ABATTBQ11 said:
If it's a closet or something, you can build out a chase in it to the floor below, potentially all the way down to the first floor depending on the rest of the house. That maybe should have been the case, and maybe they were supposed to have return ducts installed going down and and picking up returns between the floor joists or something. Seems like the installer completely forgot or disregarded that
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The house is a weird design and they did not do themselves any favors by putting the HVAC equipment at teh very back in the third floor closet/attic. The air intakes/returns system was completely messed up before even finding the restriction/idiocy.
My hope is that they there might be enough room in the mechanical closet area to reinstall things horizontally. Then they could rework the connection of the return plenum so it attaches on the end of the blower without any restrictions.
My hope is that they there might be enough room in the mechanical closet area to reinstall things horizontally. Then they could rework the connection of the return plenum so it attaches on the end of the blower without any restrictions.
Absolute said:
The house is a weird design and they did not do themselves any favors by putting the HVAC equipment at teh very back in the third floor closet/attic. The air intakes/returns system was completely messed up before even finding the restriction/idiocy.
My hope is that they there might be enough room in the mechanical closet area to reinstall things horizontally. Then they could rework the connection of the return plenum so it attaches on the end of the blower without any restrictions.
You almost have to think it was a last minute change to the floorplan or something that prompted a move of the HVAC to that location because literally everything about the system is horrible.
2wealfth Man said:ABATTBQ11 said:
If it's a closet or something, you can build out a chase in it to the floor below, potentially all the way down to the first floor depending on the rest of the house. That maybe should have been the case, and maybe they were supposed to have return ducts installed going down and and picking up returns between the floor joists or something. Seems like the installer completely forgot or disregarded that
Not necessarily an open chase, but a chase for return ductwork. You can have metal ducts between floors all day as long as they're properly sealed between floors and don't create an opening. The chase is just to hide the ducts.
I believe you could also have an open chase as long as you install the proper fire damper on the floor opening.
I would like to think that. Unfortunately, this is one of the later builds. Looking at the outside roof location of the furnace exhaust on the other houses, it is the same. So would appear things were designed this way.
I could buy into the idea that they were supposed to install the unit and plenums horizontally, but did it vertically instead to leave more storage space or working space. But who knows, supervision is nonexistent in new builds.
I could buy into the idea that they were supposed to install the unit and plenums horizontally, but did it vertically instead to leave more storage space or working space. But who knows, supervision is nonexistent in new builds.
Recently had a third water main leak in the front year over a one year period, so decided to just replace the line. They found that pressure from both external faucets was over 100 psi so replaced the pressure reducing valve as well.
Work completes and pay the last half. Walk inside and here loud rushing water, run over to where they had cut out and installed the new valve to see my own inside water fountain. Sprint back outside to get them before they left. The lower part of the new connection had failed.
Fun times
Work completes and pay the last half. Walk inside and here loud rushing water, run over to where they had cut out and installed the new valve to see my own inside water fountain. Sprint back outside to get them before they left. The lower part of the new connection had failed.
Fun times
Sounds like you just needed a pressure reducing valve put in at the water meter
Would be way too hard to actually check their work for leaks!
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