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DeLepp
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 4 months ago
Replacing radiators
Would like to replace two bulky radiators with slenderized versions that are only 4.5 inches in depth as new windows are making apt unbearably hot.…
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blauprint9
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 5 months ago
Heating / Cooling consultant?
Hello Brownstoner! Out brownstone construction never ends. And it seems our absent-minded architect and less-than-thorough contractor have now neglected to instal the AC properly in…
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steverap
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 5 months ago
Great Heating and Cooling Company!
I rarely write reviews online, but I feel compelled to write about my terrific experience with Victory Brothers. My wife and I decided to install…
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sqhaexgkh
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 6 months ago
Mitsubishi HyperHeat (ductless split)
Has anyone on the forum used the Mitsubishi Hyperheat heating and cooling system? We need to decide on a heating and cooling system, and my…
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kdl6769
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 7 months ago
Recommend HVAC Contractor for Park Slope Brownstone?
We are considering a ductless or other central cooling system for at least a couple of floors of our brownstone in Park Slope. I’d love…
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janaeliuk
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 8 months ago
Recommended Split System for Heat
We are doing a very close to gut reno in Crown Heights. 3 levels in a 19×37 townhouse with the bottom floor to be a…
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pfmnyc
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 8 months ago
Maintenance Contract for Forced Air and Mini-Split
Hello dear Brownstoners – Looking for someone to maintain our HVAC system. We recently installed a Fujitsu mini split system on the top (4th) floor…
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stuyheights
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 8 months ago
condensers on the roof - Crane cost estimate and recommendation
Does anyone know what we can expect to pay for a crane to get 3 condensers on the roof and have someone they can recommend…
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jlqnsny
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 9 months ago
Reuse the boiler when converting radiator to baseboard heating
We are going through a gut renovation right now and the ancient steam radiator heating system will be converted hot water baseboard heating system. The…
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zhideng
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 10 months ago
Furnace Pressure Relief Valve dripping
The pressure relief valve on my furnace seems to get a slow leak when the heat is on. It’s very little but over the course…
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samtsegaye
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 10 months ago
UNICO HVAC System
Hello – My wife and I are starting a renovation on a 2 family townhouse we recently purchased. While we will be taking some walls…
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mystiky
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 11 months ago
Replacing External Insulation for HVAC Tubing - Help needed
I have had my current split-air LG HVAC system (2 compressors with 6 air heads total) installed for almost 4 years. As I live in…
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jty2
in Heating and Cooling 11 years ago
Boiler maintenance
Does anyone have a recommendation for someone to use for maintenance on my radiator/radiant heat system? Also, I want to have new Wifi thermostats installed.…
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deanbh
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 1 month ago
A/C installer reccomendations?
Hi, Does anyone have an A/c guy they want to recommend? We have a Fujitsu split system with 1 rooftop unit and 3 air handlers.…
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bbhues
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 2 months ago
splitting thermostat in a brownstone
We rent two floors in a brownstone. Landlord says all heat in the building is controlled by the same thermostat, and won’t keep our apartment…
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basementbound
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 1 month ago
AC- Small Duct High Velocity Central Air Conditioning
Has anyone had a small duct high velocity central AC system put in their brownstone? Does this system have drawbacks? If so, what are they?…
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aurelien
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 1 month ago
115v mini-split wiring
Hi, I bought a 115v Gree 9,000 btu ductless mini-split. The person who did the installation is certified and was recommended by the store who…
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bhabe
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 1 month ago
In search of new steam heat specialist
We moved to a new place this year and the heating system clearly needs to be rebalanced (banging, knocking, the whole lot). In our old…
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