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deanbh
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 4 months ago
underfloor heating in a bathroom
Did anyone watch “This old house” tonight? Lol I’m getting stick from the wife….they showed how to do radiant floor heating in the bathroom and…
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tanner
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 9 months ago
HVAC questions - replace or relocate 5 ton Trane unit? Contractor rec's?
Hi. We have a 14 year old, 5 ton Trane HVAC unit on our roof. It works just fine. Sadly, the intake / condenser grill…
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fortGreene
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 6 months ago
Heat Pump or Boiler?
I have a 2 family 1920s brick building with 1 forced air gas furnace for the whole building. I can’t afford to install new boilers…
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200line
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 11 months ago
DIY ductless AC
I stumbled on a page for a DIY Friedrich ductless AC (links never seem to work here, but google Friedrich Breeze). The install seems incredibly…
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anon200
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 8 months ago
Recommendations for hot water maintenance contractor
My co-op hasn’t been regularly servicing its hot water heaters, but seems like it’s time for us to perform regular maintenance like backflushing. Can anyone…
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anon200
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 7 months ago
Boiler service contract - worth it?
Our building’s considering getting a service contract for our boiler, since we never have it serviced at all. Obviously a yearly servicing would help, but…
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brooklynerin
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 8 months ago
High velocity air conditioning
Does anyone have experience with high velocity air conditioning? We intend to put AC in our house, and are debating all options. Thank you
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KatKrase
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 9 months ago
Selling a bunch of BEAUTIFUL antique cast iron hot water radiators in Gowanus
Available for sale are 7 beautiful antique cast iron radiators. All are prepared for use with a hot water system. They give amazing amounts of…
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NYGuy7
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 11 months ago
HVAC thermostat question.
So I decided to buy the Nest thermostat and hook it up to my HVAC system. Upon checking the wiring of the old one it…
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lenm
in Heating and Cooling 12 years ago
Heating/Cooling/Hot Water System from Scratch
hello. just joined the brownstoner, but have been on the site for some time now, the info here is invaluable, thank you very much to…
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neilw
in Heating and Cooling 12 years ago
Mini-split AC Process Question
Can anyone give me a brief step-by-step breakdown of what’s involved in getting a mini-split system approved for installation in NYC? I understand how they…
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dougj99
in Heating and Cooling 12 years ago
Big A/C for small window?
Hello. I have 23″ wide windows in my studio, and I currently have one 10,000 BTU Frigidaire. I have a bunch of computers and…
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gwan
in Heating and Cooling 12 years ago
And with summer, a young homeowner's thoughts turn to AC
Kind of a speculative question: We’re planning on re-doing the facade on our wood-frame townhouse, losing the current siding and re-doing the insulation. Would this…
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bedstuy_neighbor
in Heating and Cooling 12 years ago
Anyone notice a bad smell in Bed Stuy this morning?
I live in east Bed Stuy and there is a very strong, foul odor out front and in the backyard this morning. Did anyone else…
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catbk
in Heating and Cooling 12 years ago
Nat Grid Balanced Billing question
Does anyone else have a National Grid “balanced billing” or “budget” account for their gas heat? The reason I ask is because the entire point…
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annep
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 1 month ago
Any recommendations for companies that do blow-in insulation?
I need to get insulation blown into the walls & ceiling of the bay window that’s in the rear of my parlor floor brownstone condo…
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flyingfish
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 11 months ago
Central Air or Split for Brownstone?
We need advice on which system to install in our house. We have a 3 story brownstone in Bed-Stuy, and it has forced air heating. …
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robindgray
in Heating and Cooling 12 years ago
Fujitsu Halcyon Mini-Split Ductless AC
Does anybody have any advice on a good contractor in the Park Slope area who can service / repair these mini-split systems? Our system appears to…
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