Boston Area Engineer - Residential

BostonGTR · May 2021

We recently purchased a brand new house based in MA (metrowest). We are having some "challenges" with the HVAC system (Bryant forced hot air) due to a very poor installation. The HVAC contractor has since been fired from the development. Rather than have an HVAC contractor come in and assess the system (and provide a quote to fix the deficiencies), I was hoping to get a recommendation for an engineer who could provide an independent review/evaluation of the system, along with a remedial action plan. This would hopefully provide me with some leverage with the builder. Let me know if you need any additional information. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

dopey27177 · May 2021

I lived in a scorched air home for 30 years.
The HVAC system was a builders special.

After many attempts to resolve the condition I came up with a solution that improved our comfort.
A temporary fix for you is to set the fan run at least 10 minutes longer after the heat and cooling cycle turns off. This will allow for a little better circulation of of heated or cooled in each cycle.

Jake

Rich_49 · May 2021

Challenges with brand new buildings is very common actually .

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11JWPk4bPBf1TXmhTpnhvD8ffnmX7SsiU/view

http://energysmartohio.com/how_it_works/building-science-101/

woobagooba · May 2021

https://te2engineering.com

NS Builders uses them. Likely to be pricey.

BostonGTR · June 2021

Thanks for the lead on TE2 Engineering; I'll reach out to them.

Boston Area Engineer - Residential

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