Houseology
I know this is not going to be DIY work but maybe the diagnostics can be? I bought my mom’s house when she died. It has Baseboard heat with a boiler system, A/C in the attic, an attic fan. Many of the windows are foggy, I’m told this is because the gas has leaked out. But the also get a lot of condensation, sometimes covering the whole glass. They get mold also and above them sometimes mold appears. I wipe everything down with bleach when I see it. Do I need to put temperature and humidity sensors around in the house and collect data to see humidity happens at what temperatures? The back bedrooms, furtherest from the boiler are really cold but the rest of the house is fine - I keep the thermostat at 68 in winter. I know the windows need replacing and the A/C as well. The pan has rusted thru in the attic and there is a problem with the unit outside. I think the access to check the Freon is frozen and one of the guys told me he didn’t want to push too much and break the bolt or nut. Anyway if I have to replace the A/C I’m trying to figure out if I should move it out of the attic and add a blower to get more even heat, bypassing the boiler. This all seems complex to me because it will have to be in a closet, I have a crawl space, and the vent will have to be reconfigured. Am I making this too complicated? Thanks! submitted by /u/mazurzapt [link] [comments]
I know this is not going to be DIY work but maybe the diagnostics can be?
I bought my mom’s house when she died. It has Baseboard heat with a boiler system, A/C in the attic, an attic fan. Many of the windows are foggy, I’m told this is because the gas has leaked out. But the also get a lot of condensation, sometimes covering the whole glass. They get mold also and above them sometimes mold appears. I wipe everything down with bleach when I see it.
Do I need to put temperature and humidity sensors around in the house and collect data to see humidity happens at what temperatures? The back bedrooms, furtherest from the boiler are really cold but the rest of the house is fine - I keep the thermostat at 68 in winter.
I know the windows need replacing and the A/C as well. The pan has rusted thru in the attic and there is a problem with the unit outside. I think the access to check the Freon is frozen and one of the guys told me he didn’t want to push too much and break the bolt or nut.
Anyway if I have to replace the A/C I’m trying to figure out if I should move it out of the attic and add a blower to get more even heat, bypassing the boiler.
This all seems complex to me because it will have to be in a closet, I have a crawl space, and the vent will have to be reconfigured.
Am I making this too complicated? Thanks!
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