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    Struggling A/C advice

    Where should I look to find a business that can accomplish this?
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    Struggling A/C advice

    Let me give you then rundown of my situation and advice given to me and then tell me what you all think House has a 12 year old a/c unit. ive only lived in the house a month so I don't know its history. The unit is a 2 ton Goodman central heat a/c The house is a single level 1050 sq foot...
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    Every morning sounds like there is a jackhammer on my pipes

    I am woken up to the sound of a loud popping or thumping in my pipes around 6 am everyday. The sound seems to travel just a bit then goes away. I am the only one at my house and it is always around the same time and before I have gotten up. I talked with a contractor and he said it sounds...
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    Thermostat line running through duct intake

    Yea, the wires are insulated (they have been wrapped) but I was surprised to see anything when I opened my intake vent cover. I may have it rerun at some later point in the future. Really, the reason this whole thing came up is because I want to instal a digital thermostat. I had one in a...
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    Thermostat line running through duct intake

    I replaced my a/c filter on a house I just bought yesterday and saw something I have never seen before: The line that connects my thermostat to the outside a/c unit was coming out of the duct work then into the wall. The thermostat being mounted right above the air intake vent. I am not...
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    No wired doorbells in my house

    But, both my front and side doors are needing replacing. I was thinking of going to home depot and purchasing a standard, prehung metal door for both my front and side. The come already prehung in the frame. If that is the case, I assume that would be the optimal time to wire in some...
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    2/ 200 Disc CD Changers

    Another avenue to consider: I have around 700 albums on disk. I found that even my Sony 400 disc changer was lacking and purchasing another was kinda rough. What I decided to do was to get a cd to dvd software program that would allow me to combine around 4-5 albums of a group onto 1 dvd to...
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    Aluminum wiring throughout the house

    Thanks for the comments. I think the house is dual wired, with some being aluminum and others being copper. I have decided I am going to have the aluminum wires pigtailed but I will have to have atleast 3-4 sockets rewired to handle my increased electrical load and my box is the old style...
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    Aluminum wiring throughout the house

    I found out last week all my wires were aluminum. Which is a huge disappointment since I just bought and moved in the house. I was having my stove and dryer outlet rewired for 4 prong when the news got to me. Since then, I have decided to have the entire house rewired. In doing that, I am...
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    Thinking of adding a new door

    My kitchen has a std 35x50 window on one wall. Since I only have a side door and no rear door I was thinking of using this window as a starting point for adding a door. The house is brick There are two electrical outlets on that wall that I never use anyways, and since I am re-wiring (my...
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