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Posted by Zyp on December 28, 2008, 7:23 pm
woger151@jqpx37.cotse.net wrote:
> Bought a house last June, a two-story brick colonial with a gas
> furnace and AC.
> The supply in the master bedroom on the second floor is really weak.
> Had a guy come out from a furnace/AC place I've been happy with so
> far. He said the only way to really find the problem directly would
> be to start ripping up walls, which isn't worth the expense.
> Does anyone in the home HVAC industry ever use a fiberscope/borescope
> for this kind of thing? (To inspect the ductwork for obstructions.)
> TIA,
> S
Although Bubba and KJPro are right, there still remains the possibility of
broken duct. Use your flashlight, look around at any exposed ductwork you
can find. Replace the air filter [a clogged air filter will reduce total
airflow]. If all else fails, it might be a poor design. Most designs fail
in the return air sizing [too small.] If you are willing to pay for the
time, a qualified HVAC contractor who's licensed in your area, and
knowledgeable will find and solve your trouble, but not for free.
--
Zyp
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Posted by The King on December 28, 2008, 9:04 pm
>woger151@jqpx37.cotse.net wrote:
>> Bought a house last June, a two-story brick colonial with a gas
>> furnace and AC.
>> The supply in the master bedroom on the second floor is really weak.
>> Had a guy come out from a furnace/AC place I've been happy with so
>> far. He said the only way to really find the problem directly would
>> be to start ripping up walls, which isn't worth the expense.
>> Does anyone in the home HVAC industry ever use a fiberscope/borescope
>> for this kind of thing? (To inspect the ductwork for obstructions.)
>> TIA,
>> S
>Although Bubba and KJPro are right, there still remains the possibility of
>broken duct. Use your flashlight, look around at any exposed ductwork you
>can find. Replace the air filter [a clogged air filter will reduce total
>airflow]. If all else fails, it might be a poor design. Most designs fail
>in the return air sizing [too small.] If you are willing to pay for the
>time, a qualified HVAC contractor who's licensed in your area, and
>knowledgeable will find and solve your trouble, but not for free.
Once on a new build resi job a long time ago I watched a clean up guy
do a bang up job sweeping the floors. Right into the supply openings
in the floor.
It wouldn't take much to block a piece of oval duct shoved in the wall
cavity feeding the upstairs.
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Posted by on December 29, 2008, 7:49 am
> >woger...@jqpx37.cotse.net wrote:
> >> Bought a house last June, a two-story brick colonial with a gas
> >> furnace and AC.
> >> The supply in the master bedroom on the second floor is really weak.
> >> Had a guy come out from a furnace/AC place I've been happy with so
> >> far. =A0He said the only way to really find the problem directly would
> >> be to start ripping up walls, which isn't worth the expense.
> >> Does anyone in the home HVAC industry ever use a fiberscope/borescope
> >> for this kind of thing? =A0(To inspect the ductwork for obstructions.)
> >> TIA,
> >> S
> >Although Bubba and KJPro are right, there still remains the possibility =
of
> >broken duct. =A0Use your flashlight, look around at any exposed ductwork=
you
> >can find. =A0Replace the air filter [a clogged air filter will reduce to=
tal
> >airflow]. =A0If all else fails, it might be a poor design. =A0Most desig=
ns fail
> >in the return air sizing [too small.] =A0If you are willing to pay for t=
he
> >time, a qualified HVAC contractor who's licensed in your area, and
> >knowledgeable will find and solve your trouble, but not for free.
> Once on a new build resi job a long time ago I watched a clean up guy
> do a bang =A0up job sweeping the floors. =A0Right into the supply opening=
s
> in the floor.
> It wouldn't take much to block a piece of oval duct shoved in the wall
> cavity feeding the upstairs.- Hide quoted text -
The guy who checked out the ductwork for me says he's seen all sorts
of crazy stuff. Like a plumber who stood on ductwork in a floor and
crushed it, then covered the floor up. And a homeowner who had this
expensive refinish job done on their basement, then discovered they
forgot to look into putting in ductwork.
> - Show quoted text -
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Posted by The King on December 29, 2008, 7:26 pm
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:49:09 -0800 (PST), woger151@jqpx37.cotse.net
wrote:
>> >woger...@jqpx37.cotse.net wrote:
>> >> Bought a house last June, a two-story brick colonial with a gas
>> >> furnace and AC.
