OK, I must confess I am not DIY-ing it this time, but I gotta ask... I am having a mini-split heat pump/AC unit installed in my 2-car garage, a 16 SEER, 12,000 BTU Airtemp. Both estimates I got were for the same number: $3,600. I cannot for the life of me find a definitive answer about how...

I live near Houston Texas and I just had a house built. During the construction process I asked the build to run A/C to the attached garages, they replied that won’t for various reasons. They wouldn’t even install a mini split system. However, the builder did fully insulated all the walls and...

New on the DIY forum, but have seen lots of great useful info. I have just installed a circuit with 3 duplex receptacles (3rd one split) with switch to control the bottom of the 3rd switch. I am using a simple circuit tester that plugs into each receptacle - it is a clear tester with orange...

I purchased an R-410A Goodman GSX130301B 2.5 Ton condenser and an Amana AVPTC36C14 3.0 Ton Air Handler with Variable Speed with a TXV from AC4Life.com. Had a licensed relative start the install. He could not finish it so I had to get a second licensed guy to do it. The first guy cut the coil...

Looked through the manual and understand it to a point. Was hoping to get some "polishing" from you guys. http://www.smarthome.com/3038A/Residential-Control-Systems-001-00242-ZC2S-HVAC-2-Zone-Controller/p.aspx Could this be installed to independently control the temperature and CFM of the HT...

We have wooden stairs in our house on the second floor which lead up to the attic. There are a couple of large cracks along the middle of the part attached to the wall, and the paint is bubbly; there's also a gap along the bottom of the part attached to the wall...