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When the sun heats a roof, it’s primarily the sun’s _______ energy that makes the roof hot. Much of this heat travels by _______ through the roofing materials to the attic side of the roof
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2) One of the most severe problems an AC condenser can have
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3) What do you think this is AND what can this deficiency cause?
Potential Condenser issue can be many and varied
a. Insulation is damaged or missing
b. Insulation is not UV protected
c. Debris/ intake blockage
d. Damaged fins/ coil
e. OCPD is incorrect size (too large)
f. Hurricane straps are missing/ damaged
Looks like a “slab type” Evap Coil… if so, its deficiencies are too much to list. It should however be serviced by a Qualified HVAC Contractor soon. Again, if it is indeed an Evap Coil, it makes me laugh that people are so worried about their masks fitting properly, but hey will breath through that nasty thing 24/7.
Besides critters, just keep the exhaust end of the Dryer Vent away from any Condenser intake ( i sensed a theme here)
Cast Iron plumbing. Check the Cleanout, if its PVC then probably been upgraded.
Matt! You got 1 more than my friend Marcel.
That was a pic of evaporator coils I took last month- pretty snotty - huh?
Looks like number 4 was a little tricky.
When the sun heats a roof, it’s primarily the sun’s _______ energy that makes the roof hot. Much of this heat travels by _______ through the roofing materials to the attic side of the roof
radiant
conduction Radiant Barriers | Department of Energy
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2) One of the most severe problems an AC condenser can have
Damaged coils are one of the most severe problems an AC condenser
can have
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4) Is there any reason clothes dryers should not be vented to the outside?
Condensing dryers are plumbed to a drain, not outside
Building Codes and Indoor Air Quality Prepared for: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Indoor Environments Division* Table 2a: Residential Building Code Provisions Affecting Indoor Air Quality Venting and exhausts Clothes dryers must be vented to the outside, or condensing dryers plumbed to a drain. 14. Clothes Dryer Venting – Required Clothes dryer vented directly to the outdoors. Condensing dryers are exempt. (2) a tight home may be incapable of providing make up air for exhaust fans, a clothes dryerand vented combustion equipment. The negative pressure in the home caused by these appliances can draw exhaust gasses back into the home (backdrafting), and also force air*
*through the building envelope and create moisture/mold problems as humid air condenses within the building envelope. 4.6 Conventional clothes dryers shall be vented to the outdoors. Electric condensing dryers are not vented and shall be plumbed to a drain according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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5) Anything special come to mind if you were to observe this?
plumbing vent stack cast iron pipe
Cast iron pipe has been a sewer line mainstay for decades and has an average lifespan of 30 to 50 years. Over time however, as metallic surfaces come into contact with moisture, rusting and corrosion naturally set in. As these problems progress, the pipe is weakened and eventually needs to be replaced due to advanced deterioration or failure. Cast iron pipes can corrode over time compromising their structural integrity. The real danger for cast iron pipes is corrosion. Over time, wastewater flow will etch a channel at the bottom of the pipe that - if left untreated - will erode through the pipe and weaken the pipe structure and allow for foreign material to enter the line.
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OK Junior!
WHO sang this on what song? I’m here to please
Loverboy - Turn Me Loose
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It does not but I recall putting some dirty clothes in a washer while in Belgium in an airbnb last year and it came out clean and dry. I just didn’t think that the US was there yet …
Congrats Matt!
…I know exactly what you mean
