If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
|
Posted by Abigail Baker on January 24, 2008, 11:43 am
I am having some major problems with my heat pump. Long story short
we had oil wanted gas, wasn't available on our side of the street, we
had no heat due to broken oil furnace, the dealer told me about a heat
pump, but never explained to me what it was.. and being an idiot, I
didn't ask the right questions... I had no idea this would iclude a
huge piece of machinery outside. The installed it right under our
bedroom window, and about 7 feet away from neighbor's bedroom window.
Neighbor has MAJOR issues with this... we are trying to be a good
neighbor without going into debt over it. We have a Trane XL15i,
which is suppose to be pretty quiet, but we live in older homes so the
sound is noticeable.... We just put up a fence to the cost of 750, and
this has been no help to her!!!
Any suggestions as to what our options are to reduce noise????
Thank you!!!!
|
|
Posted by on January 24, 2008, 12:17 pm
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:43:29 -0800 (PST), Abigail Baker
>I am having some major problems with my heat pump. Long story short
>we had oil wanted gas, wasn't available on our side of the street, we
>had no heat due to broken oil furnace, the dealer told me about a heat
>pump, but never explained to me what it was.. and being an idiot, I
>didn't ask the right questions... I had no idea this would iclude a
>huge piece of machinery outside.
Did you not have central air before ? It's the same thing.
> The installed it right under our
>bedroom window, and about 7 feet away from neighbor's bedroom window.
Then he's an asshole. When mine was installed, the idjit
wanted to put it ~ 7 feet to one side of a certain door, which would
have been directly outside my bedroom wall. I jumped his shit and
told him 'no, put it on the OTHER side of the door ( TONS of open room
on both sides ) ' - outside a kitchen window.
Seeing as I rarely sleep in the kitchen, this was a reasonable
idea. Of course, installers don't give a shit, they don't have to
live where they work.
>Neighbor has MAJOR issues with this... we are trying to be a good
>neighbor without going into debt over it. We have a Trane XL15i,
>which is suppose to be pretty quiet, but we live in older homes so the
>sound is noticeable.... We just put up a fence to the cost of 750, and
>this has been no help to her!!!
>Any suggestions as to what our options are to reduce noise????
Move the unit. There is NOTHING you can do at 6' - 7 ' away
to make it acceptable outside a neighbor's bedroom window at 2 AM.
NOTHING.
>Thank you!!!!
--
Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!!
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/
Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me
'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.'
'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.'
HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's
Free demo now available online http://pmilligan.net/palm/
|
|
Posted by Abigail Baker on January 24, 2008, 12:29 pm
No- we did not have central air.
Do you have any idea what the cost of moving one of these things is?
Also, do you know since we have not de comissioned our oil tank yet,
can the handler that works with the heat pump be hooked up with oil.
so we could use oil for heat, and the heat pump just for air???
I appreciate your help!
On Jan 24, 9:17=A0am, .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:43:29 -0800 (PST), Abigail Baker
> >I am having some major problems with my heat pump. =A0Long story short
> >we had oil wanted gas, wasn't available on our side of the street, we
> >had no heat due to broken oil furnace, the dealer told me about a heat
> >pump, but never explained to me what it was.. and being an idiot, I
> >didn't ask the right questions... I had no idea this would iclude a
> >huge piece of machinery outside.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Did you not have central air before ? =A0It's the same thi=
ng.
> > =A0The installed it right under our
> >bedroom window, and about 7 feet away from neighbor's bedroom window.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Then he's an asshole. =A0When mine was installed, the idji=
t
> wanted to put it ~ 7 feet to one side of a certain door, which would
> have been directly outside my bedroom wall. =A0I jumped his shit and
> told him 'no, put it on the OTHER side of the door ( TONS of open room
> on both sides ) ' - outside a kitchen window.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Seeing as I rarely sleep in the kitchen, this was a reason=
able
> idea. =A0Of course, installers don't give a shit, they don't have to
> live where they work.
> >Neighbor has MAJOR issues with this... we are trying to be a good
> >neighbor without going into debt over it. =A0We have a Trane XL15i,
> >which is suppose to be pretty quiet, but we live in older homes so the
> >sound is noticeable.... We just put up a fence to the cost of 750, and
> >this has been no help to her!!!
> >Any suggestions as to what our options are to reduce noise????
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Move the unit. =A0There is NOTHING you can do at 6' - 7 ' =
away
> to make it acceptable outside a neighbor's bedroom window at 2 AM.
> NOTHING.
> >Thank you!!!!
> --
> Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!!http://www.=
theanimalrescuesite.com/
> Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me
> 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.'
> 'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.'
> HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's
> Free demo now available onlinehttp://pmilligan.net/palm/
|
|
Posted by on January 24, 2008, 12:47 pm
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:29:05 -0800 (PST), Abigail Baker
>No- we did not have central air.
>Do you have any idea what the cost of moving one of these things is?
Varies a lot. You need some estmates.
>Also, do you know since we have not de comissioned our oil tank yet,
>can the handler that works with the heat pump be hooked up with oil.
>so we could use oil for heat, and the heat pump just for air???
Depends on a lot of variables. Again, get some estimates.
Get some contractors out to look at it and answer questions.
>I appreciate your help!
>On Jan 24, 9:17 am, .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
>> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:43:29 -0800 (PST), Abigail Baker
>> >I am having some major problems with my heat pump. Long story short
>> >we had oil wanted gas, wasn't available on our side of the street, we
>> >had no heat due to broken oil furnace, the dealer told me about a heat
>> >pump, but never explained to me what it was.. and being an idiot, I
>> >didn't ask the right questions... I had no idea this would iclude a
>> >huge piece of machinery outside.
