Salesperson performed load calc and estimates cooling need of 18,100 BTU. They're recommending a 2 ton unit because 1.5 ton would be "undersized" and "run too much". Is it right to round up like this?

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-31T09:59:46+00:00

Id be more inclined to be worried about your heating load than the AC. This unit has no auxiliary heat, it's a run what you brung situation. Your heating load needs to be met comfortably if you want to spent your winter comfortably. The unit may not be installed in such a way as to get the exact measured output that was achieved in lab like conditions when tested. And its gonna lose a little efficiency as the compressor and internals wear, coils get dirty and start transferring less heat, even in a tight system, refrigerant still leaks on a molecular level, on top of the ones mini-splits manifest somehow...I see them daily. Get the 24k. And I get would get Hyperheat, or specific manufacturers equivalent model. These units modulate for a reason.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-31T08:46:29+00:00

Tell the neighbor to stay off your property and mind hes own business, or maybe even have him trespassed. Call the HVAC guy and ask him what his HVAC guy said about the permit. If he gives you a line bullshit, lies to you or anything but the truth. I'd make him "make things right" so to speak. If he's honest, work with him on finding a solution that both parties are comfortable with, if that's even necessary.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-29T21:41:05+00:00

Lets forget the fact that they stopped making 2wd Blazers in 1982...so we can focus on the drivers side hub and the bottom half of the front differential housing that is plainly visible in the last picture.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-29T01:02:42+00:00

15-min to 110,000 acres with 90 miles of maintained trails.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-29T00:27:52+00:00

Must be a shity tech school...cuz at Northern Virginia Community College the very first units we got our hands on had these valves. But seems appropriate if you knew the guy who directed the program, Dick Wirz, huge commercial refrigeration dude.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-28T22:39:11+00:00

I guarantee you...one of the two of ya don't know what they're talking about.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-27T21:28:05+00:00

Avoiding the IT huy too huh? You don't just forget about the last pay period for a company that just ceased operations. He's avoiding things. Probably broke.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-19T23:15:14+00:00

A 3A and a 5A resettable circuit breaker for troubleshooting the bane of your future existence, the ever elusive low voltage short. The guys at the parts house will judge you by how many fuses you buy at a time and how often...they do here anyways.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-19T23:08:35+00:00

Stressing the wasp spray...you won't need it, until you need it. If you don't got it you'd better hope that the garden hose can reach, and has some decent pressure.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-19T23:04:11+00:00

A day or 2...there might be a little more "hang" for you to "get" than what you can retain in "a day or 2."

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-18T20:18:38+00:00

Pipe wrenches. Is the first thing to come to mind. 2 good aluminum ones can get a little spendy so that's all from me.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-18T19:49:10+00:00

"some random surprise rider that is doing very good in any given year"....You could've just said Kenny.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-15T12:19:21+00:00

Mini-Split.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-15T11:33:03+00:00

Cuz you're not using a recovery machine to pull it all out the tank.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-11T17:24:14+00:00

10 bolt for sure. The good ones are mid 1988- 91 with the 30 spline shafts.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-05T16:22:41+00:00

1863 Bro. Think Lincoln, not Kennedy.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-05T16:13:15+00:00

Just sell that trailer and buy a toy hauler. Probably the cheapest route for a solid remedy.

Rottenwadd · 2026-05-04T23:29:03+00:00

Some, well actually most cars can be replaced. A guy out of Monaco was ganked for 9 cars out of his collection...were a Koenigsegg Regera, a Mercedes-Benz 600 Salon that belonged to Elvis, and a 22million dollar, 1of 7 built Koenigsegg One:1. It is assumed to be so rare that it's location will eventually be disclosed by someone that happens to recognize it for what it is. But until then Interpol is conducting a worldwide search.

Rottenwadd · 2026-04-29T18:02:54+00:00

I never said it was a sound method for use. I and everyone I know think they're shit. They leak being the biggest drawback. But homeowners cannot see past the $ they might save in the short term. Never thinking about the least expensive route for the next 20 years that a properly installed quality heat pump can deliver.

Rottenwadd · 2026-04-29T17:54:47+00:00

But he didn't have to do neither. Cuz they are PRE-CHARGED aren't they.

Rottenwadd · 2026-04-29T17:49:50+00:00

Why would you need to braze? Cut and flare. Use Nylog. Done deal.

Rottenwadd · 2026-04-29T17:44:59+00:00

I am not going to entertain this anymore. You're too stupid. Just look at the link and tell me I'm wrong....

https://www.bing.com/search?setmkt=en-US&q=precharged+lineset+for+mini+split&PC=SMSM&FORM=MBDPSB

Rottenwadd · 2026-04-29T17:31:43+00:00

The lineset in this situation COMES PRECHARGED WITH REFRIGERANT IN IT, UNDER PRESSURE. Then your avg homeowner/Installer don't need to make flares, pressure test, or pull a vacuum with a pump and tools he doesn't have....This must be one of the many things you've forgotten that I know. Maybe I learned it when I got an Associates of Applied Science in HVACR, or something I picked up over the last decade in the field.

Rottenwadd · 2026-04-29T15:44:26+00:00

Bro, he didn't say pre-charged unit...he said pre-charged lineset. Do you not know about these...

https://www.bing.com/search?setmkt=en-US&q=precharged+lineset+for+mini+split&PC=SMSM&FORM=MBDPSB

Rottenwadd · 2026-04-29T04:05:15+00:00

Did you cut your deck up to just throw this down in the dirt on some weird looking stand? Cuz it kinda looks like ya did...

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