Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
08-04-22, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 51,925
Thanks for the info; what you're describing is...
Thanks for the info; what you're describing is the one thing I've heard from other sources as a possible cause.
Since sending the original message, I paid a guy come out to check both my systems....
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
07-21-22, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 51,925
air conditioner advice needed
Hi,
I need to mine the HVAC brain trust here about my home A/C; hoping it's not inappropriate to ask here.
My Trane central units are around 25 years old. They were pretty high efficiency for...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
10-05-20, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 34,270
Late to the party, but thought I'd add some...
Late to the party, but thought I'd add some archival info. If you're not comfortable (read, competent :-) ) with soldering, a better option might be to look at PIDG terminals & butt splices. The...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-09-20, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,049
Well, looks like I can answer my own question....
Well, looks like I can answer my own question. Found this while searching for the part:
https://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?78881-Trane-crankcase-heater
Truly bizarre that the heater would...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-09-20, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,049
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-08-19, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 32,089
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
11-20-19, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 32,089
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Forum: Tools
11-20-19, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,888
I've got the 10A version of the one CrankyDoug...
I've got the 10A version of the one CrankyDoug linked. I've never put a 'scope on its output, but I've used it to check out and ultimately fully power the instrument panel (EFIS with associated...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
05-17-19, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,002
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Forum: The Billiards Room
02-15-19, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 16,178
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-13-18, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 15,824
Maybe it's just me, but I'd pay retail for some...
Maybe it's just me, but I'd pay retail for some aluminum service cable before I'd run several dozen feet of free conduit through an attic and then fight with pulling free >6ga wire through it. That's...
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Forum: Tools
12-19-16, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 23,903
If you run it at capacity, it will suck a lot...
If you run it at capacity, it will suck a lot more than that. 17.5kw is ~23.5hp, ignoring conversion losses from engine output to electrical output. Not likely to do better than .5 lbs per hp per...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-05-16, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 5,234,004
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
11-23-15, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 5,234,004
I've never tried it for a PEX application, but...
I've never tried it for a PEX application, but electrical workers have several solutions for permanent protection of buried electrical joints. There's liquid that's painted on, but I have no idea...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
08-15-15, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 24,865
Danger is that each system is grounded. As long...
Danger is that each system is grounded. As long as you're just 'tapping' off various voltages with common grounds all to the negative end of the battery string you shoul be ok. Draw the schematic and...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
08-14-15, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 17,948
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
08-13-15, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 17,948
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
08-13-15, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 17,948
The problem is mutually exclusive mandates,...
The problem is mutually exclusive mandates, followed by the unquantifiable term 'HiFi'. If you're happy with mp3's & 10 watts, the amp you bought should be just fine. I searched ebay for 'passive...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
08-13-15, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 24,865
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-08-15, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,884
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-06-15, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,884
I did something similar when we renovated our...
I did something similar when we renovated our early-50's era ranch about 15 yrs ago. Since I'm too cheap to buy anything new if I can find it used or salvaged, I used metal/foam 'door cores', the...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-14-14, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 32,089
Must have been problems with that particular...
Must have been problems with that particular company's engine. In Mazda rotaries, seal life is well over a thousand hours at high power, as long as 2stroke oil is used for apex seal lube instead of...
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Forum: Solar Heating
12-26-13, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 37,181
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