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annissa12
in Heating and Cooling 2 years and 1 month ago
Installing new hot-water heat system: recommendations?
I’m renovating a smallish wood frame house (three stories, 18 x 30) in very poor condition and would like to put in a new radiator…
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cliftonetc
in Heating and Cooling 2 years and 1 month ago
Radiators on top floor cold, "boiling" on parlor level.
I’ve been a renter in the same brownstone for about ten years. Every year there is a power struggle at the start of the heating…
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housepoor
in Heating and Cooling 2 years and 5 months ago
Does a furnace have to be registered or inspected?
I have a hot air furnace in a 10 unit building. The former owner insisted that the furnace does not have to be registered with…
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lafayetteloruren
in Heating and Cooling 2 years and 5 months ago
looking for recommendations to conduct energy audit for 2 family Brooklyn house
We have already converted to solar. We are looking to move from gas heat to electricity powered, along with any other carbon footprint reducing actions…
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eamonnsbest
in Heating and Cooling 2 years and 8 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 9 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 5 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 11 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 3 years 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 3 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 3 years and 4 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 10 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 5 years 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 11 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 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years and 1 month 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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