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Re: What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

by Ziggy587 Sun Jul 24, 2022 2:48 pm

I installed a mini split system this year. I've been wanting to for the past couple of years now, but this year I decided to finally do it. It annoyingly took me most of a weekend to get it installed, but it was worth it. I'm very happy with how great it works, and also how quiet it is compared to a window unit.
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Re: What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

by Jagosaurus Thu Jul 28, 2022 12:05 am

Ziggy587 wrote:I installed a mini split system this year. I've been wanting to for the past couple of years now, but this year I decided to finally do it. It annoyingly took me most of a weekend to get it installed, but it was worth it. I'm very happy with how great it works, and also how quiet it is compared to a window unit.


Was this for a certain area of the home? Was there central air elsewhere and just needed additional coverage?

@Ziggy, check out the YT channel Technology Connections. He does a lot of old tech but also gets really heavy into AC/HVAC and mechanical engineering type disciplines. Cool channel you'll dig:
https://youtu.be/Eg8tK1LpLS8

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Just part of living in Texas... AC gets expensive quick. I'm on a maintenance plan. Have a HVAC company out twice a year to check. Had them do some tweaks to new house when I moved in. Cost of living here.

Also... have a smart Ecobee thermostat. Love that thing. Nice to adjust from phone with schedules set. Helpful to check in on house temp & humidity while traveling.

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Re: What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

by Limewater Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:49 am

Jagosaurus wrote:About 10 days ago was 106 true temp & 115 heat index here :roll: . Shocked some folks on a work call. They were complaining about 50% humidity on East coast... shoot... that's inside with AC on in Houston area :lol:


Huh. Where on the East Coast were they? Lots of the east coast is very humid in the summer. I'm in North Alabama, and it's 88% humidity right now even though we're way behind on rain. I used to live in Maryland and it was similarly humid in the summer.

Humidity aside, it is milder here than Houston. I lived in Houston for a while when I was a kid. I loved it, but it was thirty years ago.

I did spend a summer in Rhode Island in 2005. It was summer, so we packed for summer. We ended up going to Wal-Mart to buy sweat shirts. I don't remember if it was humid, though.
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by marurun Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:05 am

Cape Cod is northeast and is humid as all swampy hell. Most houses there smell of mildew simply by default.
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by SamuraiMegas Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:12 am

I got a new job (I think I mentioned that here) working on campus and start on the first.... But I think I might not get paid paid til September 1st :? Going to be a very tough month. At least I'll probably get a few $ for my birthday to tide me over.
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Re: What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

by opa Fri Jul 29, 2022 5:34 am

SamuraiMegas wrote:I got a new job (I think I mentioned that here) working on campus and start on the first.... But I think I might not get paid paid til September 1st :? Going to be a very tough month. At least I'll probably get a few $ for my birthday to tide me over.

Are there not any places hiring near you? I see "help wanted" or "now hiring" signs on almost every store I go to around here. It'd be great if you could find something temporary for the month of August at least.

Good luck with the new job!
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by Jagosaurus Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:11 am

I'd have to look back, actually think it was the NE somewhere. People I interface with for work often picture Houston like west TX. Shocks them to find out its often 90%+ humidity & we get 10+ more inches of rain than Seattle :).

The rough combo is when it's 100+ degrees and 90+ humidity which has happened a lot this summer.

I remember in a JRE episode he compared Houston to the Amazon rain forest :lol:

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by REPO Man Fri Jul 29, 2022 8:51 pm

:cry: Back tire ended up with another flata few days ago, though this time I suspect that the tire itself being rotted in a few spots made it easier to roll over something sharp.

:D Got it fixed today.

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by PretentiousHipster Sat Jul 30, 2022 7:02 am

Made a new trailer for my Zelda video and it's one of my best works imo, at least in terms of concepts and trolling. I channeled my inner Vic Berger

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Re: What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

by Ziggy587 Sat Jul 30, 2022 7:45 am

Jagosaurus wrote:
Ziggy587 wrote:I installed a mini split system this year. I've been wanting to for the past couple of years now, but this year I decided to finally do it. It annoyingly took me most of a weekend to get it installed, but it was worth it. I'm very happy with how great it works, and also how quiet it is compared to a window unit.


Was this for a certain area of the home? Was there central air elsewhere and just needed additional coverage?

@Ziggy, check out the YT channel Technology Connections. He does a lot of old tech but also gets really heavy into AC/HVAC and mechanical engineering type disciplines. Cool channel you'll dig:
https://youtu.be/Eg8tK1LpLS8


There was no central air, only window units. The mini split is for the main floor, which is a mostly open floor layout so it works really well. There is a basement and attic, so it would be possible to add central air or HVAC. But for the cost of a mini split, and how well they work, it seemed like a no-brainer.

I love Technology Connections! I've been watching him for a while now, and have definitely learned a lot of things.
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