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mezzogrl

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 6 months ago

HVAC Recommendation

We are renovating a two-unit row home with forced air. The ducts need major work and we desperately want to increase the efficiency of the…

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Updated 10 years and 11 months ago

MDR

in Heating and Air Conditioning 10 years and 11 months ago

Best roof termination for bathroom exhaust

What is the best way to send the bath exhaust to the roof? I have a pretty typical brownstone with a flat roof. I have…

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Updated 10 years and 11 months ago

bkbougeoise

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years ago

Central Air HVAC Contractors Recommendation

I recently purchased a 3 story brownstone in Brooklyn and would like to install a **central air HVAC pushed air system **to replace the current…

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Updated 10 years and 11 months ago

ebsjb

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 4 months ago

Unico HVAC installers

Can anyone please recommend a Unico installer for HVAC? Also, has anyone heard of Michael Raguseo and Energy Mechanical, out of Islip?

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Updated 11 years ago

bkthorp

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 1 month ago

National Grid shut off our gas. Advice?

Hello all: My partner and I bought a flip two-family brownstone last fall, and since then we’ve struggled mightily to convince Nat’l Grid to install…

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Updated 11 years and 1 month ago

backeast

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 4 months ago

A/C repair person

Hi – looking for an HVAC technician who can address a problem with a (new) Mitsubishi City Multi system. Any recommendations?

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Updated 11 years and 1 month ago

brooklyn72

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 3 months ago

Split system

Hi, we had a Mitsubishi split unit installed in our unit. The HVAC guy also installed a condensing unit next to the split unit. This…

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Updated 11 years and 3 months ago

brownstoneowner888

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 3 months ago

Looking for a great Heating and A/C company for my new brownstone!

I am moving into a new brownstone and looking for a company / person to look at a new heating system (currently forced heat) and…

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Updated 11 years and 3 months ago

rsc3441

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 4 months ago

CHRIS COSENTINO (Masters Mind HVAC Solutions) is GREAT!

Just wanted to pass along another great experience with Chris. He installed our mini split 3 years ago. Just recently, it conked out. He fixed…

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ebsjb

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 4 months ago

Ductless A/C recommendations for a brownstone - installers and brands

Can anyone please recommend a dealer/installer/contractor for installing ductless A/C in a brownstone? Also, does anyone have opinions about the best brands – unico, spacepak,…

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Updated 11 years and 4 months ago

Tower18

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 5 months ago

Clinton Hill Co-ops A/C install

Hello wise forum. Looking into installing window A/C for my first summer in the South Campus of the Clinton Hill Co-Ops. Unfortunately, the living rooms…

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Updated 11 years and 4 months ago

lorimer

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 8 months ago

Split System - Heat Pump HVAC - enough by itself

I recently purchased a 3-story 3-family townhouse in Williamsburg where I live with two tenants. The building has an ancient inefficient and problematic oil-powered boiler…

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Updated 11 years and 7 months ago

tanner

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 8 months ago

faulty steam radiators? steam heat CPH?

We have a steam heat system in a three story detached house. Newish gas boiler, and we’ve had several notable heat guys come out and…

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Updated 11 years and 8 months ago

jackdavis100

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 10 months ago

Electrician

Anyone with recommendations for a reliable licensed electrician in the BayRidge area? I need two PTAC units replaced asap. Any suggestions will be appreciated. thanks.

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

notny

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years ago

Excellent work by Victory Bros. Inc. Heating and Air Conditioning

I had an excellent experience with Ray and his team at Victory Brothers. We had them install two new gas furnaces, and two ductless and…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

brooklynbemused

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 3 months ago

Ductless AC - recommending the contractor

I just had an 18,000 BTU Fujitsu mini split system installed on my parlor floor and I am very happy with it! I had been…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

newoldhouse

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 3 months ago

3rd floor AC humidity issues

We’ve been running a brand new installation whole-house HVAC for about a month now, and having issues with high humidity on the top floor. It’s…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

Greene44

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 2 months ago

HVAC Recommendation Needed

Hi there, we are in the process of purchasing a condo and need a recommendation for someone that can inspect an HVAC system. When we…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

kidbklyn

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 3 months ago

Mini-split system installation

Seems to be few people commenting one way or the other about their ductless a/c installation experiences. Anyone with a contractor recommendation would be very…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

clee321

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 11 months ago

Replace old heating/AC in wall units?

I’m considering purchasing a place that uses big in-wall heating/AC units, like what you often see in a hotel. They appear to be decades old…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

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