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Installing a HVAC Unit in the Basement
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" Remodeling a basement space to create a playroom or whatever in an old house usually means you're gonna have a lot of old pipes and ductwork to deal with -- and last week we showed you a little bit about what we had to do here in terms of removing some of that -- And re routing others and actually bringing in new -- we've got a perimeter system to control any kind of water infiltration in from under underground and that's part of it right here. But anyway this week we're talking about what you need to do in terms of heating ventilating and air conditioning HB AC. And we've already gotten most of the work done thanks to our friends at Trane and at total temperature control here in Wakefield and last week John -- seen -- took us through the steps of installing almost equipment and helping us understand was going to do force while."
" I like this plane -- biggest twist is we took the system inherently horizontal. We measured from the put -- ceiling 82 inches and we need a 124. So we're a little creative. We've got a horizontal. Versus a vertical mount. Now this allows us to catch assistant -- wet roof rafters using threaded rod in units that with I'm -- covering it to give it. Some vibration elimination we also use flex connections and bolt the supply as we tie in the return which -- cutting out rate now. Now what happens by leaving it so can mobile little bit and allows any transmission to be. Eliminated so the homeowner cannot hear any transmission. Might -- right now is cutting open the supply this is where all begins basically what we do is take the unconditionally -- from the harm. Run through the return -- which is going to be attached. The opening over there once -- system and they'll first thing I would do is that a filter. So we do is used to train cleaners textile that's what this thing does is take out. 98 point 98%. Of all particulates in the air so all pollutants would be removed from the here. Pride to get in condition. First thing we do if you go through. Dances but can't system as a variable drive system this allows the homeowner. To experience tremendous comfort as well as save up to 500 dollars a year -- and you said it's. What we do is we program this fan to operate based on ductwork installed in the homeowners are. So we design each house just. As he passes through this can't because room. Interest -- heating -- He have Beckett oil fired furnace heats the heat exchanger and indirectly heats the air going across it. Passes to the dormant air conditioning coil during the heating side and goes out gets you should be to adopt -- home. Now. What happens if it's in cooling is that we use same system comes to the -- was speeds fan at a different speed a much higher speed. To allow it to carry the finishing -- would now dormant heating system go to our refrigerant coil get conditioned. Dehumidify. And past the rest of the heart. But what's interesting about this quarter up. Is that again as you can see a larger pipe is a suction line that is that we're between turns back the system as a liquid line this is a high pressure. Liquid that comes into our system goes into -- which is connected to. Expansion valve social in a moment. It gets flashed off to a cooler. Low pressure gas and goes back the system. As you come over here. I can show you this is the expansion -- to -- special liquid and disease mansion dealt."
" Gets flashed off -- to distribute to -- ends up filling the coil up but restriction which absorbs all the heat. In humidity from the yet so can be conditioned well for the home once it goes through here and felt the site's condition doesn't."
" This is where our pipes originate from his suction line again here's our liquid line. This is a concrete -- what we did for a four inch concrete pad to accept that convinced you wish that. Men are bringing as we speak great now. As you can tell it's a big unit. It's -- sixteen seer system. Allow homeowners. -- get the most benefit and saving cooling this coming season."
" Heavy as you may notice is the system is very lives to four times system the reason so lodges and very efficient and that's its seer value. It's serious sixteen seasonal energy efficiency ratio is the pronunciation to see it. System is larger because -- able to dissipate more heat from the system. At a rapid rate to save energy. This system can save upwards of 45% up here energy cost by its efficient operation and design. The system is whisper quiet as a -- it dissipates heat from and from basically inside and dissipates it outside. It's very quiet it's very efficient system."
