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jjq
in Heating and Air Conditioning 9 years and 8 months ago
Mitsubishi H2i Performance info
Well we installed a Mitsubishi Hyper-Heat system back before the snow storm, and I’ve been keeping some stats in order to analyze performance and costs.…
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lauranyc
in Heating and Air Conditioning 9 years and 8 months ago
Replacing outdated central A/C
I live in a 4 story house with a typical split system Central AC installed around 1991\. Our outdoor compressor died and the coolant is…
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8104012
in Heating and Air Conditioning 9 years and 8 months ago
Ductless Mini Split Advice
Hello, I’m considering installing a ductless mini split in my ground floor apartment and I’m wondering about the condenser that sits outside. Has anyone seen…
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jjq
in Heating and Air Conditioning 9 years and 8 months ago
Mitsubishi H2i Heat Pump Does the Job in Brooklyn
I finally pulled the trigger and installed a Mitsubishi H2i heat pump to deliver heat to two floors of my limestone (aprox 2,000 sq/ft.) The…
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Curly
in Heating and Air Conditioning 9 years and 11 months ago
Installing mini splits without filing permit
Hi all I have a plan to install 4 mini-split units in my apt. I own the top floor unit in a condo brownstone, and…
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theoperadiva
in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years ago
HVAC Contractor: Sharing a recommendation!
Very happy to share a recommendation for an HVAC Heating and Cooling company. I know how difficult it can be to find a good service…
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workisfun
in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years and 1 month ago
Air conditioning recoup?
Hi landlords, We are considering installing a/c (likely minisplits) into our rental unit. We assume that rent would go up, though we’re not sure whether…
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mouster728
in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years and 2 months ago
White Rogers programmable Digital Thermostat for Sale
I had a new furnace installed yesterday and before I realized it, the installer had removed my existing, perfectly functional programmable thermostat and installed a…
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mouster728
in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years and 3 months ago
Central Air Conditioner - How to get an energy efficient model
I need to replace my central air conditioner compressor as it is fritzed. The unit itself is old and damaged so I’m looking at buying…
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kachuri999
in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years and 5 months ago
Mini-split a/c repair?
We have a couple of Fujitsus that started one by one blowing hot air. We suspect that there’s a freon leak. Anyone recommend a good…
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samtsegaye
in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years and 3 months ago
UNICO System
Hello, I am wondering if anyone uses the UNICO HVAC system as their only source of heat in a townhouse in NYC. I think that…
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mouster728
in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years and 4 months ago
Continually Running Bathroom Ventilation Fans
My eight-unit condo apartment building has two continuously running ventilation fans on the roof, extracting air from the bathrooms 24/7\. We are interested in installing…
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majorhints
in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years and 5 months ago
Split system AC/Heat installation company recommendations
Bstoners, Anyone have recommendations for installers they found did a good job and gave fair quotes for mini-split A/C + heat systems recently? I have…
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humboldt
in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years and 5 months ago
AC Window Unit Quiet on the OUTSIDE?
Our 1st floor tenants have a window-mounted GE ac unit that’s very loud when we’re in the backyard – anyone know if the quieter units…
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anonlurker
in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years and 7 months ago
packaged air conditioning
Inverter splits seem expensive. While not as efficient how much less would it be to buy a package ac unit like the kind you find…
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kslcb
in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years and 8 months ago
Ductless AC installation options
Hi We are starting renovation and I was planning to install ductless AC system. I had it in my head though that there were alternative…
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arewedoneyet
in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 5 months ago
HVAC fixer recommendations
We had one of the big local HVAC companies install a system for us about two years ago. They did, in general a crappy job…
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jjq
in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years and 9 months ago
DUCT BOARD IN NYC---???
Anyone know where I can purchase 1.5″ duct board panels in NYC or Brooklyn? The big box stores do NOT seem to carry it. Thanks.
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