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Comments (5)OK, after doing some more research I think I may have answered my own question! Would like some confirmation from the experts here though. Read that each ton is about 400cfm and that a 16in flex duct is only rated for 850cfm. So that would make the third companies solution a bad idea! Please tell me if I am understanding this right? Also, I am looking at buying a Goodman two stage 16 SEER 3 ton unit. The model numbers are: Condenser Model No. DSZC160361 Air Handler Model No. AVPTC313714 I have read opinions of Goodman and I would buy a different brand but at this point money is a big factor. Anyway, is it worth it to get the Comfortnet thermostat or would a White Rodgers model # 1f95-1291 work just as well? Also, is there a performance benefit to the remote outdoor sensor or is it just to display the outdoor temp? Thanks for all the help!...See MoreNew Construction - L shaped kitchen with island questions
Comments (10)AnnKH, thank you for sharing how you set things up. This gives me a great starting place. Like you, and others I've read on various posts, I'm wondering about that lost corner. I need to invent something that can pop up from thecorner - like a raised shelf that hides beneath the counter - a hidden compartment that can use that no mans land corner space. In our previous house we had a super susan at about a 45 degree angle in a sort of corner. It worked really well. We kept things like strainers, vegetable steamer basket, cheesecake pans etc. there but I liked my drawers so much that, like you, I'm really considering the drawers instead. In my head I have a plan for drawers and stand up dividers for things like baking dishes, muffin tins, etc. This is sort of scary and yet SO exciting at the same time. Mama Goose - Ohhh I'm drooling once again. I often think of chalk board back door and that sign, too. That was SO cool. I have photos of her kitchen saved on my phone I like it so much. I also like 2 fishies kitchen! Those are my 2 favs! I've seen other kitchens with baskets but I've never stopped thinking about HER baskets in the island. So, that's on my want list! I'm off to make tarter sauce for blackened catfish. Who wants to join us for dinner? Sunny...See MoreNew construction framing question
Comments (21)I would have been fired. I was taught that 2x4 above the door suppose be supported by cripples forming I-beam. But door is not wide, so may work... It appears to be easy kick door. What I do not understand is when you nail king studs and it looks like s......t, why nail cripples. It takes 20 seconds to fix... Tyvek should be secured to the foundation, or sill plate and it appears to be rolled under the door [bottom plate]. Show us some large window headers, please......See MoreNew construction HVAC question
Comments (31)Duh. It is not the job of a thermostat to sense the temperature 80 ft away. A thermostat should accurately sense the temperature in the area in which it is located. It is the job of the HVAC designer to specify the location of each thermostat so the measured temperature is representative of the environment it controls. So in other words when the area that is 80 ft away and too hot, you can then say duh to the customer / prospective homeowner? You'd be surprised how many times people have requested me to physically move a thermostat not realizing that simply moving it will create "NEW" problems. (colder in other areas relative to the new area it was place in.) IE: a solution is one that doesn't create new problems. Otherwise not a solution. Oh let's add sensors to various rooms... same difference. It's going to keep pumping air and try to magically create comfort. There's every kind of garbage contraption you can imagine. I've had to stop people more than once, maybe more than a thousand times from making a dumb mistake. Some listen, some think they know everything even when what I do isn't what they do. I often tell prospective customers that if they think they know more than me... they don't need me. I am not a third wheel that is going to get dictated to. Been doing this for over 26 years. Had more than my fair share of disagreements with engineers, while some actually listen to what I say. Your climate in Virginia entirely different... different climate different concerns. Your cooling season is short. Mine is nearly always 10 months long, sometimes longer. I've heard every excuse in the book when it comes to builders. I can't say they've ever used DUH as an excuse. The design sheet doesn't know what that room or rooms 80 ft away is going to be used for. Does the thermostat know? (I'm in the home when people are actually living in it.) PS: humidity control... real humidity control is another separate system that is best tied to a humidistat. That system is in addition to your air conditioner, requires maintenance and up keep, repairs and eventual replacement. More money. More electrical cost on the light bill. It's a separate system tied to the HVAC system. An air conditioner does not "control" humidity. Remember I said HVAC market was built on problems. In my market it's not just what humidity is created in the house, it's also humidity that makes it into the house in a humid climate. A very humid climate (Katy, Texas) Technology has made better inroads into helping with humidity via Inverter AC's and the ability to modulate up and down. But these systems run off temperature, not humidity. I'm sure you're well aware that you can have high humidity at lower temps. But these comments that I make aren't for you wise guy... They are for the people who read these threads months, sometimes years later that are searching for someone like me. I know my lane, now you know yours. Stay in it....See MoreJulie Schmooley
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