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Grabince on Airline at Siegen (behind Jack in the Box). They did measurements, drawings, demo, and installation over the course of about 2 weeks for me. Reasonable price and fast service....
[quote]Working from the attic won’t help because there are multiple paths up there and blowing one out will just force air and fluid out the other free portion or worse, dirt into your coil.[/quote] The last time my line clogged I really wanted to put a PVC ball valve in-line with the condensate ...
You sure it’s actually armored cable and not just flexible conduit? If it’s flex just use the wire inside or run a new one. And as others have said, putting an outlet under there is a better permanent installation so you’re not having to turn off the breaker and mess with wiring if the unit need...

re: Dimmable fluorescent bulbs

Posted by bapple on 10/17/24 at 9:01 pm
[quote]Have fluorescent lights in my office and want them to be dimmable. Would I just switch out bulbs and throw a dimmer switch in? switch out the ballast? [/quote] Might be cheaper to convert them to LED but I could be wrong. This article looks like a good basic starting point: https://lam...
[quote]I have a system that might need it... [/quote] Are you having trouble controlling humidity in an area of your house? You could also try adjusting your blower speed to make it run longer. It is probably default connected on high or medium-high....

re: Anyone ever add a range cook top vent?

Posted by bapple on 10/11/24 at 8:24 am
[quote]For those island stoves you pretty much need an industrial sized blower to actually pull enough air for the vent to work.[/quote] I think mine is rated around 500cfm but some of the cheaper ones had much lower ratings. I don’t think they would have done enough to actually vent. ...

re: Anyone ever add a range cook top vent?

Posted by bapple on 10/10/24 at 8:29 pm
I filled in an old skylight above my cooktop and added a vent hood. It came with a paper template to cut the holes and line up. If you have a room above it may be harder to vent. Mine went straight to the gable to vent out. [img]http://imgur.com/I6UclvQ.jpg[/img] [img]http://imgur.com/4oJdO...
It can vary from supplier and depends on the capacity. Some of the smaller units I’ve quoted have been 52ish weeks, so not bad. But I did get a quote back from a particular manufacturer last year with a lead time of 134 weeks. How do you even feasibly plan for that? I see that as essentially “no bid...
[quote]"I believe that geologic sequestration of CO2 is one of the essential components of the energy transition,[/quote] There is no real energy transition happening. Companies are starting to pivot away from ESG investing because the return on investment is dogshit and the political push is goi...

re: Partial Dead Circuit/Breaker

Posted by bapple on 9/28/24 at 6:27 pm
[quote]Breaker can be bad with without tripping.[/quote] I can back this up as well. After they age and go through enough heat cycles they can become very finicky. Breakers are very cheap so I’d just swap it out for a new one. It’s likely a 15A breaker but I’d just match the new breaker with ...
[quote]150W LED is ok?[/quote] Yes because it likely still consumes less power than the 60W incandescent. The lightbulb socket rating is based on electricity consumption and heat generated. An LED bulb will do less in both of those categories. However if it’s an interior lightbulb I would que...
LEDs usually base their output rating on a “wattage equivalent”. So if you buy a higher output LED based on a 100W incandescent, it’ll have similar output but drastically lower power use. The chart another poster put up explains it well. In summary, LEDs are very versatile and efficient. ...

re: Whole home generator brands

Posted by bapple on 9/26/24 at 11:16 pm
[quote]I have four large energy suckers. 4 ton unit. 3 ton unit. Electric oven. Electric Dryer. [/quote] That's actually less than you would think. My parents have a 24kW Generac that can run all their HVAC units (5 ton, 2.5 ton, and 3 ton) simultaneously and they only have hard start kits on the...

re: Whole home generator brands

Posted by bapple on 9/26/24 at 5:54 pm
[quote]My first quote was $26,000.[/quote] An air cooled unit would be half of this or less. I would strongly consider it unless you lose power regularly and for long durations, necessitating the need for a liquid cooled unit. [quote]Westinghouse Portable 20kw Installing proper panel with tra...
[quote]they also make universal ac capacitors that have various sizes all in one. with one of those you could have a backup while you order exactly what you need. that would cover if you have multiple ac units with different capacitors or family member or friends that may run into an issue on the we...
[quote]Or does it depend on the size and if I’m overloading it?[/quote] This. Your home panel has thermal magnetic breakers, meaning they protect against short circuits or overloads. For example, if you put 25A on a 20A breaker it will trip due to overload but not instantaneously. If you short a ...
[quote] The wires coming out of the micro-air to the unit had melted a bit.[/quote] Can you give some more detail here? So the wires going from the soft start module going to which part of the condenser unit? The compressor? The capacitor? Were the connectors on the end of the cables properly cri...
This was the test that sold me: https://youtu.be/TWuKvnCq1js?si=AM_UvyriXQI1MyqH I was an avid Mobil 1 EP user. I still like Mobil but this one is about the same price and has better additives. So I made the switch. ...
I run Penzoil Ultra Platinum after seeing a test on YouTube showing it perform quite well compared to Amsoil. I also just run the standard 5W-30 that is recommended. For oil filters, I am currently running a Microguard from O’Reilly but you could also run a Wix or Mobil cross referencing part nu...

re: Whole home generator brands

Posted by bapple on 9/12/24 at 9:53 am
I went Generac for universality of parts. Virtually everyone and their mother can service a Generac and likely has spare parts. With liquid cooled engines you are going to have a larger footprint and more maintenance for the cooling system. It’s good if you have the coin because it’ll be quieter...