I am considering buying a home that has no preexisting AC, it's a very large home so hiring people to do this ductwork could be very expensive, I've been looking into how to do this myself but whenever I look I see useless boomers saying useless boomer things, how would I go about doing this ductwork? what do I need to know before I consider this project, etc etc
there are free online calculators that will do all of the math for you
with insulated flex ducting, it's pretty low effort
Can you link, all I found were stupid boomers saying stupid things
frick off I'm not google
>This thing exists, because I say so
>Wow, I've been searching for the past hour and can't find shit, thanks anon, can you link it?
>no, im a useless boomer
Yeah ok buddy
You're a tiny dicked baby who is begging for spoon feeding. Come back when you grow up and have a huge dick, and we can talk about installing ductwork.
>siiiiiip
Hvac gay here. Its easy stuff to do but its a pain in the ass if you frick it up. Id recommend finding some kind of literature on how to appropriately size your equipment to the house. Depending on how large your house is you might be looking at two different systems especially if you live in a more hot and humid area. If at all possible dont skimp on the small details and PLEASE keep up with your warranty info. They dont make them like they used to.
Thanks anon, yeah it's about 8000 square foot, I'm moronic and I want to fix a money pit, is there anything you recommend me reading?
Id suggest the book Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. You can find PDFs online that will get you into the nitty gritty. I also suggest getting an appraisal from a local company. DO NOT BUY from them but let them take the measurements and go from there. Most companies will do this for free but confirm this over the phone first. You can also get into contact with local warehouses and sales reps that will likely steer you in the right direction. Install is easy for the equipment if you just make sure not to cross wires on your low voltage. Make sure to segregate your equipment on your breakers aswell. These things pull plenty of amps and will throw breakers like you wouldn’t believe if installed incorrectly. The literature goes more in depth on all of this however. Good luck
Thanks king
1-ton mini-split units. Believe it or not, Will Prowse has some good install videos.
2nd the mini-split.
I'm actually running EG4 brand, which is reviewed by Will Prowse. we have two 12,000 BTU units in a 1,400sqft hoose. they worked very well during extreme summer heat. we have not used the heat pump feature, because we have wood stoves.
>retrofitting a gigantic 8000 square foot house that wasn't designed to be centrally cooled with ducting
A moronic idea. I can GUARANTEE YOU throwing a minisplit in each general area and the bedrooms will both end up being faaarrrrr cheaper both up front and in energy savings. Bonus is you can selectively cool rooms/parts of the house that actually get used daily or when necessary. Cooling 8000 square feet 100% of the time is moronic bro.
At the store today, the guy was telling me that just laying 2 sheets of reflective insulation over (under) the floor joists will provide better R-values than the 6 inch fiberglass standard batting thats there. (of course batting is shoved between joists).
Is this really true? From a laymans perspective, it just doest seem real - that standard batting is so thick, and having it in each joist seems like it would insulate better. Is this new reflective stuff the real deal or just a meme?
Reflective insulation with air pockets between the reflective layers, only works well to keep out heat under roofs. Now I know what you're going to say, how can insulating heat from a hot roof to a cold attic be any different from any other type of insulation ... but that's because you're an idiot.
Reflective isolation doesn't work by except when it does under roofs for keeping out heat (never for keeping it in though, keep that straight).
get minisplits ..
i believe the actual name for the set of calculations you need to do to do all the sizing is called "Manual J"
Manual J is for system sizing; Manual D is for duct sizing
The solution me and wifey decided on was solar minisplit kits for the most used spaces and passive solar air heating everywhere else