Balancing Air Duct Supply and Return

I don’t mind my job.

Many people loathe waking up in the morning and going to work.

But I don’t mind waking up and facing the same schedule that I do every week. My schedule consists of: wake up, eat, go to work, drive home, eat, go to bed and do the same thing over and over. However I have the type of job where every day there is something new waiting for me. However these past few weeks have been a little cold when I get to my office. My office and my coworker’s office that is right next to mine are the coldest one’s in the building. It’s a little odd. This occurred for about a week until I decided to call the maintenance man to see if he could determine the problem. Unfortunately he couldn’t so he called an HVAC technician. The HVAC technician found that the reason for the two cold offices was due to an imbalance of air flow. The air volume that the HVAC system runs from the office did not equal the air volume that supplies to it. Because the air volume in the office was greater, there was an air pressure balance. This explained the reason for the large cold drafts in both offices. After the technician fixed the problem, my coworker and I didn’t have to bring our sweaters anymore. Now I looked more forward to going to work. Even though I do face a different variety of work every day, I won’t have to experience a chilly one.

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Leaky Ductworks

I have been working on my house all summer to get rid of things.

I have boxes full of junk that I don’t necessarily need. I devoted one weekend of just going through those boxes and cleaning out my basement. I had things that were from when I graduated high school. One box had old binders filled with schoolwork. I wasn’t sure why I kept it all but I went through it just to make sure I didn’t throw away any awards or high school yearbooks. Good thing I did go through that box because I had all of my high school yearbooks in it. I went through one year book and looked back at my old classmates and teams that I played on. It was hard to imagine that it was almost ten years ago. Time sure does fly by! As I was going through the yearbook I felt a draft coming from the ceiling. It was originating from the ductwork. I got a small step ladder, climbed up and put my hand near the two ductwork pieces that joined together. The cold air was leaking from them. I immediately called my HVAC provider. The technician showed up and confirmed that the supply ducts were in fact leaking cold air. He said it was smart that I called him because I would have continued to lose money from my air conditioning unit running more than it should have. He repaired the leakage by using duct mastic. The ductwork was back to normal and not losing any more cold air.

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Energy Audits

My grandmother called me the other day unsure of how to work her new iPad.

My aunt’s bought her an iPad for her birthday last week.

They showed her how to use it but she ultimately forgot. Since it was the weekday and all of my aunt’s were at work, I went over after my classes. She was so happy to see me. I showed her the steps on how to connect to the internet and where to search for things. I also showed her how to download apps if she wanted them. She asked me if I had to leave soon. I told her I wasn’t in a rush and could stay until dinner time. She mentioned that she had her HVAC technician coming to the house to look over her system because it needed replacing. I told her I could stay and explain to her what he was doing. When he arrived, he told my grandmother that he had to do an energy audit. Good thing I was there because she didn’t know what that meant. I explained to her than an energy audit is an inspection that determines the size and type of HVAC system that she needs. An audit allows the technician to determine if there’s any leakage in the ductwork, pressure imbalances caused by the ductwork, any air leakage, inadequate insulation and if there’s a radiant barrier that can help get rid of cooling requirements in warmer weather. These factors helped in the process of choosing the right HVAC system. I was happy to have helped my grandmother that day.

 

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Programmable Thermostats

My best friend and I always have a great time when we’re together.

  • We have been friends since we were in the fifth grade.

Now that we’re in our twenties it’s safe to say that we will be friends for life. As always, best friends have their disagreements. But with those little arguments, we haven’t let that interfere with our friendship. She’s been by my side through some rough times in my life and I’ve done the same for her. I’ve been helping her find a house to rent while she goes back to get her Master’s degree. Some of the houses we’ve seen have been treacherous and really nice. Of course the really nice houses are too much money and out of her budget. After a month, she finally made a choice of choosing a house to rent. Unfortunately some of the items in her house are outdated. One of them being her thermostat. By looking at her thermostat it’s not a programmable one. She was a little upset by that because she’ll have to manually turn the dial before she goes to bed, when she wakes up, and when she leaves her house. I mentioned to her to ask her landlord if she could call an HVAC technician to install one. My friend got ahold of her landlord and he agreed. The technician told her that she made the right move in updating her thermostat because an upgrade helps maintain the system’s workload, saves money and limits the amount of times you have to adjust the home’s temperature.
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Energy Audits

My Grandmother called me the other day unsure of how to labor her new tablet.

My aunt’s bought her an tablet for her birthday last week.

They showed her how to use it even though she ultimately forgot. Since it was the weekday and all of my aunt’s were at work, I went over after my classes. She was so glad to see me. I showed her the steps on how to connect to the internet and where to search for things. I also showed her how to download apps if she wanted them. She asked me if I had to leave soon. I told her I wasn’t in a rush and could stay until dinner time. She mentioned that she had her Heating, Ventilation, and A/C worker coming to the household to look over her system because it needed replacing. I told her I could stay and explain to her what he was doing, and when he arrived, he told my Grandmother that he had to do an energy audit, however good thing I was there because she didn’t know what that meant. I explained to her than an energy audit is an inspection that determines the size and type of Heating, Ventilation, and A/C system that she needs. An audit allows the worker to determine if there’s any leakage in the air duct, pressure imbalances caused by the air duct, any air leakage, insufficient insulation and if there’s a radiant barrier that can help get rid of cooling requirements in warmer weather. These factors helped in the process of choosing the right Heating, Ventilation, and A/C system. I was glad to have helped my Grandmother that day.

