Recent content by Thaloc

Concentrics, vents for your furnace.

Find a union hall and sign up. The best benefits anywhere and after 5 years you can take the journeyman test, scale where I am is around $42 + benefits.

Tramsformers don't usually fail intermittently, I would check to see if you have a drain that is slow to drain and tripping a float switch. Could be a loose low voltage connection too.

Home warranty cos are a scam. I would advise you to find a local company to replace the equipment, ask your friends or neighbors who they would recommend. Any system you can buy today will save you $ in operating costs. That electric bill is huge, either you have a very high electric rate or...

You can try. Your ductwork is designed to cool the exact amount it is doing now, adding airflow to a new location will take it awat from somewhere else.

About $6000 for an 1100 sqft house.

Even if you insulate the fuck out of it, it's still going to be an attic. The only way to make that space livable would be to add a mini split.

I had spray foam done about 7 years ago, definitely helps muffle the noise from outside as well as insulates. Ask about warranty on the product. About a year ago I had to open a bathroom wall and found the spray foam had shrunk away from the wall by a few inches each side.

Avg like expectancy is about 15 years,, guy is trying to sell you a system. 23k is very expensive unless you are being quoted an inverter system, id get a second opinion. Find a local mom n pop shop instead of a franchise.

I read noows.

Hvac equipment has gone up a bunch in the last 3 years. Always a good idea to get 3 quotes. pick the company that does work instead of the one with the best price. Re ductwork, your hvac guy might be retarded, no difference in ducts for single/2 stage equipment.

Random thoughts from an hvac guy. The ac in your house is a sealed system, the refrigerant charge should last the life of the equipment. If you need to have refrigerant added you have a leak. Leak checking is my least favorite task, its tedious af. average life expectancy on modern equipment is...

That's dangerous, having a hot ground. Sounds like you've got a loose connection somewhere on the neutral.

Hard to tell from the pic but that looks like double wall B vent. A vent is what you want to use for wood burners. https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/anyone-use-b-vent-for-an-air-tight-wood-stove.10686/

How do I know I want an arrestor? When my washing machine switches off, it makes a loud noise in the pipes(this is prior to the water softener installation) Thats water hammer, you'll want to have one of the above arrestors or an expansion tank installed. If you already have an expansion tank...