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lol Im lowering $100 a week pretty much until I sell lit haha. The car is payed off, including all of the mods. Just gotta find the right person.
@xtc.. I know I know. Parting out is best way to make money back. But you're right, it's only worth what someone is willing to pay.I did this for myself, and I had lot of fun, I had an understanding I would lose pretty much everything on the purchases, but it was still a great experience, and it's a great car. I also have a list of mods in excel showing why I have priced everything where it is, but few people have gotten that far haha.
@xtc.. I know I know. Parting out is best way to make money back. But you're right, it's only worth what someone is willing to pay.I did this for myself, and I had lot of fun, I had an understanding I would lose pretty much everything on the purchases, but it was still a great experience, and it's a great car. I also have a list of mods in excel showing why I have priced everything where it is, but few people have gotten that far haha.
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xtcnrice (07-18-2017)
Well I'll also let it be know that I would have been willing to go as high (heh) as hotpockets, a bag of flamin' hot cheetos, and some nachos from the corner store.
But since you accepted the initial terms, the deal is done.
(i'll still bring the cheetos though because I like them too).
But since you accepted the initial terms, the deal is done.
(i'll still bring the cheetos though because I like them too).
Well I'll also let it be know that I would have been willing to go as high (heh) as hotpockets, a bag of flamin' hot cheetos, and some nachos from the corner store.
But since you accepted the initial terms, the deal is done.
(i'll still bring the cheetos though because I like them too).
But since you accepted the initial terms, the deal is done.
(i'll still bring the cheetos though because I like them too).
and bring donuts too!
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@@opboarding.. I'm having AC troubles. Ran into some problems earlier this summer where I was cooling intermittently throughout the day (blows ambient temp, then an hour later cool air.). Got it fixed, it was some issue with TXV being stuck, I moved the bulb thing to a warm line to keep the valve open all the time and this seems to have worked, it's blows cool all the time now. However, as the summer has brought more heat I noticed our house can't keep cool. Ill keep it at 70F in the morning and by the time I come home it's at 73F, and by 8PM it gets as high as 77F. I keep blinds and curtains closed as much as possible but my house gets all the westward afternoon sun.
Soooo. I did some investigating and I have a 2ton AC unit, but I have roughly 1600sqft. All the internets are pointing towars needing a 3ton unit. I've talked to guys at work and get differing opinions, some say my house my not be insulated enough (maybe attic or walls), some say the windows are the main contributor (but I have double pained.. so idk). Maybe the builder went cheap and put 2ton just because Ohio only is hot 3months out of the year? Maybe I do have the right size unit and something else is wrong? idk.. you have any advice?
Soooo. I did some investigating and I have a 2ton AC unit, but I have roughly 1600sqft. All the internets are pointing towars needing a 3ton unit. I've talked to guys at work and get differing opinions, some say my house my not be insulated enough (maybe attic or walls), some say the windows are the main contributor (but I have double pained.. so idk). Maybe the builder went cheap and put 2ton just because Ohio only is hot 3months out of the year? Maybe I do have the right size unit and something else is wrong? idk.. you have any advice?
A cheap way to cool your house is to improve your insulation, especially attic, and put in an attic exhaust fan. A friend here did it, and it turned the miserable hotbox into a comfortable place to be.
Looking at typical houses out there, for the cost of one of these, and the labor to install it, you would be saving a lot over an extra ton of HVAC.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Air-Vent-30...se-Fan/1213283
My dad did this on the house I grew up in, and installed a vent in the ceiling as well. Allowed us to open the vent in the ceiling, and create an artificial breeze in the house.
Looking at typical houses out there, for the cost of one of these, and the labor to install it, you would be saving a lot over an extra ton of HVAC.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Air-Vent-30...se-Fan/1213283
My dad did this on the house I grew up in, and installed a vent in the ceiling as well. Allowed us to open the vent in the ceiling, and create an artificial breeze in the house.
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@@opboarding.. I'm having AC troubles. Ran into some problems earlier this summer where I was cooling intermittently throughout the day (blows ambient temp, then an hour later cool air.). Got it fixed, it was some issue with TXV being stuck, I moved the bulb thing to a warm line to keep the valve open all the time and this seems to have worked, it's blows cool all the time now. However, as the summer has brought more heat I noticed our house can't keep cool. Ill keep it at 70F in the morning and by the time I come home it's at 73F, and by 8PM it gets as high as 77F. I keep blinds and curtains closed as much as possible but my house gets all the westward afternoon sun.
