[AT] OOOPS - Do as I say not as I do - now ramblingofftopic...heating

[Larry D. Goss]

If you hold on to something long enough, it starts being thought of as
odd-ball, Charlie, even if it is a production unit.  We installed a GE
heat pump on the farm in 1957.  Over the years, the compressor and the
big transfer valve were replaced several times, but it ran for better
than 40 years.  After about 1980, the service technicians would come out
to work on it and shake their heads in disbelief because it was such an
"unusual" design.  It was constructed as a single unit -- inside air
handler, outside air handler, compressor, and transfer valve were all
inside a big steel cabinet.  It was serial number 006.

Of course, we never run into that sort of thing today.  We all work with
state-of-the-art farm equipment and don't have to worry about finding
replacement parts to keep them running.  :-)

Larry

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ramblingofftopic...heating




I guess that means I can't get one like yours George!  LOL.

 The problem with building odd ball systems "for lack of a better term"
is
 that if you are borrowing money the odd ball systems freak out the
 appraisers and bankers.  Or actually they freak out the appraisers ( I
am
 one).  The bankers wouldn't know the difference if we didn't tell them.
 However,  I'm convienced that there are a lot of better ways to do HVAC

than
 the standard, undersized heat pumps that the power companies recommend
and
 the rank and file HVAC contractors are conditioned to use.

 Charlie
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> From: "George Willer" <gwill at toast.net>
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>
>
>> Charlie,
>>
>> The system was assembled by U.S.Power from York, PA (no longer in 
>> business) using Trane equipment.  I had to deal through a local
dealer 
>> (no longer in business).  The design was mostly mine.  Actually, the 
>> refrigeration end is very simple compared to an air to air system or
the 
>> ductwork distribution system.  All the interior sheet metal work I 
>> designed and built on site from sheet stock.  Kind of a fun job for a

>> change of pace.  If I were doing it again, I'd just buy components
and 
>> have at it!
>>
>> George

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