Climate Control

Finally got that rotted platform in the garage rebuilt

Been putting this off for months but the box holding our water heater and AC unit finally got bad enought that the tank...

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posted by rmorrison39

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Just finished my first month as an aircon apprentice, some honest observations

Saw a few people here wondering if this trade is worth getting into so figured I'd share how my first month has gone. I...

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posted by CedarHound734

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Would you pay for a warranty heat exchanger swap when nobody can actually find a crack?

So my furnace is about 9 years old, nothing fancy, and during this fall's tune-up the tech said the carbon monoxide rea...

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posted by lee.vance

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Why does my portable AC shut off the compressor after 30 seconds every afternoon?

Got one of those Midea portables cooling my detached workshop, roughly a 10k BTU model I picked up this spring. First c...

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posted by Cal_Flint_1977

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Just finished my first mini split install in the sunroom and it's been running all week

Finally pulled the trigger on heat for the sunroom after three winters of basicly losing that room from November on. Pu...

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posted by sam.reyes

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How big a job is swapping my own furnace really?

Been in industrial maintanence close to 20 years, so I'm comfortable with tools, wiring, piping, all of it. My home fur...

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posted by cporter34

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Found two mystery caps in the grass by my condenser and got them back where they belong

Spent part of yesterday afternoon tidying up around my outside unit and stepped on something metal in the grass. Turned...

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posted by harbor_builder_1979

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Is 0.68 static pressure too high for the ECM blower on my new two stage furnace?

Just had a 80k two stage furnace put in last week and I've been poking through the diagnostics menu on the new thermost...

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posted by Alex_Aspen

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Why does my AC blow warm air when there's water sitting in the drain pan?

So our upstairs AC started blowing warm air yesterday and when I poked around in the attic I found a little water sitti...

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posted by ArrowJen62

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Condenser tucked under the eave in a narrow side yard - would you leave it there?

Just finished mounting my outdoor unit on a pad in the side yard between the house and the fence, and I keep second gue...

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posted by PewterMaker_1977

5 comments posted 1w posted by PewterMaker_1977

Replace a 15 year old furnace before it quits, or run it until it dies?

Just closed on a house in Ohio and the furnace dates back to 2010. No service records from the previous owner, and the...

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posted by tgrant12

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How do you pick a heating company when the quotes are all over the place?

First winter in our house and the furnace is old enough that I'm starting to side-eye it. Had three diferent companies...

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posted by dtate

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Best way to pull a setback condopak without wrecking the closet?

Dealing with one of those condopak units that sits way back in the closet because the return comes in from the front si...

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posted by FoxArrow

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Thoughts on getting a second opinion after a tech red-tags your furnace?

Had an HVAC guy out for routine maintanence this morning, and things went south fast. He scoped the unit, told me there...

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posted by Max_Flint

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Spent the afternoon inspecting our pitched roof AC install — glad I checked

Went up on the roof this afternoon to inspect the condenser we had mounted on the steep pitch last week, mostly to doub...

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posted by Dan_Anvil_1970

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