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Boiler Heating
Asked by P.B. from Davenport
on May 4, 2011
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We are looking at making an offer on an older house that has a boiler water-heating system and radiators. We do not know much about the maintenance and care for these ...
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- We have a boiler and radiators in our house. We love them. They never make noise, they give off moist heat so it doesn't get too dry, and there's always a warm place...
- Just a couple of notes not already mentioned: If the boiler is old make sure it has been updated with safety features (there should be some sort of regulator that shut...
- I think you will find that most plumbers/HVAC companies can maintain a boiler system. A good friend of mine has boiler heat BUT the biggest issue for them was the lac...
House Heating Question
Asked by L.L. from New York
on February 15, 2011
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I have a question about house heating bills. I live in a traditional single family home in Queens, NY and the heating system is powered by oil. Recently oil cost has...
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- I live in CT. We just got an oil delivery on Saturday. $3.44/gal. I'm estimating it's costing about $475 per month for heat and hot water (electricy not included), f...
- I live in Suffolk County and we are paying approx 700/month for oil - we have new(er) windows and our house is only 1700 sq ft. We asked the man who filled our tank i...
- I'm in the same exact predicament. I now keep my thermostat at 66 degrees. We also use that Amish heater thing and it actually works. I hate being an adult and complai...
Home Heating Concerns
Asked by R.P. from Philadelphia
on November 1, 2010
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A year ago we moved to the East Coast from the mid-west and rented a townhome until our old house sold. We finally purchased a home this past spring and are having som...
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- I understand how you feel. The furnaces and A/Cs in our house we bought a year and a few months ago were 20 years old. With the economy the way it was, and the unusu...
- If you are not planning on using your fireplace, be sure to close that thing up tight so heat does not escape. We have a 2000+ sq home with electric as the heat sourc...
- Insulate everything - it's cheap and it's easy AND it saves you money in the end. Make sure your windows and storms are closed and locked. Make sure your attic has pl...
Looking for Good Air and Heating Repair Person
Asked by J.R. from Los Angeles
on April 3, 2008
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We are looking for a good air/heating repairman. We need a licensed heating and air repairman to check our air conditioning system.
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- Hi J., I had a furnance installed last winter by Cool Air Technoloiges. Bill and Trish, the owners, were great. After several attempts to get the probelm resolved ...
- Hi there We have a great guy who is actually in lb area. His name is stacey seguine # ###-###-#### he is awesome!! You can mention to him C. and rich chung referr...
- http://www.longbeachheatandair.com/ They've done both repair and installation for us in the past 8 years. I highly recommend them.
Looking for Advice on Central Air Installation
Asked by K.B. from Boston
on May 3, 2010
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I am very interested in having central air installed in my home. I am wondering if any one who has also had it done has any advice: Questions to be sure to ask? Pit...
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- Hi, I have heard of Central Heating and Cooling- I cant remember if we got a quote from them or not....We installed central AC about 4 years ago. So far, so good......
- We installed our system via Central Heating and Cooling 8 yrs ago and have loved it. We have 2 system - upstairs in our attic for the second floor (also our attic fu...
- K., My dad does HVAC work, and has for 40 years. YES, it will boost your resale value, and help you compete with others in your area who have it. Do you have centra...
Temperature for Heating Your House
Asked by C.S. from Cleveland
on November 16, 2011
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We just moved to our house 6 months ago (2 weeks before baby #3 arrived!). For the last 10 years our house had baseboard heat where we controlled the temperature room...
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- Ours is at 68-70. Cooler during the day (work/school) warmer in the eveing and cooler at night. No house heats evenly with a gas furnace. Be sure to close all of th...
- Generally, we keep our programmable thermostat (if you don't have one yet--WELL worth the cost) at about 69-70 during the day, and about 67 at night. Most days someon...
- 68 during the day, if people are home. 62 if people aren't home. 65 at night. :)
Central Air and Heat
Asked by A.L. from Dallas
on February 20, 2007
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My husband and I are about to have our central air and heat replaced and I was wondering if any of you could offer up any of your experiences negative and positive. Al...
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- Hi A.. We have two Lenoxx air conditioners. They were put in when our home was built in 2003. We have had problems with both of the systems. In fact, one of the ...
- I just had mine replaced by Steve Baser Air Conditioning. He was great. Very professional, prompt and had a good price. He put a Trane in our house and so far we have ...
- Make sure the system you have is not underpowered. We were surprised to find out that our old system was too small for our home when we decided to replace it (No wonde...
How Much Is Your A/C & Heating Bill in Winter/Summer?
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on December 24, 2011
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We have a large 2 story home (about 4000sq. ft) in Flower Mound. We have 2 A/C units and TXU energy company.
We had extraordinarily high bills last summer that went l...
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- Wow that is expensive!! My house is a tad smaller than yours but still pretty large and our bills are not more than $300 for heat or cooling. They usually run in the...
- T. F - I bet you are in SunCreek and your builder is Drees....I used to work for them and would not be surprised if we met....was your walkthrough done with a man or a...
- Wow that's more then our mortgage at $1000 that's more then our mortgage and heat/cool combined! YIKES we have 2400 sf and we spend at max in the winter $225, that ...
Anyone Else Paying This Much for Winter Heating Costs?
Asked by S.M. from Springfield
on January 13, 2011
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We moved into a new house (renting) this August, and had really low utility bills for the first few months. We use oil for heat and hot water. Just for hot water use, ...
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- We moved into an old drafty farmhouse a few years ago. We don't have oil, ours is all electric. Our first winter here, I couldn't keep the house warmer than 60*, no ma...
- We used to turn our upstairs heat off during the day and then lower the downstairs heater at night. someone then told me that could be costing us more $ because the ...
- Are the ceilings vaulted at all? The more space there is in the house, the more it will costs. So if your ceilings are extra tall or vaulted then most of the heat is g...
MY Central AC Is Not Working
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on July 8, 2007
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...and it's gonna be 95 today!!!
Can anyone recommend a good Air Conditioning repair/service company or person?
Thanks so much
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- I use Fire N Ice.. They are out of Westmont... ###-###-####. I've used them in the past and they are great! Not sure if they are open today since it's Sunday. But th...
- Sorry C.....I just checked this today! I hope you made it through yest. I wanted to reccommend Around the Clock Air conditioning and Heating Co. ###-###-####. Very...
- You have probably received a number of recommendations by now, but add this one to your list: TS Mechanican, Inc ###-###-####, Mark Kristie. He used to be my neighbo...
