Strange odor coming from vents when furnace operates
Whenever the furnace goes on, I smell a strange sweetish odor coming from the vents which irritates my eyes and nose. I have a service contract and the company s...
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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 are round on one ...
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answersupdated 10 days ago by BV024801
Electric PTAC vs Baseboard
We have a PTAC wall unit in our beachside condo... the fan goes on/off & awakens us. How would you compare/rate energywise a Friedrich PDH12K3sg PTAC wall u...
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answersupdated 11 days ago by BV024799
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?
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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 systems are or...
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answersupdated 17 days ago by BV024753
Better N Bens Wood Stove
I have a Better N Bens wood stove. It is the larger model of the two fireplace insert stoves that were available back in 1977. With this stove I have a side blowe...
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answersupdated about 1 month ago by BV024556
A/C won't work after smoke detector battery change
One of the smoke detector started to beep every 40 seconds last night. We realized that it was a low battery problem after some search online. So we changed the b...
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answersupdated about 2 months ago by BV024424
Portable AC Air Filter
Question - is it possible to replace a portable AC filter with one that does a better job purifying the air? I have a Honeywell portable AC - with a washabl...
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answersupdated 2 months ago by BV024391
how to determine proper gas line size??
I have a 3/4 inch gas main coming into my basement, from there it splits off to feed my furance which looks like it is reduced to half inch and also feeds a gas h...
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answersupdated 2 months ago by BV024380
Central air unit in attic
I live in an older wood frame, 2.5 story home where there is no central air or ducts. A builder approached me and said he could put central air in my home by pla...
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answersupdated 2 months ago by BV024365
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 it (especially...
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answersupdated 2 months ago by BV024358
Central air : Annoying new resonance/humming.
My central air started up with a new noise last night. I was lying in bed and I started to hear this very quiet, but uneven resonance. At first I thought it mig...
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Vent free Gas fireplace pilot light wont stay lit
I purchased a vent free gas fireplace this past spring when they were one sale at a local store and it seemed to work fine with the little testing I did to make s...
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Hot Water Temp Setting?-Oil Burner
This is my first winter in a house I bought. I have baseboard hot water heating through the house. The oil furnace also provides me with hot water. My question is...
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answersupdated 3 months ago by BV024274
Baseboard heater won't shut off
We recently bought a 63 year old house with baseboard heaters. We do not know how old they are. They look pretty old. One of the heaters is malfunctioning. It...
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Changing Thermostat, No Auto Heat/Cool
I have a zoned heating and cooling (oil, forced air) system in my house. We also have a whole-house humidifier (which we have never used), but that runs from its ...
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what size of gas pipe do i need
i need to run a gas pipe to my garage 150 feet away from my supply for a big max heater it is 125000 btu
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Can't diagnose banging radiator
Hello and happy holidays! I am trying to fix a loud radiator in a bedroom and cannot figure out the origin of the problem. The radiator is shimmed is its lean...
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Can't diagnose banging radiator
Hello and happy holidays! I am trying to fix a loud radiator in a bedroom and cannot figure out the origin of the problem. The radiator is shimmed is its lean...
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answersupdated 4 months ago by BV024081
cheap furnace filters
don't buy the cheap blue filters or the cheapest white ones either. They don't have sufficient structural rigidity so what happens is the draw from the blower can...
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