Soooo. I did some investigating and I have a 2ton AC unit, but I have roughly 1600sqft. All the internets are pointing towars needing a 3ton unit. I've talked to guys at work and get differing opinions, some say my house my not be insulated enough (maybe attic or walls), some say the windows are the main contributor (but I have double pained.. so idk). Maybe the builder went cheap and put 2ton just because Ohio only is hot 3months out of the year? Maybe I do have the right size unit and something else is wrong? idk.. you have any advice?
Soooo. I did some investigating and I have a 2ton AC unit, but I have roughly 1600sqft. All the internets are pointing towars needing a 3ton unit. I've talked to guys at work and get differing opinions, some say my house my not be insulated enough (maybe attic or walls), some say the windows are the main contributor (but I have double pained.. so idk). Maybe the builder went cheap and put 2ton just because Ohio only is hot 3months out of the year? Maybe I do have the right size unit and something else is wrong? idk.. you have any advice?
Yeah, I have heavy blackout curtains on all of the westward windows.. you know the kind you buy in college so you can sleep through your hangovers until mid afternoon! Main problem is that Ill leave it at 70F and it can't maintain 70F throughout the day even though it started at 70F in the morning. I guess Ill try and get a thermometer to measure the outlet temps, and go from there.
lay a thermo on the vent. the air coming out should be at least 20 degrees cooler than the room air.
I have 2 ton. my house is a small ranch 1072 sq ft. i do have a high ceiling in the main room but not more than 12 feet.
it can hold any temperature I set it to. and it can get hot here. like right now its 94 outside, I have it set to 75 and Im cold.
our average is 89 for the next few weeks.
its a dry heat. but the 3 days a year its humid here I can get her down to 72 and hold it no problem
you most likely need a bigger unit.
also SEER number is important for efficiency but adds to cost.
I have 2 ton. my house is a small ranch 1072 sq ft. i do have a high ceiling in the main room but not more than 12 feet.
it can hold any temperature I set it to. and it can get hot here. like right now its 94 outside, I have it set to 75 and Im cold.
our average is 89 for the next few weeks.
its a dry heat. but the 3 days a year its humid here I can get her down to 72 and hold it no problem
you most likely need a bigger unit.
also SEER number is important for efficiency but adds to cost.
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You need a professional to do a "manual J" analysis on a home to properly size it...
rule of thumb is 1 ton for every 500 sq ft but there are a lot of variables.
Running joke was always you could stand across the street and hold up your fingers to cover the house from arm's length perspective and however many fingers equaled tons.
Too small, it works too hard to cool and bills go up and house isn't comfortable.
Too big and it cools so fast it doesn't have time to remove the humidity in the air and you end up with sweating walls and a clammy cold in the house.
Keeping the heat from entering to begin with is the right approach to start...BEST is the spray insulation on the underside of roof...keeping the attic from ever getting hot. Typically, those home's attics only see 5 degrees
over ambient building envelope air temp. Crazy...but expensive and hard AF to do if you're not building a house new with exposed attic to install. I'd just ensure R-19 to R-30...not a huge jump but the more the merrier...attic
exhaust and fan are a great idea too (as mentioned).
Obviously, using fans to help you "feel" cool enough to keep the temp down a bit is also a good way to save on the electric bill and give your ac a little break.
J.
rule of thumb is 1 ton for every 500 sq ft but there are a lot of variables.
Running joke was always you could stand across the street and hold up your fingers to cover the house from arm's length perspective and however many fingers equaled tons.
Too small, it works too hard to cool and bills go up and house isn't comfortable.
Too big and it cools so fast it doesn't have time to remove the humidity in the air and you end up with sweating walls and a clammy cold in the house.
Keeping the heat from entering to begin with is the right approach to start...BEST is the spray insulation on the underside of roof...keeping the attic from ever getting hot. Typically, those home's attics only see 5 degrees
over ambient building envelope air temp. Crazy...but expensive and hard AF to do if you're not building a house new with exposed attic to install. I'd just ensure R-19 to R-30...not a huge jump but the more the merrier...attic
exhaust and fan are a great idea too (as mentioned).
Obviously, using fans to help you "feel" cool enough to keep the temp down a bit is also a good way to save on the electric bill and give your ac a little break.
J.
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