Air Conditioning!

[ExtraSlow]

In the winter drying clothing indoors is pretty effective.

[JDMMAN]

On the HVAC front, just wondering if anyone has retrofitted an HRV system into an early 90's home. Parents recently had a Home Energy audit done and the person who came to do the pre-inspections suggested that's something to consider. The Carrier furnace is also from the '90s and has been running like clockwork. Thinking there's more bang for the buck with the triple pane low-E windows + doors and more attic insulation vs. swapping for a high-efficiency furnace and HRV

[Darell_n]

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The Carrier furnace is also from the '90s and has been running like clockwork. Thinking there's more bang for the buck with the triple pane low-E windows + doors and more attic insulation vs. swapping for a high-efficiency furnace and HRV

Absolutely. If anybody suggests replacing the existing mid efficient furnace, ask them what the ROI will be. Hint: the number starts with ♾.

[ExtraSlow]

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Absolutely. If anybody suggests replacing the existing mid efficient furnace, ask them what the ROI will be. Hint: the number starts with ♾.

Qft. Never upgrade past mid efficient

[ThePenIsMightier]

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On the HVAC front, just wondering if anyone has retrofitted an HRV system into an early 90's home. Parents recently had a Home Energy audit done and the person who came to do the pre-inspections suggested that's something to consider. The Carrier furnace is also from the '90s and has been running like clockwork. Thinking there's more bang for the buck with the triple pane low-E windows + doors and more attic insulation vs. swapping for a high-efficiency furnace and HRV

I would strongly think that an HRV is a terrible idea in a house from the 90's. I believe they mainly exist to compensate for tight houses having almost zero air infiltration and so you end up ironically needing to pull cold air in from outside and the HRV let's you scavenge some heat from the air you wasted all that money heating before you send it outside.
I don't think there were tight houses in the 90's.

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[suntan]

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Fair enough if it's bad for it I'll leave it as is. Thanks. The thermostat is about 3m from the bed

I hope you have a jeeves to adjust that.

[ExtraSlow]

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I hope you have a jeeves to adjust that.

You could at least ask Jeeves.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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You could at least ask Jeeves.

Dogpile is better.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

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I really want to pull these kind of reports from my nest. I looked at doing it via API, but they changed to the google one, and now I need to pay $5 to setup an account.

[ExtraSlow]

I spent an awful lot of money for sensors that don't control anything. probably not an efficient use of my money, but I love my sensors.

[holden]

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On the HVAC front, just wondering if anyone has retrofitted an HRV system into an early 90's home. Parents recently had a Home Energy audit done and the person who came to do the pre-inspections suggested that's something to consider. The Carrier furnace is also from the '90s and has been running like clockwork. Thinking there's more bang for the buck with the triple pane low-E windows + doors and more attic insulation vs. swapping for a high-efficiency furnace and HRV

Was this through the Greener Homes Grant? I’ve been waiting weeks for a response since submitting my application.

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35C outside and I’m whining it’s not hot enough.



At the same time my kid overrides my thermostat setting from 22C to 24.5C and I’m whining like a bitch.

[Manhattan]

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35C outside and I’m whining it’s not hot enough.

Not hot enough for what

[Darell_n]

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Not hot enough for what

35°c wet bulb is the magic temperature for death. Is that the answer?

[vengie]

Welp, better late than never... AC install booked for August 24.

In the meantime our two portable units will make things tolerable-ish

[nismodrifter]

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I spent an awful lot of money for sensors that don't control anything. probably not an efficient use of my money, but I love my sensors.

Recommend a sensor?
I need one for our childs room, need to know temp in there.

[rage2]

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Not hot enough for what

Outdoor enjoyment at the beach haha.

[XylathaneGTR]

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Are there any major pros/cons to having an AC unit on a pad vs hoisted ~1ft or whatever in the air? One of my neighbors has it suspended in the air, the other on a pad on the ground The ground is pretty much flat and has no slope.

I did a pad-mount on my new build, but the unit is tucked behind a little cantilevered section, in a fenced area, and on stone, so no worries about dog pee or vegetation.
biggest thing for me was minimizing any potential for vibration coming into the house. That little bastard spins and while it seems pretty solid and well damped, I'm sure it would resonate somewhere in the house and drive us nuts.

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Recommend a sensor?
I need one for our childs room, need to know temp in there.

I bought hundreds of dollars of gear from "wireless tags" and am satisfied. Actually want a couple more if you want to split shipping.
Not the simplest or cheapest method. One of those lacrosse weather stations with multiple sensors is the simple way.