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Re: Adjacent bedrooms. ERV / Mini split setup
I don’t see how that will work at all.
they make ducted minis for that application.
pecmsg
Re: Adjacent bedrooms. ERV / Mini split setup
I have no idea what the ERV is for. It won't accomplish anything. However, you can get some air movement with two vents, as noted above — and with a fairly powerful fan in one of them. A bathroom fan is nowhere near big enough. I'd try it without any ducting first.
Fans are noisy.…
Re: Adjacent bedrooms. ERV / Mini split setup
An exhaust fan (not an ERV) would take air out of the room, which would need to be replaced with air from somewhere else, like the room next door—but eventually it'll need to come from outside. You probably don't want that in the volume it'll take to keep the room comfortable.
There are through-the-wall fans which will do what to want I think, a fan up high & an opening down low.
Ducted heads are nice, but I don't think you want to replace the head. Also, it would need to go in the attic, which is outside the conditioned envelope, that brings in difficulties of it's own.
ratio
Re: Trane Air Handler Fan Constantly Running
R-32 looks better at the moment but both these refrigerants ……it's just too soon to know what is better. But Daiken/Goodman is a global company and like you pointed out its been in use overseas for years.
Re: Heat loss calc..
Very, very nice. That's the straightest PEX installation I've ever seen.
I would have liked a ball valve on the 1/2" line coming out the bottom of the air eliminator so you can isolate both the x-tank and fill valve without draining the system when they need service.
Re: Old Winkler for you oil folks
Thanks for the really great photographs of your old “classic 60s” boiler system. That is the way I was taught to install boilers in the 1970s. Really brings back memories.
I want to ask one question about "Two Circulators". How many thermostats do you have?
As others have suggested, ditching the burner for a new Beckett AF/AFG replacement is a “minimum to do” ASAP, if you are going to depend on that boiler for the majority of your heating needs.
If there is Natural Gas in the future, then you can opt for a Gas Conversion Burner like the Carlin Carlin EZ Gas Pro or the Wayne P250 along with other brands like RW Beckett and Riello. But know that if you go that route ,and your boiler fails (water leak) and needs to be replaced that burner will not fit your new gas boiler.
Since you are probably not going to pay got the natural gas line anytime soon, then the replacement oil burner is the way to go. Beckett is more common and you have a better chance of getting someone that knows how to clean and tune them up properly.
As I look closer to your system, I will be able to answer more and more of your questions. Start with finding someone to replace the Winkler burner with a Beckett. Try your fuel supplier for starters! I'm not familiar with WI, but i find that plumbers that advertise themselves as "Plumbing and Heating" are more likely to know about boilers and oil burners, Than those that advertise themselves as just "Plumbing" or "Plumbing and Drain cleaning". A good oil burner Tech will be hard to find but keep looking, there is one near you that can help you out. If the fuel company wants you to burn their oil, they will find someone that can help you do that.
Re: Is there a list of the best help forums for the various 'challenges' we encounter?
find the manufacturer's instructions, there are detailed instructions about how to do the various details and how to hang the product so it can move and resists water and rodents.
mattmia2
Re: Is there a list of the best help forums for the various 'challenges' we encounter?
I have tried to offer my help on other websites related to the HVAC industry, the oil heat industry, and the boiler industry. I have found then difficult to navigate to the proper place to do what is best for the persons asking for help. The people at HeatingHelp.com got it right. Easy to follow a topic and easy to post photos to make that "worth a thousand word" statement and follow the others that have also offered to help. I have also noticed that others like Jamie Hall, Bob (hot_rod) Rohr and others on some of the other sites. They just don't click with me. This is the easiest to communicate with others here.
As far as other trades, like Electrical, Plumbing. Building, Construction, and automotive to name a few, You will not find what @DanHolohan has built here and what his daughter and others have continued to offer for our trade. This is unmatched and will probably never be duplicated anywhere else. kudos to Team Holohan
Re: Is there a list of the best help forums for the various 'challenges' we encounter?
I agree with @EdTheHeaterMan , Heating help is the best!!!
Mike Holt electrical is the best I have found for electrical. But they have decided for liability reasons to only allow people licensed in the electrical trade, (Electricians, contractors and engineers) to participate on that forum.
That forum is one that like Heating Help the people that participate are respectful (for the most part) and they don't allow nasty stuff or swearing etc.