>> >> The supply in the master bedroom on the second floor is really weak.
>> >> Had a guy come out from a furnace/AC place I've been happy with so
>> >> far. He said the only way to really find the problem directly would
>> >> be to start ripping up walls, which isn't worth the expense.
>> >> Does anyone in the home HVAC industry ever use a fiberscope/borescope
>> >> for this kind of thing? (To inspect the ductwork for obstructions.)
>> >> TIA,
>> >> S
>> >Although Bubba and KJPro are right, there still remains the possibility of
>> >broken duct. Use your flashlight, look around at any exposed ductwork you
>> >can find. Replace the air filter [a clogged air filter will reduce total
>> >airflow]. If all else fails, it might be a poor design. Most designs fail
>> >in the return air sizing [too small.] If you are willing to pay for the
>> >time, a qualified HVAC contractor who's licensed in your area, and
>> >knowledgeable will find and solve your trouble, but not for free.
>> Once on a new build resi job a long time ago I watched a clean up guy
>> do a bang up job sweeping the floors. Right into the supply openings
>> in the floor.
>> It wouldn't take much to block a piece of oval duct shoved in the wall
>> cavity feeding the upstairs.- Hide quoted text -
>The guy who checked out the ductwork for me says he's seen all sorts
>of crazy stuff. Like a plumber who stood on ductwork in a floor and
>crushed it, then covered the floor up. And a homeowner who had this
>expensive refinish job done on their basement, then discovered they
>forgot to look into putting in ductwork.
>> - Show quoted text -
A friend of mine who use to do concrete work once told me that some
guy he was working with took a dump on a freshly poured basement floor
then floated the hunk of shit into the fresh concrete. How nice..
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Posted by Bubba on December 29, 2008, 9:30 pm
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:26:20 -0500, The King
>On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:49:09 -0800 (PST), woger151@jqpx37.cotse.net
>wrote:
>>> >woger...@jqpx37.cotse.net wrote:
>>> >> Bought a house last June, a two-story brick colonial with a gas
>>> >> furnace and AC.
>>> >> The supply in the master bedroom on the second floor is really weak.
>>> >> Had a guy come out from a furnace/AC place I've been happy with so
>>> >> far. He said the only way to really find the problem directly would
>>> >> be to start ripping up walls, which isn't worth the expense.
>>> >> Does anyone in the home HVAC industry ever use a fiberscope/borescope
>>> >> for this kind of thing? (To inspect the ductwork for obstructions.)
>>> >> TIA,
>>> >> S
>>> >Although Bubba and KJPro are right, there still remains the possibility of
>>> >broken duct. Use your flashlight, look around at any exposed ductwork you
>>> >can find. Replace the air filter [a clogged air filter will reduce total
>>> >airflow]. If all else fails, it might be a poor design. Most designs fail
>>> >in the return air sizing [too small.] If you are willing to pay for the
>>> >time, a qualified HVAC contractor who's licensed in your area, and
>>> >knowledgeable will find and solve your trouble, but not for free.
>>> Once on a new build resi job a long time ago I watched a clean up guy
>>> do a bang up job sweeping the floors. Right into the supply openings
>>> in the floor.
>>> It wouldn't take much to block a piece of oval duct shoved in the wall
>>> cavity feeding the upstairs.- Hide quoted text -
>>The guy who checked out the ductwork for me says he's seen all sorts
>>of crazy stuff. Like a plumber who stood on ductwork in a floor and
>>crushed it, then covered the floor up. And a homeowner who had this
>>expensive refinish job done on their basement, then discovered they
>>forgot to look into putting in ductwork.
>>> - Show quoted text -
>A friend of mine who use to do concrete work once told me that some
>guy he was working with took a dump on a freshly poured basement floor
>then floated the hunk of shit into the fresh concrete. How nice..
Then you should stop taking dumps on freshly poured concrete floors,
Mikey.
Bubba
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> furnace and AC.
> The supply in the master bedroom on the second floor is really weak.
> Had a guy come out from a furnace/AC place I've been happy with so
> far. He said the only way to really find the problem directly would
> be to start ripping up walls, which isn't worth the expense.
> Does anyone in the home HVAC industry ever use a fiberscope/borescope
> for this kind of thing? (To inspect the ductwork for obstructions.)
> TIA,
> S