Air Conditioning!

[msommers]

Can you vacuum them if you're changing that frequently? Structurally they're probably still fine after a month, I would guess anyways.

I stand corrected:

http://www.centralvacuumsystems.com/...ilter%20though.

[hurrdurr]

Jesus am I supposed to change my furnace filter monthly? LMFAO - that shit is expensive - fuck this house

[pheoxs]

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Jesus am I supposed to change my furnace filter monthly? LMFAO - that shit is expensive - fuck this house

I posted a sale in the furnace filter thread; $10 for a 3-pack. If that's expensive ... perhaps homeownership isn't for you.

[ExtraSlow]

Monthly in summer with AC use. Every 2-3 the rest of the year. Buy packs of a dozen.

[hurrdurr]

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I posted a sale in the furnace filter thread; $10 for a 3-pack. If that's expensive ... perhaps homeownership isn't for you.

I'm thinking of Air Filter - my mistake (~$50)

[Tik-Tok]

4" filters for the win.

[sabad66]

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I'm thinking of Air Filter - my mistake (~$50)

What is an Air Filter in this context? I googled “home air filter” and first link it took me to home Depot USA page with all of the furnace filters.
https://www.homedepot.com/b/Heating-...s/N-5yc1vZc4kw

[rage2]

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What someone needs to invent is an ultraquiet window opener/closer. At 2am you can set second floor windows to open up and then close up at sunrise.

A fancy version could use a thermostat and open up only slightly if it’s a cool night, or override if the interior air is cooler than outside.

Sounds like an expensive product designed for poor people.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

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Once a month in summer is not too often.

I can change it weekly, and it doesn't help.

[ExtraSlow]

Using too fine of a filter? Merv 8 or lower for AC use reccomended. Or new furnace fan that can be adjusted to blow harder. Airflow is the root of your issue.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

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Using too fine of a filter? Merv 8 or lower for AC use reccomended. Or new furnace fan that can be adjusted to blow harder. Airflow is the root of your issue.

I have a 2 stage, but it's not wired into the thermostats, so it'll only speed up for heat, but not A/C or fan-only. There's not enough wires from furnace to thermostat to enable it (at this point). So A/C mode always runs on the slower speed.

[Darell_n]

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I can change it weekly, and it doesn't help.

Do you have refrigerant added every year? If it’s leaking, the indoor coil temp drops below freezing and will ice up. A healthy system stays above 4°c heat exchanger.

[ExtraSlow]

There are solutions for that, and that is 100% your problem. Focus on that.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

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Using too fine of a filter? Merv 8 or lower for AC use reccomended. Or new furnace fan that can be adjusted to blow harder. Airflow is the root of your issue.

What MERV are these?

[T-Dubbs]

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W&J did my A/C and garage heater. Upfront with pricing, showed up when scheduled, no issues.

+1
highly reccomended

[msommers]

For anyone looking this year, I got a lot of quotes.

Prices were generally consistent regardless of brand. For a 1900 sq.ft above ground using either a 2.5/3 tonne unit, installed was $5,000-$5,800.

Unfortunately our house is attached and have only one walkway to the back, so we'll need to go with a slim unit which bumps the price closer to $8,000. The front is possible but ugly.

Thinking we'll have to sweat it out this year and do it next. Settled on a company and Daikin unit (12 year parts/labour), slimmest and quietest at 56dB!

[ganesh]

Thinking of applying a Sound Blanket to reduce some of the AC Noise.
https://brinmar.ca/products/air-cond...-sound-blanket

Any one tried applying one of these?

[pheoxs]

Year 2 of my mini-split and happy every minute with this thing. 1.5 tonne and its silent, can barely hear the fan running even when next to it. Increase in electricity bill last year wasn’t even noticeable.

Night and day over that portable POS attached to the window.

[Darell_n]

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What MERV are these?

Between 1 and 4 according to thy Savoir Google. I suspect that is just the mechanical rating in a de-energized state.

[Kjonus]

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Year 2 of my mini-split and happy every minute with this thing. 1.5 tonne and its silent, can barely hear the fan running even when next to it. Increase in electricity bill last year wasn’t even noticeable.

Night and day over that portable POS attached to the window.

Could I see some details of the install of your mini split? Are you in a two story or bungalow.