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catbk
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 5 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 5 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 4 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 and 5 months 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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jeanmarine2
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 5 months ago
Raining inside the house during renovation - what next?
I’m mid-renovation and it rained in the middle of our house last week Thursday night when it was pouring. We had 100+ year old metal…
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panda10
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 10 months ago
Quiet PTAC? Possible?
I have 5 Islandair PTAC and the noise is pretty bad. Not so much during the winter, but in the summer the compressor is really…
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dylan621
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 7 months ago
Supply Air Vent Sounds Like Airplane Taking Off
Some of the supply air vents in our apartment are really loud when the central A/C or heat kicks on. Is there anything I can…
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kgirl
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 6 months ago
PTAC servicing?
Can anyone recommend a RELIABLE and trustworthy (and reasonably priced!) servicing company for ptacs?
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yosenblum
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 5 months ago
Hi, I have a leaky flat roof and I need a new one, I believe. Can anyone recommend a good, honest, relatively inexpensive roofer? Thank you!
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nicolemull
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 5 months ago
Looking for a reliable, responsive, Central Air Service Company/person -- Do they exist????
We have a Spacepak handler with a Unico Chiller (from back before Spacepak made their own Chiller, I am told). The company that installed it…
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brooklyn72
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 6 months ago
Air conditioning unit
Hi, would be greatly appreciated if someone could provide some advice on the AC options for our brownstone. It is a 4 family home -…
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flyingfish
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 6 months ago
All HVAC won't return calls - worth persisting? Other reccomendations?
Based on recommendations here, my wife and I have been persisttantly calling All HVAC to get them in to give us an extimate on central…
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snowman2
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 6 months ago
Central air conditioning service and repair
I’m looking for someone competent and trustworthy to service and repair my central ac unit on the roof. I searched the forum but there wasn’t…
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brandnewsean
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 6 months ago
Need reccomendations for a zone A/C repair (LG system)
Last summer one of the zones of our LG A/C system stopped working. We had a well known local company come out to assess the…
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househunter
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 7 months ago
Heat Pump Installation
Hello, we’d like to install a heat pump in our windowless guest room. Do you have any recommendations for models? Any good Mitsubishi ones? Also, do…
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jjq
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 7 months ago
One or Two Heatpumps for My Building
I have a 3 floor brownstone which I want to retrofit with a multi-zone Heatpump. We will have 8 total zones– 4 Zones per floor.…
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jjq
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 7 months ago
Per Room BTU of 36,000 BTU Heat Pump
Here’s a simple question: If I purchase a 36,000 BTU, 3-Zone heat pump– Is the PER ROOM BTU: 1) 12,000 BTU (ie: 36,000/3)…
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hbranty
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 7 months ago
super slim in-window air conditioner recommendation needed
Looking for removable air conditioner unit that will work even if there are exterior bars over window. Any suggestions out there? Thanks!
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