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Kajiimagi

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Siliconemelons said:
any roof dynamics to put it there? I have seen all in one duct systems on the roof cut into directly the ducts in the attic.

Also go euro mode and just mount it to the wall outside, they usually come w wall mounting kits
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The outdoor compressor is beside the one for my main central AC, they ran the lineset & interconnect cables up the wall in a channel with a paintable cap and caulked it all closed. Very clean install. When it's not 114 all the time I may try to paint it outside, or I may not. It looks fine. The inside part is mounted on the wall above one of my shelves full of Lego models.


EDIT: found a decent pic of the inside unit from the install. I was taking random pics in case I needed to take legal action about install. Years as a PM have made me think like a lawyer half the damn time.

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Lanx

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All true. We have an immaculate plan for the copper, and stuff is located as near as possible to everything. Minimal copper lines whenever possible. The company that is going to install them is committed to a ten year service plan at a reduced rate and not increase more than a (very reasonable) amount if necessary. I actually feel pretty good about going this direction.
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Siliconemelons

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Living in Florida, it always strikes me as odd that there are places with heat only.

But they also in turn would think it deadly to have a home with no heat.
 
BrutulTM

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A lot of the older schools here (Montana) don't have air conditioning. Most of the school year it's not necessary but the first couple of weeks of school really sucked some years.
 
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Kajiimagi

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I grew up in eastern NC and the only school I went to that had AC was the high school. Now we did go to school late as some of the kids worked bringing in tobacco (before it was decided it was poison) but it fucking SUCKED being in the un-air conditioned schools with all that humidity.
 
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I've used electric blowers and trimmers for almost 20 years. They work great, with no small engine bullshit.
 
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Lanx said:
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Stihl makes incredibly reliable engines. For winter storage, ALL you have to do is drain the fuel out, then run the engine until it shuts off. This guy put ethanol fuel in there and let it sit for a few years. No wonder it doesn't run.

"A bad workman blames his tools"
 
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Yeah I have a Stihl weed whacker from like the 90s, hand me down. Shit still rocks. I also have a 20" Stihl chainsaw from the same era. All you have to do is take care of the fuel. Fuel is the #1 issue in 2 strokes. You cant just leave the shit in there for a season and expect the shit to run, especially the fuel the sell us these days which has ethanol in it, which attracts moisture.
 
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Kobayashi said:
I'd like to do that to every leaf blower I come across. We're almost getting to that season where those things are droning all hours of the day.
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You have a seasonal problem with them? Lucky. I have a polish guy who lives two houses down from me and using his leaf blower is his livelihood. If it’s not raining or snowing and above 40 degrees he’s outside using it, in his yard, on his roof, anywhere. If it’s above 50 degrees he’s doing it shirtless.
 
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So just had the fun of dropping $10k on major electrical work.
  • Replaced the house panel, because old panel was a death trap...
  • Moved said panel because old panel was in a non-code compliant location.
  • Upgraded house to a 200 amp drop from the grid
  • Added whole house surge supression
  • Added an external plug to accept input from a generator for backup power needs.
Didn't like dropping the coin on it, but I feel better now that it's done. 2 houses in my neighborhood have caught fire due to these old, no longer manufactured, panels from a company that was literally driven out of business because of making crap panels it would seem. Also the surge suppression and generator outlet were things I wanted. Didn't go full on "smart panel" as that seemed like overkill.
 
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Haus said:
So just had the fun of dropping $10k on major electrical work.
  • Replaced the house panel, because old panel was a death trap...
  • Moved said panel because old panel was in a non-code compliant location.
  • Upgraded house to a 200 amp drop from the grid
  • Added whole house surge supression
  • Added an external plug to accept input from a generator for backup power needs.
Didn't like dropping the coin on it, but I feel better now that it's done. 2 houses in my neighborhood have caught fire due to these old, no longer manufactured, panels from a company that was literally driven out of business because of making crap panels it would seem. Also the surge suppression and generator outlet were things I wanted. Didn't go full on "smart panel" as that seemed like overkill.
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challenger?
 
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