Recent content by Rickairmedic

I am planning to put galvanised sheet metal on my coutertops in the garage . I get it in 8'X3' sheets from the supply house but you could probably get it from any sheetmetal fab shop in your town that makes ductwork. Rick

Bubba it should be on the side of your current filter which should be in a sleeve beside your furnace . Do you have gas or an electric heating system as that will make a differance on where the filter is also it may depend on where your system is located usually on a system where the furnace is...

Well Howdy E-tec I still want to know how he is doing it . I can make that kind of money on an HVAC install but going into my second year in Business I still dont have enough work to pull off an install a week every week for 52 weeks a year . I find it hard to believe theres that many peaple...

Xyzal if you are talking about the HF comact bender they sell a scroll attatchment for it that works fine with a few tweaks . I have made a PILE of scrolls with mine . Rick

Heres a good place to start . http://www.shopfloortalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6969 I will also agree with the project index over on the Miller site. Rick

Marshal how GRADUAL of a bend are we talking here you can use all kinds of things to bend steel rods around Tires,55 gallon drums , car rims, or for smaller bends a couple differant sizes of pulleys off the front of some junk yard motors chucked up in a vise with a pair of visegrips to hold the...

Poolshark if you havent gotten this fixed yet let me be the first to say you need a service tech preferably from the company that installed the system . You either have a leak in the system ( which you shouldnt with a 1 year old system but things happen ) or the system was not charged properly...

BP you can install a high efficiency unit in the garage ( BUUUUT ) you need to keep the garage above freezing if you do . Yes most of the HF units are condensing units ( they produce condensation as they run ) which means they can freeze and be damaged if you let them go below freezing . This is...

Jams I am a newbie here so I wont say much but dude are you trying to get your post count up or what . Rick

Honestly you will spend more money turning your AC up to high or off durring the day than you would if you simply left it at a moderate temperature all the time. I tell customers all the time not to change their settings more than 10* as it takes more work for the system to cool/heat the house...

Installing a central system ( for your garage ) isnt that bad although it should be done by a professional . I will add here that it is against code completely to tie into your houses AC/heat system for your garage. Rick

I recomend to my customers that they change their filters monthly . I tell them to eather pick a day of the month and mark it every month on their calenders or simply wait till they get their electric/gas bill and go :eek: and then change them. I also highly recomend using a decent pleated...

Electric heaters do not cause carbon monoxide only gas or other fossil fuel ( kerosene ) units cause carbone monoxide . I have a small baseboard ( electric ) heater in my 2 car garage and I own an HVAC company . I do plan to install a mini split heat pump unit this summer though and highly...

Sinead I hate to say it but it sounds like you may be buying an AC unit soon if you dont mind find the make model and serial number off the unit and I should be able to tell you how old it is . This info is usually on a tag on the outside unit . Rick

Mega I would assume you are actually talking about the fan switch on your thermostat which says Auto and On . I leave my blower running 24/7/365. I find it helps keep the air moving in the house and also keeps the temperatures more constant . I own an HVAC company by the way and tell my...