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keal66
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 2 months ago
Need an Interior Designer
I am looking for an Interior Designer and i just got a quote for 375.00 per Hr. Can anyone tell me the going rate for…
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deanbh
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 6 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 11 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 7 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 13 years and 1 month 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 10 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 9 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 10 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 10 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 12 years 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 and 2 months 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 and 2 months 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 and 2 months 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 and 2 months 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 and 2 months 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 and 2 months 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 2 months 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 13 years and 1 month 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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