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housepoor
in Heating and Cooling 2 years and 8 months ago
HVAC split unit questions
Some questions about A/C + heating (with hyper heat) split units as part of a (near) gut renovation: how many square feet can a typical…
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randolph
in Heating and Cooling 2 years and 9 months ago
installing a radiator
Anyone know the ballpark cost to have a new steam radiator installed? basically the existing one is big and positioned so as to take up…
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shollander91
in Heating and Cooling 3 years and 3 months ago
Ducted mini split installer
Hi there, I am looking to get AC installed in part of our house. Looking to get 4 rooms properly cooled with mini split ducted…
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518c
in Heating and Cooling 4 years and 5 months ago
Geothermal?
Anyone have experience installing geothermal in a Brooklyn Brownstone? Would love ideas for contractors, experiences, advice. Thank you!
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luther924
in Heating and Cooling 3 years and 4 months ago
HVAC-minisplits and boiler
Hi, thanks in advance for advice. I am preparing to renovate a 2 family three story limestone. It currently has two boilers and steam heat…
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abw01
in Heating and Cooling 3 years and 4 months ago
Pumps vs nbr loops in heating system
Does anyone have heating system with multiple loops and one pump. Or do you need a 1 pump for each loop?
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chrisn
in Heating and Cooling 3 years and 4 months ago
conversion to mini-split heat pump system
Hi All, we have a multifamily house currently heated with steam and cooled with window or thru-wall units. Looking to convert to a heat pump…
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nina.chelidze
in Heating and Cooling 3 years and 5 months ago
Steam Heat Short Cycling
Last year, we moved into a new house with a steam boiler system. We accidentally overfilled the boiler resulting in exceptionally filthy water and major…
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mindlin
in Heating and Cooling 3 years and 5 months ago
Ancient boiler - replace?
We have a brownstone in Park Slope with a boiler that hails from (best guess) the 1950s. Its a Weil McLain No. 57 Series and…
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alexwithak
in Heating and Cooling 3 years and 6 months ago
Experience with ductless heat pump systems
We’re in contract on a Brooklyn rowhouse and one of the things we’d like to do early on is install ductless heating/cooling. The newer heat…
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marianna.wiebicke
in Heating and Cooling 3 years and 6 months ago
Ceiling fan for 7 ft. ceiling
I have 7 ft ceilings in two bedrooms in my house. The rooms never cool enough during the summer. I was thinking a simple solution…
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housepoor
in Heating and Cooling 3 years and 8 months ago
Servicing a natural gas furnace/forced hot air system
I am looking for referrals for someone to do an annual servicing and/or provide a service contract for my natural gas, forced hot air heating…
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stickerhappy
in Heating and Cooling 3 years and 9 months ago
Boiler seems empty, not sure why?
So I usually flush the rusty water out of the gas boiler once a month or so, just run it until it’s clear. I went…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
water heater question
Hello world, I’m currently choosing a water heater, and the tankless models look the best for me, as I don’t have much space to install…
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queeniebrown101
in Heating and Cooling 4 years and 1 month ago
Replacing cast iron radiator with Runtal (or similar) on hot water system
Does anyone have experience replacing cast iron radiators with Runtal (or similar) radiators? We won’t be making any changes to our existing piping system (2…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
A/c installation permit requirement for detached single-family house?
Within NYC, are permits required to install a 3 ton (36,000 BTU) central air conditioning for a single-family detached home? The condensing units will be…
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wdburnsjr1
in Heating and Cooling 4 years and 2 months ago
1960's bldg - hot water baseboard heat
Need help fast, please! What reason would each line in each apartment on top floor need to be drained?….i was told something to do with…
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brokelyn
in Heating and Cooling 4 years and 2 months ago
ESCO for natural gas - bad idea?
I’ve been trying to find ways to save money during the pandemic. We have gas heat and have been using an ESCO for many years.…
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