winter time-heating advice
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From: south western NYS Latitude: 42.34 N, Longitude: 78.46 W
Hi i have a st croix pellet stove and it heats my whole house to 74 degrees all winter for ~200 a month. Try one you will like it... 
makes me happy!!!. We get real cold here -20's at times... highs -5-10 above.
makes me happy!!!. We get real cold here -20's at times... highs -5-10 above.
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let me rephrase,, i am far from a hack. i am a perfectionist with my work,m i am by the book and good at it, with that being said i have sized enough systems and designed them that i can be really darn close just by walking through. when i do replace equipment i do the load calc sheet, on the computer i dont feel like typing a book, so you should kno what i mean, it isnt rocket science. i am not cheap, when i do get out on my own my prices will be towards the high end, no lo ball bullsht. i am working on my contractors license... i would still bet a nickel u go load that house mentioned above and that will be what it needs, of course no one has seen it
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for outdoor wind readings-yes-at least that's whats used by my local news crew station's weather dep't.
velometer in residential and commercial applications
velometer in residential and commercial applications
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my point- we aren't there-exactly why i didn't throw out a size-btw - did you use a design condition for ohio on that equipment size recommendation?, what if he has a boat load of windows facing the load of the sun in the afternoon?i'll take that bet and raise you $9,999.95
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by knowing vp ,sp, you will know tp and will figure out cfms,let's get back to my original point-unless an actual load calc is done for the building upon seeing it , with all contributing factors taken into account,thowing a size out for a house in texas is not the same say for that house in minnesota...just walking into a house and throwing a number out there is not accurate.i've been in the field for 23 years,and while i may be good in guessing a size,i'll calc it everytime....
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we have had 4 hr classes on that stuff
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maybe we can discuss the static regain theory,or the importance of removing the latent before we have a measure sensible heat drop?lol-let's keep it simple for the members to be able to understand...
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by knowing vp ,sp, you will know tp and will figure out cfms,let's get back to my original point-unless an actual load calc is done for the building upon seeing it , with all contributing factors taken into account,thowing a size out for a house in texas is not the same say for that house in minnesota...just walking into a house and throwing a number out there is not accurate.i've been in the field for 23 years,and while i may be good in guessing a size,i'll calc it everytime....
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I have an older house and i dont think the walls are insulated because i have added a couple outlets in the walls and never saw any insulation. The house is all stone exterior and the interior is drywall over plaster and is about 2 inches thick total. How would i be able to insulate the walls without tearing it all down. I know the old houses with siding can be drilled and filled from the outside but i dont think that would work very well with the stone.
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funny , ran into customer with similar house -2175 sq ft under air 2 story- 60k and 2 1/2 ton did him fine-only time he goes full fire is coming out of nite setback and the few days we were 10 degrees and below in the last 4 yrs since install=i'd say it 's a lil colder here in pgh pa than graham texas, but i could be wrong...