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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Gas furnace vs Apollo Hydroheat
I bought a house about 6 years ago and it had an Apollo Hydroheat system in the house. We've had relatively few issues with it, other than the water heater going ...
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answersupdated 6 days ago by BV025432
Using a Pellet Stove as an "Add On"
I bought a Pellet Stove at the end of the heating season last year, with the idea of using it as an add on to a gas furnace that I have. I heat about 1400 square...
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answersupdated 8 days ago by BV025393
Advantages/Disadvantages of Indirect Hot Water Heating
I am remodeling a house that currently uses a hot water boiler heating system to also heat a hotwater tank for general use. In winter, this seems very efficient s...
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answersupdated 8 days ago by BV025384
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 8 days ago by BV025365
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 15 days ago by BV025293
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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answersupdated 16 days ago by BV025283
Furnace
I have weatherking rurnace and the blower continually runs I am forcedto manuaully switch on and off. Can any one tell me what the probelm is the fuernace is 13 y...
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answersupdated over 22 years ago by BILL
Baseboard hydronic radiators
We are installing new heat pumps in our house to provide heating and cooling. Not sure what to do with the existing old hydronic baseboard radiators. Is it poss...
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answersupdated 24 days ago by BV025222
Single Stage vs. Two Stage Furnaces
The furnace in our home in SW Ohio has a cracked heat exchanger, requiring a replacement. We interviewed several contractors we consider to be reputable in order ...
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answersupdated about 2 months ago by BV025022
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 3 months 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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answersupdated 3 months ago by BV024794
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 4 months 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 4 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 5 months ago by BV024391
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 5 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 5 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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answersupdated 5 months ago by BV024329
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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answersupdated 5 months ago by BV024298
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 5 months ago by BV024274
