Heat Pump vs propane furnace
My Trane AC unit is 13 years old and is close to its life end. My oil furnace is 23 years old and has served as a backup 9 months out of the year t...
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Heat Pump vs propane furnace
I have a AC Trane system that is 13 years old. My heat is from 2 sources: 1. outside wood burnr 2. Oil furnace backup. I can't cut and split wood a...
1 day by BV001349
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Frozen central air coil! !!!! HELP! Disabled and burning up
I am disabled and have breathing problems. My central air (coil) if froze up. The flex duct is hanging loose. Please help with solution. I am on a ...
7 days by BV001287
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Buried "kinked" flexible gas line
Our contactractor ran a flexible gas line under our patio several years ago in anticipation of us hooking up a gas bbq down the road. Now that day...
3 days by Sylvan
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chimney chase
I have a chimney that is going to extend about 12 ft out the roof of my house and I would like to know how to build a chase around it so that it do...
9 days by BV001274
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Evaporator Coil
After checking my AC unit, the contractor informed me that there was a leak in my unit and that my evaporator coil needed to be replaced. He mentio...
10 days by BV000193
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Adding Humidifier to forced hot air system
Has anyone done this? Any idea where I can get more information on models/cost before I contact someone? Thanks!
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direct vent coal stove
i would like to say hello to everyone here as i am new to the board, i hope i can learn some new things here and possibly help out when i can. i ha...
22 days by BV001165
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17 year old unit
Our 17 year old A/C unit (never had problems)now had to put 3 lbs of freon and it went dry within 24 hours. We understand that the coils are proba...
24 days by BV000193
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AC Return Filter Size
I have a 3 ton unit outside and a 3 1/2 ton in the attic. We recently replaced the attic unit from 3 ton to 3 1/2. Now the air return filter make...
25 days by BV001139
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maple syrup smell
Help! My bedroom smells like maple syrup. I don't know where it is coming from. I think maybe it's the heater?
about 1 month by BV001078
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Cold air return location and space requirement
We have a forced air heating system and are doing full renos in entertainment room at one end of the house including flooring. This room is often c...
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Mr. Slim AC
We have been using a Mr. Slim type ductless AC system from Mitsubishi. The problem is in cleaning the squirrel cage fan that comes with the system....
about 1 month by BV001063
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No Cold air return in 100 year home
Want options to ad cold air return so I can have cold air from AC that needs installed
about 1 month by Cindy Robinson
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removing a Carrier 70's vintage window A/C
The unit fit into an enclosure with about .25" clearance; I tried prying it out but it seems to be secured somehow. Several years ago I had a servi...
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Apollo heating systems
Hi, I am in the process of buying a new home and just found out it has an apollo heating system. I was just wondering how good and efficient these...
about 1 month by BV000992
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Cheapest way to replace baseboard heat covers?
My three-family house was equipped almost 30 years ago with American Standard (now out of business) baseboard heat. The baseboard covers are old, ...
about 1 month by BV000968
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Can you completely remove cigarette smoke odor from a home?
We are considering buying a fixer-upper home that smells very strongly of cigarette smoke. If we can't remove the smoke smell we don't want to buy...
2 months by BV000852
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Return air filter grill latches
I have just purchased a home that the return air filter grill latches are missing. These are the two latches that hold the grill in place, they ar...
2 months by BV000832
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How can I calibrate my programmable thermostat?
I have a Hunter 44100 programmable thermostat, which has been in use for several years. I believe that the thermostat needs to be re-calibrated - t...
2 months by BV000803
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