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OT me in sturgis

Riding up Lazalle st a photog took this pic. It was a good run this year over 4K miles. Pic is of me, my traveling comp...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Theking
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by Theking

Friedrich Window Unit Has A Mind of Its Own!

It cools just fine, but I'm having 2 problems with this unit: Model KS15L10 - 14,500 BTU 115v. Using it in a 500 sq ft...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by agent-c-hates-spam
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by agent-c-hates-spam

CAPACITORS FOR 3-1/2 TON CARRIER HEAT PUMP

Just moved into a house with a pretty old Carrier Heat Pump model 38BYB042300. Looks like both the dual run cap and con...
34 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rockdude233
34 comments posted 16yrs posted by rockdude233

Can anyone take this service call ?

Portal-to-portal, Sunday rates .... there's some money to be made here Especially if you have to come back to the shop...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by .p.jm.
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by .p.jm.

Payne vs Carrier vs Bryant

We decided to throw in the towel and finally replace our ~25 year old Carrier furnace. We're not going to replace the A...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by woger151
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by woger151

Wishing for toys

I've done a bit of coil cleaning, this year. That Nu-Calgon coil cleaner mixer gun sure looks like a lot of fun. Looks l...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cayoung##spamblock**
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung##spamblock**

New Federal Tax on Home Sales

Under the new health care bill - did you know that all real estate = transactions are now subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax?...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Oscar_Lives
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by Oscar_Lives

Goodman Drain Pan

Hi i was wondering if a goodman evaporator coil was seperate from its drain pan The model# U-36 or UC-36. The previous...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stonemason0802_at_yahoo_dot_co
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by stonemason0802_at_yahoo_dot_co

How do I seal copper pipe under pressure?

I'm building a heat exchanger. It's 12" sections of 1/4" soft copper pipe half full of R134a. Only problem is filling/s...
38 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spamme0
38 comments posted 16yrs posted by spamme0

Motor Load vs HP vs Current

If I have a motor that is being overloaded ~2x it's rated will doubling the HP improve this? I have a 1/2HP Direct driv...
41 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bobbyjoe23928
41 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobbyjoe23928

Trane XB10 compressor bad.

------------------------------------- \//. I have an XB10 Trane AC unit that was installed when my house was built in 2...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by garyeduncan_at_yahoo_dot_com
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by garyeduncan_at_yahoo_dot_com

Replace old furnace before selling house?

We have an old (1988) induced-draft gas furnace that we've had trouble with on- and off- in our house (we bought the ho...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by woger151
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by woger151