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Posted by on November 11, 2008, 8:00 pm
> > My 16.5x31.5" furnace return grille is getting on my nerves after 20
> > years.
> > Should I just go to Home Depot and "supersize" my grille? =A0Or is ther=
e
> > a
> > brand out there with a reputation for quiet?
> If its been noisy for 20 years, that kind of indicates that it wasn't don=
e
> right in the first place. Add to that that the average lifespan for a
> furnace is 18 - 20 years, you might want to consider replacing the old
> furnace and ductwork with a new super energy efficient one that is correc=
tly
> sized for you home and get the ductwork re-done correctly at the same tim=
e.
> All things being right with the world, the noise will go away and your
> energy bills will drop considerably.
The furnace is new as of last week. The noise remains an issue.
Which grille
would you buy for your home?
Thx, Jake
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Posted by Steve on November 11, 2008, 8:31 pm
> > My 16.5x31.5" furnace return grille is getting on my nerves after 20
> > years.
> > Should I just go to Home Depot and "supersize" my grille? Or is there
> > a
> > brand out there with a reputation for quiet?
> If its been noisy for 20 years, that kind of indicates that it wasn't done
> right in the first place. Add to that that the average lifespan for a
> furnace is 18 - 20 years, you might want to consider replacing the old
> furnace and ductwork with a new super energy efficient one that is
> correctly
> sized for you home and get the ductwork re-done correctly at the same
> time.
> All things being right with the world, the noise will go away and your
> energy bills will drop considerably.
The furnace is new as of last week. The noise remains an issue.
Which grille
would you buy for your home?
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I would buy correctly sized ductwork. The air noise is from restriction in
the air flow. It wasn't done right in the first place, and now you have a
new box(furnace) and still have the same problem. How many btu is the
furnace?? does it have A/C?? how many btu or tons?? Its entirely possible
that there are multiple problems.... oversized furnace, and undersized
ductwork. Its not *JUST* the grill.
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Posted by on November 11, 2008, 9:56 pm
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:00:46 -0800 (PST), jake.pinneberg@gmail.com
wrote:
>The furnace is new as of last week. The noise remains an issue.
>Which grille
>would you buy for your home?
>Thx, Jake
Lmao. What hack did you let do the work? Oh wait, I know, you went
with the lowest bidder! I am the real ftwhd and I approve this
message.
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Posted by Patriot on November 11, 2008, 11:39 pm
ftwhd wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:00:46 -0800 (PST), jake.pinneberg@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
>> The furnace is new as of last week. The noise remains an issue.
>> Which grille
>> would you buy for your home?
>> Thx, Jake
>
> Lmao. What hack did you let do the work? Oh wait, I know, you went
> with the lowest bidder! I am the real ftwhd and I approve this
> message.
Did he Charge only $3800 for the entire bid?
Yep, that the lowest bidder.
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Posted by Steve on November 13, 2008, 9:54 pm
> wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>> One big reason I like working for the outfit that I'm at is they keep
>>> me busy year around at 40 or more hours. The only time I put in less
>>> hours is when I take a day off here and there.
>>There aren't any service trucks parked at the supply houses either.. they
>>are all parked at their respective shops. Since Monday, I have only seen
>>one
>>other service truck on the road.... he had a tree stand in the back to go
>>hunting.
> Well we are always looking for good techs. Just put a new one on a
> few weeks ago. No shortage of work here. I guess thats the big
> difference between resi and com/industrial.
> I think a lot of the problem down your way is the climate. No one
> needs ht/clg now. Up here were gearing up for the htg season. Lots
> of boiler work to do. I spent 7 hrs on a 1.2MBH copper fin Ray Pak hi
> delta boiler today on my second call and I need to go back to finish
> tomorrow. Those copper fin boilers suck but there are good for
> business.
nothing to do with climate... all my service agreement customers have been
taked care of. Those that were up for renewal didn't have the money to
renew. Condemned 2 furnaces... they don't have the money to replace them.
> Maybe you need to branch out a bit and get into more fridge work?
> Personally I hate com refer work anymore. I just bored with it but
> when the calls come in Im the guy they send. I guess I cant bitch,
> its work for me.
I do some fridge work, and most all of my commercial customers have gone out
of business, and closed their doors. I only have a couple of commercial
customers left.
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> > Should I just go to Home Depot and "supersize" my grille? =A0Or is ther=