 

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Refrigerants Can Deplete The Ozone Layer

There has been a lot of controversy lately on global warming; Depending on where you rest on the subject, it is a harsh topic that needs to be tackled in some way. It’s crazy to assume that in colder weather conditionss, we are seeing the depletion of ice as well as loss of critters due to the weather conditions change. Climate change results in a lot of factors. Some say as humans we are the main reason to why our Earth is changing. Others know it’s just Earth going through a cyclic change. Whatever the reason is, as humans we can help our environment. Some ways that we can do this is by recycling paper, glass, plastic as well as can bottles. What I recently found out by my Heating as well as Air Conditioning provider is that as a supplier they’re trying to eliminate harm to the environment. According to my professional, there is a refrigerant in Heating as well as Air Conditioning units called Refrigerant 22 (R-22), it is one of the most usual refrigerants that are used. This type of refrigerant is said to be responsible for damaging the Earth’s ozone layer. It is used in not just refrigerants but in a variety of different forms such as: refrigeration, aerosol propellants as well as cleaning solvents. Since my Heating as well as Air Conditioning provider is pushing to be more environmentally friendly, they are eliminating the use of R-22 as well as moving to an alternative. A lot of Heating as well as Air Conditioning companies have been getting rid of this refrigerant due to its damaging properties. I am entirely gratified with the awareness of my Heating as well as Air Conditioning provider as well as the actions that other companies are taking to get rid of this pollutant.

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Fall Furnace Inspection

He also checked my warm water radiator

Fall is finally here as well as it’s my favorite time of the year. I cherish to go apple picking with my friends as well as to the pumpkin patch. It doesn’t matter how seasoned I get, I will consistently do these fall activities. With the apples that I pick, I like to make apple pie as well as have it with vanilla ice cream. With the pumpkin that I option out, I like to carve it into cool designs as well as locale it on my deck. Fall is also such a beautiful time. The fall foliage this year was much better than last year because we didn’t receive a lot of rain that would make the leaves fall off faster. Besides fall festivities, I consistently prepare my heater before colder weather hits. I do this by setting up an appointment with Heating as well as Air Conditioning provider. When my professional gets to my home he cleans as well as inspects my heater as well as air ducts for any leakage. He will also remind me to get extra air filters so I won’t forget to replace them. This season he recommended a carbon monoxide detector near my heater. This is what he has been doing in a lot of his other customer’s homes to ensure their safety as well as protection. I agreed in letting him install one. I would never want a carbon monoxide leak in my home. He also checked my warm water radiator. He checked this by bleeding the valves as well as opening them slightly as well as once he saw water, he would close them. Make sure you get your heater checked before winter hits.

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Balancing Air Duct Supply as well as Return

I don’t mind my task.

Many people loathe waking up in the morning as well as going to work.

But I don’t mind waking up as well as facing the same schedule that I do every week. My schedule consists of: wake up, eat, go to work, drive home, eat, go to bed as well as do the same thing over as well as over. However I have the type of task where every morning there is something new waiting for me. However these past few weeks have been a little chilly when I get to my office. My office as well as my coworker’s office that is right next to mine are the coldest one’s in the building. It’s a little odd. This occurred for about a week until I decided to call the maintenance person to see if he could determine the problem. Unfortunately he couldn’t so he called an Heating as well as Air Conditioning professional. The Heating as well as Air Conditioning professional found that the reason for the two chilly offices was due to an imbalance of air flow. The air volume that the Heating as well as Air Conditioning system runs from the office did not equal the air volume that supplies to it. Because the air volume in the office was greater, there was an air pressure balance. This explained the reason for the huge chilly drafts in both offices. After the professional fixed the problem, my coworker as well as I didn’t have to bring our jackets anymore. Now I looked more forward to going to work. Even though I do face a different variety of labor every morning, I won’t have to experience a chilly one.

 

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Avoid Oversizing Your Heating and A/C System

My neighbor has been having a strenuous time buying a house.

She is too picky with his decision.

I told his at this point he needs to write the houses he wants the most on a card and put it in a hat. She told me it is a drastic decision (which I do agree) although he has becoming unquestionably indecisive with this whole process. After a week of deciding he finally made his pick. She chose a smaller home off of a side street. She got a unquestionably fantastic deal on it however there were some things that he needed to buy and upgrade. I got a call from his the other afternoon. She told me that he had an appointment with an Heating and A/C professional. He told his that he unquestionably needed a upgradement with his Heating and A/C system. She was a little frustrated hearing this because it would cost his a few thousand dollars. She told me that the first thing that the professional did was do a manual and commercial load calculation. This would allow my neighbor to have the respected size for his new Heating and A/C system. If this calculation didn’t occur, he could have the wrong Heating and A/C system size. If a component is oversized and is too important for a home, it can increase the capital cost at the time of replacement and extra costs to when the Heating and A/C system runs. I was curious to know all of this because I didn’t realize that an Heating and A/C system had to be sized. Now I know for when I own my household someday.

 

 

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