Eric Samuels
Central heating issue in bedroom and living room
Hey everyone,
First time house hacker here.I closed on a duplex in Philly end of September and once it got cold I realized the living room and medium sized bedroom in one of the units were not warming up as much as o...
Andrew S.
Hot upstairs bedrooms - bathroom fan to attic?
Hey BP! I recently moved into my first house hack that I gutted and finished up to move-in with my old roommates. They've complained about the upstairs bedrooms being hot and minimal air flow. I currently have a st...
Atul Mohlajee
Can pipes freeze in a Winterized house
I just bought a 2-Flat in very cold Chicago weather. It is winterized so the furnace(Heat) is not on. Is there any chance of freezing if it is winterized? I was thinking of starting furnace with my Contractor this ...
Art Maydan
Frozen Pipe Solutions
Does anyone have experience installing heated pipe tape in units that have already been built and are occupied? Last year when it hit -40F, we had several units with frozen pipes running along exterior walls freeze de...
Paul Bommarito
Frozen Pipe Preventative Measures
As I am sure most people are aware, we just went through some of the coldest days in Chicago's history. Many people had pipes burst and as I walked out of Home Depot this morning, everyone had pipe insulation, new cop...
Kawsar Ali
Tenant Keeps complaining it is too cold, even after 74
We just recently moved into to a new house we purchased 2 months ago and a new tenant moved in on the 2nd floor on the 5th last month. For past the two weeks or so she has been driving me insane about the heat. By NY ...
Svend W.
Heat pumps in Chicago
Hi, allI have an old 2 flat which needs central heat and AC to be added (it currently has gas powered fireplaces and a window AC).I'm leaning towards going with heat pumps for the following reasons:* One appliance ins...
Jose Castillo
What heating & air does the home have? CONFUSED please help
Ok so this is where I get a bit lost when talking with sellers: It's like I suddenly get lost when they start telling me about what kind of heating and air they have. I guess I have some of these components confused a...
Genny Li
Poorly balanced HVAC--critique my plan
The HVAC duct system on my condo was designed horribly. Here is my plan to address issues. Please tell me what you would do in my place instead.LAYOUT:There is a separate HVAC system for each condo, with the compres...
Keaton Vols
Common entry door lock
I’m looking for recommendations on lock sets for my common area entry doors on my 4 plex. I’m not sure I want something electronic as it gets really cold where I live. I want something that’ll automatically lock as th...