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Comments (1)"Also, my HVAC people keep trying to tell me that i will only be able to cool 15 degrees below what the outside temp is." jack that is an absurd statement. several questions. what is your location? what is normal average high temperature for your area in the summer mths? if this new HP was a replacement unit, what was the size of the old unit and what is size of new unit? Post brand,mdl, and mdl number of outside and inside unit. Heat pumps are normally sized for cooling particularly in areas where cooling is more important than heating. You size a unit based on customer's inside comfort temperature and normal/average outside temperature unless you gave other instructions. Was a load calculation performed and if so, did you receive a copy? With the new high eff two stg models, you can oversize a HP without hurting cycling and inside humidity issues. But you have to be very careful if you choose this strategy. I am going to assume that your dealer has thoroughly checked out your new system and verified that it is correctly charged. If so, yes you are probably undersized. You may want to purchase a combination digital temperature/humidity gun at one of the big box hardware stores. Take some readings at various locations/times of the day indicating time of day,thermostat setting, temperature reading at stat, temperature coming out at the supply register as well as return. Other troubleshooting suggestions would be to check ductwork connections for leaks, etc. It sounds to me like you are getting hammered on both cooling and heating issues. Sorry for your trouble. IMO what...See MoreRemodel--Marital discord--kitchen fatigue
Comments (69)My advice, cawaps - is that you make sure to retain control over this project. You do not want your husband and the contractor to do the male bonding thing, and proceed to make all the decisions on layout, appliance choices, and materials, while brushing off the little wife yapping at their heels. You know that the typical contractor is going to instinctively take directions from the man. It is not clear to me, frankly, how much attention your husband pays to what you think. If the contractor says X and you say Y, who is he going to listen to? Especially on a supposedly factual, contractor domain sort of thing, like this material is better or that location doesn't work or this kind of drawer lasts longer. And you also know that the typical contractor doesn't necessarily know as much about kitchen design as he might think, or as your husband might think. It might be good that your husband is taking an interest in the kitchen project. But it might not be. If others don't think I'm being a silly, paranoid, overly Machiavellian man-basher, what do you suggest cawaps do to keep the reins? For those who do think I am being such, consider that I know how it works, because I am an opinionated man and routinely overrule the views of everyone below me in the pecking order. Now, in my house that pretty much means the cats. But cawaps may have a different situation....See More18' dishwasher for small condo? Crazy?
Comments (15)i went through this question when i was planning my kitchen (demo starts in a week -aaak!). my kitchen is a bit bigger 11x13 but still tight. some things i considered - could i go with a 24" fridge (like the liebber -sp?) and then get a 24" DW in? i ended up going with a local custom cabinet maker who, because he was not limited by the 3" increments of semi custom, was able to fit a 30" fridge, 24" DW and 30" sink along the short wall. so my message is for such a small kitchen you may want to explore custom cabs. the price increase was not significant and the increased functionality was well work the extra $2K....See MoreFood, cooking, and guests
Comments (70)Snidely, I didn't say I wouldn't provide. I have done, and will in the future. I said it was rude to ask IF it makes a distraction for the hosts, because it makes them disappear into the kitchen just when they want to be saying their final words to the guests. The considerate guest considers the inconvenience before making a request. And if he has such a long ride that he will be consumed by thirst on the journey, he should keep supplies in the car. If he's going to be considerate. Re leftovers, it has been said repeatedly. The hostess makes enough so that everyone will have an ample and filling dinner, but knows not everyone will eat so much, so she can count on not cooking the following day. She'll gladly give that up to make sure everyone at the table is pleasantly full, but the guests should not ask her to give up her day off of cooking so that they themselves can have a second day off. And it's okay for her to let them know, nicely, what her plan is. In the situation FOAS posited, the considerate guest can say, "I have enough, but if you're trying to get rid of it, I'd be happy to take some home." That makes it easy for the hostess to say either, "Thank goodness! I thought I'd be staring at that for a week!" or "That's okay. I'm going to feed it to the family after church if there's any left."...See Moregyr_falcon
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