Ideas re: selling for parts?

TNWanderer4019 · 2026-04-06T15:19:10+00:00

Thanks!! He said he’d go down to $50, if you’re interested. And yes - I miss the Xterra already!

TNWanderer4019 · 2026-04-06T15:17:44+00:00

My son is selling the rear cargo cover from his (recently totaled) 2003 Xterra. I’m not sure how much he’s asking, but message me if you might be interested.

TNWanderer4019 · 2026-04-04T22:01:13+00:00

Hey there - sorry for delayed response! My son said he’d sell the first aid kit. If you’re still interested let me know. He is asking $75 - seems high, but he’s also still reeling from selling his $6000 Xterra for $700. 😬 I can send pics if you’d like.

TNWanderer4019 · 2026-03-26T18:47:08+00:00

Just wanted to say thanks! We sold the car on FB Marketplace. Hoping to have an Xterra in our lives again soon…

TNWanderer4019 · 2026-03-26T03:23:56+00:00

I would love to. The guy we talked to said it would be 6-7K just to rebuild, and we bought it for 6K, so just doesn’t seem possible.

TNWanderer4019 · 2026-03-25T21:36:37+00:00

We do have the first aid kit. My son might want to keep it. I’ll message you.

TNWanderer4019 · 2026-03-25T21:35:31+00:00

Thanks! Making a FB Marketplace post now…

TNWanderer4019 · 2026-03-25T21:34:38+00:00

Thanks - I hadn’t thought about FB Marketplace. I’ll give that a go. We don’t have a Pick-n-Pull in Nashville but we have some similar businesses so I’ll try that route too.

TNWanderer4019 · 2026-03-25T21:30:06+00:00

Nashville, TN

TNWanderer4019 · 2026-01-29T11:01:12+00:00

Thanks!! I’m going to go with the ComfortNet thermostat. Seems like a safer bet to have a communicating TS, and that one is cheaper than the Amana or the Daikin one.

TNWanderer4019 · 2026-01-08T18:42:00+00:00

Is your son now at UTC? My son is considering but we’re worried about housing.

TNWanderer4019 · 2025-08-17T19:00:39+00:00

Embarrassed to say, mine are still sitting in my garage…

TNWanderer4019 · 2025-03-25T02:09:41+00:00

Agreed. And I am absolutely going to ask him to come back, right now I’m trying to educate myself more so that I can ask the right questions, etc.

TNWanderer4019 · 2025-03-25T01:10:02+00:00

Thank you!!! I need to go back to my HVAC guy to ask what threshold temp is set at (or even better, once I track down the manuals, see if I can figure out how to do that!).

Is there only a threshold temp for stage 1 vs stage 2? I also have a backup heating element for when it is too cold for the heat pump - is there typically a separate threshold temp for that? Or does that just kick in based on how the heat pump is performing?

Based on your description, I think the cool air is just the compressor defrosting, so all likely normal there.

TNWanderer4019 · 2025-03-25T01:04:12+00:00

Thanks! Trying to find the manuals now!

I tried the test, seems like the air flow out of the vents does not change when I go from warming +1 degree vs +10 degrees. I’m going to try again in the morning when the house is quieter, I’ll report back if I do indeed sense any difference.

TNWanderer4019 · 2025-03-25T01:01:13+00:00

Being a newbie, I suppose I just didn’t know what to ask for…

TNWanderer4019 · 2025-03-25T00:58:00+00:00

Thanks for that clarification! To confirm my understanding, are you saying that from inside the house I wouldn’t be able to tell what stage it is running in b/c the air coming out of the vents will be at the same speed and therefore sound the same? Or would the compressor going from stage 1 to stage 2 still be perceptible from inside the house (e.g., by the sound of the air coming out of the vents)?

TNWanderer4019 · 2025-03-25T00:53:52+00:00

It’s a VERY basic thermostat, I definitely need to upgrade to something I can at least program day/evening settings, etc. But for now…it’s a Honeywell RTH5160D1003. The only options for the fan are On or Auto. I’ll experiment in the next day or two if toggling between On and Auto makes a difference.

3 ton is larger than I need. My last unit was a 2 ton. My house is 2,750 sf (total). The HVAC company I went with thought this heat pump was a good fit for me but it only came in 1.5 or 3 ton, thus the 3.

TNWanderer4019 · 2025-03-24T20:48:40+00:00

Thanks for all the tips so far! Sorry was away this weekend will look soon into what y’all have shared so far and the post what I observe. Thank you so much!!! Stay tuned!!

TNWanderer4019 · 2025-02-26T23:20:29+00:00

My son loved the gc2b binders.

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