>> Did you not have central air before ? It's the same thing.
>> > The installed it right under our
>> >bedroom window, and about 7 feet away from neighbor's bedroom window.
>> Then he's an asshole. When mine was installed, the idjit
>> wanted to put it ~ 7 feet to one side of a certain door, which would
>> have been directly outside my bedroom wall. I jumped his shit and
>> told him 'no, put it on the OTHER side of the door ( TONS of open room
>> on both sides ) ' - outside a kitchen window.
>> Seeing as I rarely sleep in the kitchen, this was a reasonable
>> idea. Of course, installers don't give a shit, they don't have to
>> live where they work.
>> >Neighbor has MAJOR issues with this... we are trying to be a good
>> >neighbor without going into debt over it. We have a Trane XL15i,
>> >which is suppose to be pretty quiet, but we live in older homes so the
>> >sound is noticeable.... We just put up a fence to the cost of 750, and
>> >this has been no help to her!!!
>> >Any suggestions as to what our options are to reduce noise????
>> Move the unit. There is NOTHING you can do at 6' - 7 ' away
>> to make it acceptable outside a neighbor's bedroom window at 2 AM.
>> NOTHING.
>> >Thank you!!!!
>> --
>> Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today
!!!http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/
>> Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me
>> 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.'
>> 'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.'
>> HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's
>> Free demo now available onlinehttp://pmilligan.net/palm/
--
Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!!
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/
Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me
'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.'
'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.'
HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's
Free demo now available online http://pmilligan.net/palm/
|
|
Posted by jamesgangnc on January 24, 2008, 3:33 pm
> No- we did not have central air.
> Do you have any idea what the cost of moving one of these things is?
> Also, do you know since we have not de comissioned our oil tank yet,
> can the handler that works with the heat pump be hooked up with oil.
> so we could use oil for heat, and the heat pump just for air???
> I appreciate your help!
> On Jan 24, 9:17=A0am, .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
> > On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:43:29 -0800 (PST), Abigail Baker
> > >I am having some major problems with my heat pump. =A0Long story short
> > >we had oil wanted gas, wasn't available on our side of the street, we
> > >had no heat due to broken oil furnace, the dealer told me about a heat
> > >pump, but never explained to me what it was.. and being an idiot, I
> > >didn't ask the right questions... I had no idea this would iclude a
> > >huge piece of machinery outside.
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Did you not have central air before ? =A0It's the same t=
hing.
> > > =A0The installed it right under our
> > >bedroom window, and about 7 feet away from neighbor's bedroom window.
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Then he's an asshole. =A0When mine was installed, the id=
jit
> > wanted to put it ~ 7 feet to one side of a certain door, which would
> > have been directly outside my bedroom wall. =A0I jumped his shit and
> > told him 'no, put it on the OTHER side of the door ( TONS of open room
> > on both sides ) ' - outside a kitchen window.
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Seeing as I rarely sleep in the kitchen, this was a reas=
onable
> > idea. =A0Of course, installers don't give a shit, they don't have to
> > live where they work.
> > >Neighbor has MAJOR issues with this... we are trying to be a good
> > >neighbor without going into debt over it. =A0We have a Trane XL15i,
> > >which is suppose to be pretty quiet, but we live in older homes so the
> > >sound is noticeable.... We just put up a fence to the cost of 750, and
> > >this has been no help to her!!!
> > >Any suggestions as to what our options are to reduce noise????
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Move the unit. =A0There is NOTHING you can do at 6' - 7 =
' away
> > to make it acceptable outside a neighbor's bedroom window at 2 AM.
> > NOTHING.
> > >Thank you!!!!
> > --
> > Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!!http://ww=
w.theanimalrescuesite.com/
> > Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me
> > 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.'
> > 'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.'
> > HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's
> > Free demo now available onlinehttp://pmilligan.net/palm/- Hide quoted te=
xt -
> - Show quoted text -
Get it moved. Think about the best location for it. If your house is
on a crawl space or basement then moving it might be pretty simple.
Might be a little cheaper than the fence. The main cost is because
they have to evacuate the refrigerant and then relocate the copper
lines that connect it to the air handler to the new location. As
well as run the 240 power to the new location. Then reconnect and
recharge the system. So you ought to be able to get an idea about the
level of difficulty by considering wher those copper lines and the
power have to run now and where they will have to run to the location
you are considering. Most people have several reasonable spots for
the outside unit. The installers should have asked you more about the
location. If you went with the lowest bid then they probably put it
where they had the shortest and most direct run to the circuit
breakers and the air handler.
|
| Similar Threads | Posted | | Payne Heat Pump Noise | December 18, 2007, 4:52 am |
| Heat pump making a clicking noise | February 13, 2008, 10:21 pm |
| heat exchanger noise | March 3, 2007, 3:46 pm |
| Trading a Miller Furnace to my neighbor | October 27, 2006, 8:57 pm |
| first time home owner electirc base heat no ac or heat pump what to do? | April 4, 2007, 8:08 pm |
| air source heat pump, split system, supply water for slab heat/cool | February 15, 2008, 8:27 pm |
| Goodman Heat Pump Emergency Heat doesn't work | January 29, 2007, 8:38 am |
| Heat Anticipator-Heat Pump | November 29, 2006, 10:00 pm |
| Heat Pump + Aux Heat Problem - Can You Help? | December 24, 2008, 7:04 pm |
| how hot can a heat pump get? | December 26, 2006, 4:18 pm |
|
|
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap
>we had oil wanted gas, wasn't available on our side of the street, we
>had no heat due to broken oil furnace, the dealer told me about a heat
>pump, but never explained to me what it was.. and being an idiot, I
>didn't ask the right questions... I had no idea this would iclude a
>huge piece of machinery outside.