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Will a window hydroponics unit attract insects?
Comments (3)Here's my take; Bugs are stupid! Will they see your pretty plants through the window and fly towards them? yes. Will they think to fly around the house looking for an open door to get to them? Well I haven't found a bug yet with that mental capacity. So unless your window unit is right next to the open door and the bugs have a line of sight on it, then they probably will not find their way to your plants. At least not due to the open door....See MoreLow Voltage problem window AC/Heat unit
Comments (2)What was the condition of the panel bars where the breaker is attached? A poor contact there or at any other point could cause all of the problems you describe. A poor contact would increase operating costs, but only to a small degree. The wasted energy would be heat and if significant, would show up as smoke, smell, and possibly fire. After careful reading of your post, I think a good electrician is needed at your house....See MoreWhere there is smoke, yup, there was fire
Comments (33)It's not possible to put 2 on 1 circuit? It's possible but it will be a code violation. That much is too high a sustained load for the circuit. You can: Use a 30 amp 120 volt circuit Use 240 volt heaters & 20a 240v circuit See if you can find a 750 watt heater for one of them Use a single 1500 Watt heater (cheaper) I have never seen these heaters used with an external thermostat. The built-in one is considered a feature. These are typically used as supplemental heat for bathrooms and the like....See MoreAc vents sweating
Comments (36)Don't be too negative about the rule of thumb. The best definition of the term is means a broadly applicable approximation. While no one should size anything in an HVAC system, a number such as this for a particular climate can serve as a very useful reality check for the real calculations. I try to teach this to new bench scientists all the time. For example, if they are planning an experiment that requires them to put something we've grown into a different size/format "container" at a much lower density. There are a lot of other things that feed into the final configuration too. It is relatively easy to come up with something that does not look right when you get out of the weeds and look at it from a distance. I'm in the position to look at it from distance when we go over their plan. In this case, if someone in a climate where something closer to 400 usually works, comes up with 300 or 500 sq/ton the thing to do would be to look for the cause of the deviation or check the calculations for a mistake....See Moreartemis78
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