that, but that's just me. I like the way you made the adjustable support for the DHW expansion tank, never...

Ive had to tie two 2" pipes together into a 3" for intake and run a new 3" exhaust out the side of a house before. Not enough clearance to put both intake and exhaust out the side because of the gas...

I often strap them up in the joists above, and pipe to the air eliminator/make up water point. gets them out of the way, and yea no dirt and crud getting in against the bladder that way.

problem with Hobart is, that while they will be happy to sell you parts all day, they NEVER EVER give tech support, not even a wiring diagram or a parts list.

I also have it, but it comes and goes. Very high pitched. I have it less when I sit out in the tree stand all day, not sure if that is due to the quiet, or more due to lack of stress. Headphones...

I suspect that I'm not the only designer on here, but I don't think there is an area here specifically for plan related discussions? If there is one, can somebody point me to it.

I use...

We are always looking for installers. But we are also now looking for one good all around tech. We have a few younger guys we have trained, but we need a guy who already knows most of it, and who...

Im the worst at this, lmao. I have not done a furnace maintenance on my own furnace in at least 6 years. I half arsed washed my condenser once this summer with a hose from the outside, never check...

I will say that the NAVAC flaring tool is worth it if your doing a lot of ductless. But for cutting its hands only as far as I know.

Went to a house for a complaint about bad smell coming from the ducts, like a dead critter. Upflow system with one zone ducted down into the slab for perimeter ducts on the LL. Open the return up,...

What you cant see is that there is another condenser inside, and another head inside. It's a 2 system heat pump, duh

Looks like part of a dry cleaning equipment. Worked on a couple of things that looked very much like that.

Evaporator coils are built into the air handler cabinet , not like a forced air furnace with a separate coil. So trying to fit a new coil in an old air handler is not likely to work. Especially if...

One of the biggest mis conceptions about zoning is that it's made to have different temperatures, in fact it is made to maintain the same temperature throughout the spaces.

I will throw this little tid bit in here. High end systems REQUIRE matched and properly designed duct systems to work correctly. If these sales guys are trying to get you to install a high end...

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So your saying: A: that if you disconnect one wire it will open 100% without doing anything else?
Or B: your saying that you disconnect a wire, then give it a little love, and then it popps open...

I thought the post was going to be about the dirt leg, lol. Is there more RA duct on the other side?

The coils have a bad habit of getting caught on supports or guide rails. I don't do much refer work these days, but sometimes I miss it. Then I come on here, and just looking at that picture makes...

Found this on youtube, thought it was interesting, got to wonder if they flush it with something before they add oil back in? Or just fill er up and let er buck...
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Digging up an old thread here. I also have a very hard time believing that the multiple brick R values are actually that low. I dealing with the same scenario right now (although its 18" of...

Hey HVAC-Talk is , by definition, social media.
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I will vote for the K2 as well, but one thing you ALWAYS have to check is your actual CI and CO pressures with your gauge. Do not trust the dial on the LP switch!! Set the PS, then valve off the...

Its obviously temp heat guys, relax. Pretty funny though.

I like the Trane S series, my boss hates them, mostly because they have that dumb 20" side return when every other furnace out there is 25"
Really nice looking work man!

Is this a common place to have systems in your area? We see 80% furnaces in garages here once in a great while, but never see a water heater in a garage here. But we do see a lot of condos and...

We make our own "line hide" out of aluminum trim coil. Most of the time its white, but if they have colored trim or gutters, we try to match that so it fits the house.

Nice clean job there. Do...

There is still a lot to be said for the simplicity and longevity of a good old 80%. We dont see many around here anymore.

I always thought it was funny how you hear about how "efficient" sealing ducts is, until I realized that most of the world is not Wisconsin. Around here furnaces are almost always in the basement,...