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Re: I'm getting solar panels. I'll let you know how it goes in this discussion thread.
you have a venison problem
neilc
Re: I'm getting solar panels. I'll let you know how it goes in this discussion thread.
I don't usually really like incentives… as you all know. The income tax incentive for the solar was definitely a factor in making it cost effective, however, and like @ethicalpaul , if someone is going to give me a big break on something… I'll take it.
Re: I'm getting solar panels. I'll let you know how it goes in this discussion thread.
Yes I would consider it, but the removal of the incentive in December definitely pushed me over the line in this case.
After the incentives are gone, the price will reduce, so I still may have done it anyway since philosophically I am aligned with solar power and since electricity cost is really going up here in NJ.
I sense a little scorn in your wording regarding incentives. To that I would say there are tax incentives for farming, for fossil fuel production, having children, and innumerable other things so I don't feel guilty at all about taking some of MY tax money back. Thank you!
Re: Trane ac air handler
I think the time delay board just plugs on to a standard honeywell/residio relay.
mattmia2
Re: I'm getting solar panels. I'll let you know how it goes in this discussion thread.
If it's anything like my house, finding the first rafter is almost irrelevant.
You'd need to measure every one of them inside, make a drawing and use that because there's nothing consistent. For example, my floor joists, some are 23" OC, some are 24, some are 25, 26 etc. They're all over. Kinda, "hurry up good enough" style.
I guess the actual distance was far less important before plywood and drywall.
ChrisJ
Re: I'm getting solar panels. I'll let you know how it goes in this discussion thread.
Pretty house, like your flower boxes. Keeping the upper level window boxes water have proven to be a challenge for us. 😉
PC7060
Re: Co-op in Brooklyn looking for steam consultant, 120 unit, single pipe, 1950s building
To all, This is the last I will comment on this power issue not related to steam. Please pardon me if I seem a bit frustrated. Among my many duties I served as an instructor. Did I say 8 volts or 8 percent? Did I say that I was interested in New Jersey [Which I worked for 10 years at T Mobile in the field] or any other utility? My concerns were for those steam heating systems in Coops which are most likely commercial boilers and more than 25 units and 5 floors or more in New York. It is my understanding that more than 70 percent of the buildings in New York use steam heating. Those of you in this class of buildings should do your due diligence.
Re: Help Sizing A Multi-Zone Mini Split System - Minimum Capacity?
Mitsubishi did a good job of putting it into plain English. start with a load calc, size the ODU based on the load, put multiple small load rooms on a ducted unit, add 1:1 units if needed. These are sentiments shared by the manufacturer I deal with as well.
"The outdoor unit should not be selected based on how many indoor units are desired. If the outdoor unit is oversized just to provide a certain number of indoor units for each of the zones, overheating, humidity issues, and higher than expected energy usage can occur"
GGross
Re: Does any one know who manufacture's the mini-splits sold as Mountman?
Refrigerant for extended line sets are weighed in in oz. according to line set length. If the manual doesn't provide that data sheet, I wouldn’t even consider purchasing the product. Why Mountman? Because its on Amazon? Because its cheap? Because of their excellent tech support? Because parts availability is plentiful and handling warranty items is not a PITA at all? Because the customer already has a Mountman portable swamp cooler and its wicked awesome? Penny wise, pound foolish comes to mind with this.
Maybe Mountman is great. I don’t know. I do know if I want to sign up for their email, I need to know Chinese. I can't even tell if its Mandarin or Cantonese.
You've been an HVAC pro 54 years. I'm assuming the customer has been an HVAC pro for zero years. Can't you talk sense to them? It starts with Mitsubishi, Daikin, Fujitsu, Bosch, and goes down from there. And if their second choice is MR. COOL, run. Run as fast as you can.
HVACNUT
Re: Trane ac air handler
Ed,
I assume I can replace it then with the RLY02807? Looks like that has the time delay board built in. I think that is the way to go, looks like they’re under $100. I’ll just have to figure out the wiring.
brion182