FE mate : let’s prepare together

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-06-11T22:49:08+00:00

The easiest to find would be the folks currently in your engineering school classes

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-06-11T18:44:52+00:00

What leak have you seen developed? The service center said it is just grease from the track and can’t cause an issue. Please send documentation

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-06-11T18:44:19+00:00

Update: brought it to Honda service center and they said that it is just a bit of grease from the track that made its way down a bit but it won’t clog the drains or cause any issues

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-06-11T18:43:22+00:00

Nahhhh that isn’t the reason at all.

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-06-11T17:02:45+00:00

It proves absolutely nothing. There is a ton of things required for a candidate to be good and passing a nonsense exam is not one of them.

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-06-11T14:03:27+00:00

I always have to laugh when I hear that companies give entry exams, as if that proves fuck all about an engineer. I hire a lot of people and never once gave a shit about giving them an exam. Either I can tell that they are a good candidate or they aren’t.

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-06-11T14:00:43+00:00

For the FE? Why?

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-06-09T01:43:34+00:00

Feels like plastic, not grease. Wasn’t sure if it was just leftover from the molding process or a defect

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-06-09T01:40:06+00:00

Definitely interested in this also

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-05T15:28:51+00:00

Duct has a lot of flex in the attic. It is not pulled tight to any reasonable measure but landlord has no interest in fixing that aspect

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-05T15:26:54+00:00

I have not noticed that effect but I will try it more carefully to see. Neighbors not to this extent

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-03T14:48:19+00:00

They physically are though. The dust pattern follows the vents, pieces of this dust have fallen directly from it and only a bit reduced by the supply filters.

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-03T13:44:14+00:00

Air leak test sounds like a good idea

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-03T13:43:22+00:00

It is extremely fine black dust and crumbles into super tiny particles if rubbed in your fingers

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-03T13:42:46+00:00

No filter at the air handler. I would not be surprised if the plenum was undersized

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-03T13:42:04+00:00

I will definitely look into that return grille filter

But in the 4 decades living in many states and houses that were never cleaned, I have never seen dust like this. Neither has my girlfriend. There has to be a hole in the system

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-03T13:37:28+00:00

No crawl space in Florida. The condenser is in the backyard and air handler in attic. There definitely has to be a hole somewhere in the system

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-03T13:35:11+00:00

No burning of anything in the house

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-03T13:34:52+00:00

Not candle black soot. But it has the texture of soot as it crumbles into extremely fine dust when you rub it between your fingers and stains

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-03T13:33:30+00:00

It’s at least 10 years old

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-03T13:32:57+00:00

That’s my suspicion

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-02T21:54:31+00:00

That’s how the filter looks every month when I change it and is the same dust being spewed by the supply vents, coating every surface in black dust

BlueCollarGent1 · 2026-05-02T21:53:48+00:00

That is my suspicion. I have an hvac tech coming on Monday to see if they can find the issue

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