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eamonnsbest
in Heating and Cooling 2 years and 6 months ago
Whole house fan
Hi all, I’m considering installing a whole house fan and wanted to hear from anyone who has done this. How did install go and how…
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luther924
in Heating and Cooling 2 years and 7 months ago
Service on Minisplits
Hi, I installed 3 mini splits that are serviced by one heat pump that’s installed in my backyard. I live in Windsor Terrace. Two of…
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kenzdesigns
in Heating and Cooling 8 years and 3 months ago
Annual maintenance for Mitsubishi mini split system
The company that installed our HVAC system (48k btu Mitsubishi hyper heat, with 4 wall units inside plus one 24k btu concealed ducted unit for…
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tamarastephenson1
in Heating and Cooling 2 years and 9 months ago
Upgrading from Natural Gas Boiler to Modern Heating System
I live in a pre-war 8 Unit coop in Park Slope. We are looking to do a capital improvements project, and at the top of…
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housepoor
in Heating and Cooling 2 years and 10 months ago
Forced Air Heating problem
I have a 10-unit building with forced air heating. Most are studios. One apartment seems to be a lot cooler than the others. I have…
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Razor's Mechanical
I’m looking to replace my HVAC system. The condenser and air handler are both nearly 30 years old and operate using R22, which is now…
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housepoor
in Heating and Cooling 3 years and 1 month 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 3 years and 2 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 8 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 10 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 9 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 10 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 10 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 4 years 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 4 years and 1 month 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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