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mezzogrl

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 11 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 11 years and 4 months ago

MDR

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 4 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 11 years and 4 months ago

bkbougeoise

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 5 months 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 11 years and 4 months ago

ebsjb

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 9 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 and 5 months ago

bkthorp

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 6 months 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 6 months ago

backeast

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 9 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 6 months ago

brooklyn72

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 8 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 8 months ago

brownstoneowner888

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 8 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 8 months ago

rsc3441

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 9 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 10 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 10 months ago

Tower18

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 10 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 10 months ago

lorimer

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 1 month 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 12 years and 1 month ago

tanner

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 2 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 12 years and 1 month ago

jackdavis100

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 3 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 12 years and 3 months ago

notny

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 5 months 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 12 years and 4 months ago

brooklynbemused

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 8 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 12 years and 4 months ago

newoldhouse

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 8 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 12 years and 4 months ago

Greene44

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 7 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 12 years and 4 months ago

kidbklyn

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 8 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 12 years and 4 months ago

clee321

in Heating and Air Conditioning 12 years and 5 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 12 years and 5 months ago

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