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Old 07-16-2021, 10:07 AM   #661
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I taped everything up except the humidifier. Do you have a pic to show how you did yours??
I missed this post before but I don't have a picture to share. I just used a bunch of small pieces of foil tape around where the air duct from the humidifier enters into the air supply duct because the hole that was cut was leaking a lot of air. Because it is a round duct/hole I had to use small pieces to try to work around the contour. After it was sealed up with the small pieces I ran a few longer pieces around the opening to finish things off.
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Old 07-16-2021, 10:12 AM   #662
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My townhouse doesnt allow central air, so I have been using the stand alone portable units for a few years now.

I'd like someone to run the exhaust pipes (similar to the dryer) through the wall and up into the Attic.

My bedroom window is vertical outwards casement style and I only have one that opens, every time I want fresh air I need to completely remove my setup.

Anyone had experience with this or know of someone / company that could do this for me?
Do you mean dump the exhaust air into the attic? I'm not sure that is a good idea, as it is loaded with moisture, isn't it?
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Old 07-16-2021, 11:17 AM   #663
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Do you mean dump the exhaust air into the attic? I'm not sure that is a good idea, as it is loaded with moisture, isn't it?
No, vent it out like a dryer vent outside.

My dryer is on the top floor and the vent exhaust goes up into the Attic and out.
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Old 07-16-2021, 12:49 PM   #664
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Got mine installed finally yesterday. It’s great so far.

We have a 2 furnace setup, and installed AC in just the upstairs unit. So far we’ve got upstairs at 23C, it brings the main floor down to 25-26 instead of 30 without.

Got no deal, but now hopefully I don’t have to think about it for years.
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Old 07-16-2021, 02:26 PM   #665
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Got mine installed finally yesterday. It’s great so far.

We have a 2 furnace setup, and installed AC in just the upstairs unit. So far we’ve got upstairs at 23C, it brings the main floor down to 25-26 instead of 30 without.

Got no deal, but now hopefully I don’t have to think about it for years.

Did not get a deal on mine either but you will not be thinking of that when you got a cool house amidst another heat wave. Great investment, totally worth it
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My AC install is nearly complete. I stood outside with a cup of coffee in hand and basically got all teary eyed when I saw it. It's beautiful.
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Old 07-21-2021, 11:35 AM   #667
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The tears were from the smoke.
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Get my A/C installed tomorrow - can't wait!!!

Question - my wife is freaking out as all her friends have told her with central AC you have to pick - do you want your upstairs to be cooled or your main floor - is this true?

Seems more like basic physics in that its harder to push cold air UP so the upper level would be a bit more warmer than the main. Any input?
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Old 07-27-2021, 03:08 PM   #669
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Do you have two furnaces?
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Old 07-27-2021, 03:19 PM   #670
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Get my A/C installed tomorrow - can't wait!!!

Question - my wife is freaking out as all her friends have told her with central AC you have to pick - do you want your upstairs to be cooled or your main floor - is this true?

Seems more like basic physics in that its harder to push cold air UP so the upper level would be a bit more warmer than the main. Any input?
If you have one furnace and one AC unit, as my house does- with a zone controller- then I just cool the upstairs and the main floor sorts itself out quite well... in fact, the main floor is often cooler than the top floor where we pump all our cold air to.

If you have 2 furnaces (bigger homes, older homes) and getting 1 AC, then put your AC on the upstairs circuit.
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Do you have two furnaces?
Nope - just the one in the basement. Hence why I think the main floor will be cooler than upstairs.
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Nope - just the one in the basement. Hence why I think the main floor will be cooler than upstairs.
Redvan answered the question.
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Our ducting is ####, so we have to leave all vents open to make sure the AC won't freeze if it's running for extended periods. Downstairs is too cold, upstairs is too hot.
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Our ducting is ####, so we have to leave all vents open to make sure the AC won't freeze if it's running for extended periods. Downstairs is too cold, upstairs is too hot.
Pull your furnace filter
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We have a portable unit for our Master....thing has been an absolute workhorse for us. We've had it for at least 10 yrs at this point. I always clean the filters several times a season but think it deserves some maintenance, possibly even a coolant recharge. Where is a good place to go for something like that?
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If you have one furnace and one AC unit, as my house does- with a zone controller- then I just cool the upstairs and the main floor sorts itself out quite well... in fact, the main floor is often cooler than the top floor where we pump all our cold air to.

If you have 2 furnaces (bigger homes, older homes) and getting 1 AC, then put your AC on the upstairs circuit.
We have found a huge difference leaving our fan running all the time to equalize the temp in the house.
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Old 07-28-2021, 11:21 AM   #678
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With the smoke?
If worrying about the coil freezing up, yes I'd pull it.

When you don't need the AC so much put it back in.

It's not the best situation but better than being hot.
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Old 07-29-2021, 01:16 PM   #679
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For air conditioning.....please do yourself a favor and DONT use 3M of any kind , Kirkland woven and pleated filters as your just asking for longer cooling cycles, higher bills, frozen coils , defrosting coils and defrosting coils mean water in your furnace and fried electric components which are HUGE money for repairs these days.
I've been in the HVAC industry for 30 years and the crap I see which is all preventable is amazing
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For air conditioning.....please do yourself a favor and DONT use 3M of any kind , Kirkland woven and pleated filters as your just asking for longer cooling cycles, higher bills, frozen coils , defrosting coils and defrosting coils mean water in your furnace and fried electric components which are HUGE money for repairs these days.
I've been in the HVAC industry for 30 years and the crap I see which is all preventable is amazing

Any concerns with electronic filter systems and AC? Ours has the electronic filter in between 1/4” plastic and 1/4” aluminum (?) mesh screens. Seems to be fairly free flowing if we keep it clean.
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