This video popped into my feed a year later, but wanted to thank you, SlickTurtle. I wish creators who make "list" videos made timestamps. Not necessarily to skip things, but to help just note things out.

Condo? Condominium? I don't know how old are you, but if you are young, don't do it. Get in rent and save to buy a house. I did that mistake twice and was a mess. You will be married to a whole bunch of people that have different ideas and create chaos all the time. Take the time and buy a House, no matter what happens.

⁠don't forget about the condo fees

But black out curtains work. They reflect the heat back from the house.

....are they wrong? 🧐

White reflects heat, black absorbs it.

@@HugoStiglitz89 The black out curtains that we have in our house aren't black, the face towards the room is brown and the face towards the window is white - but what is nice about black out curtains is that they're thick so they block 90%-100% of light transmittal, and because they're thick they also reject some heat transfer and noise. When COVID started I would open the blinds and curtains to enjoy the light, but noticed that my room would be 90-100° in December, and no the thermostat wasn't turned up that high. The light would heat up everything in the room and thermal mass would retain that heat well into the night. So I started leaving the blinds and curtains closed, and would be a much more tolerable temperature, so much for natural lighting.

I'll see you and raise... I put a foil emergency blanket over my windows secured by black duct tape.. 🤣🤣🤣

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I install air conditioners daily and you are correct. We always recommend merv 8 or less.

You might as well not even bother with a filter at that point. Fiberglass filter does not filter much. The better move would be to get a quality filter with a high surface area like 3M 1900.

@@phamlam3720 it does. You'll need to change it more often. Anywhere between 30 - 60 days

Hi. What does the package say on the tide product-thinking I’m going to give it a shot!thank you. Have a good day

When I first bought my house I didn't know about the different filter types. If you get one too thick that's made to be hypoallergenic it restricts air flow and vise versa with a really thin filter. That affects the performance of the AC unit. If you're not careful your unit will work super hard to achieve a certain temp and the electric bill will be astronomical.

Or you have a room (south facing) that gets more sun or generates more heat (computers) and the builders never take that into considerations. A cheap way to boost the cold air pulled into that room.

@@Crydes Doubtful, your airflow is heavily regulated by ductwork size, connectors, and the cubic feet of other rooms that allow easier draw into them. It would take enough of a fan booster to break the draw from other rooms. But you may feel the air, but not getting increase flow. South facing rooms, also benefit most from UV shielding/siding, roof underlayment's, triple panes or .6 coefficients, (even mirror solar film) for windows and doors. Even painting your roof white ceramic on one side or all over. All this saves on your h/c bill as well. A better way, is a temperature regulator for that room, and a duct branch off designed for it. Which you could install your self or have a HVAc person install and review. IF your renting ... that is rough. But maybe your renter will take off any upgrade from your rent, etc. 9/10 well, 9.9/10 booster fans are a waste... useless, but it may help in other ways, of feeling like your doing something.

Wow. Must be nice to be unemployed and mooch off the government for all your needs.

@@zloungeact mooch off the government? Didn't you just see that I said I'm on ssi for disability? I had an amputation since you know so much. It must be nice to be an asshole and talk about someone who fell on hard times and who has been in and out of the hospital for 13 years dealing with diabetic ulcers, bone infections, having 6 foot surgeries, and a amputation while going broke because of it and helping others who were less fortunate than me. Know someone before you talk about someone instead of assuming. Smdh

It's a city program? I'm in Texas and I've not heard of energy companies or anyone doing all that. Would love to find it if it's out there. They will install automatic thermostats but you agree they can adjust the temp. Ya... Very much noooooo ty

@@dalpz205 they don't adjust temps

@@djpat5998 Idk if they do or not but I have sign a contract that allows them to. I live in Texas. I seriously don't trust an energy company to have my best interest in mind.

What is under shingle edge venting?

@@one7decimal2eight maybe they're referring to vented soffits?

Thanks! I live in Atlanta and have always opened all windows when temps are below 73 to pull in cool air. Will try it with back door and front window, both in shade.

@@ginaforfsu Works every time except when it’s raining! 😉 That’s the only drawback, can’t use it at all then.

Your screens will be so dirty, and all the pollen and pollution also gets pulled into your house. I once had a whole-house fan and I don’t want another one.

@@AuroraBD0618 I guess that depends upon the exterior of the house but I definitely see your point. I clean the screens regularly and definitely remove drapes from those windows during the summer months. I have regular air filters to take out any pollen or contaminants that find their way inside. If it really got bad I’d just put a furnace filter in those windows to filter it out. It’s a small price to pay for not needing the extra expense of having to pay for central air conditioning.

I loved the no heat calls after the energy company installed the thermostats.

For the fans on the vents wouldn’t it block air flow?

@@wardraven8755 it doesn't block air flow, it's pulling available air. Air and water flow the path of least resistance. The fan makes less resistance. The problem is, it can only pull from the available air the blower is sending through the ducts. It effects the static in a monster way that makes more of a strain on the blower

Excellent advice!

I wouldn't recommend leak stop as you don't want to contaminate the "sealed" system. I've replaced too many txv and filter driers that get clogged up over time. Not fun and not cheap then we got to look for that leak anyways 😂 Just find the leak and repair it the correct way the first time

Like the vent fans. Need the link for them.

& the duck vent. BTW thanks for the video

I’m in the exact situation. Master bedroom is the furthest away. Bought one and made a huge difference. Helps a great deal in the winter too.

If your bedroom is that hot, you dont have enough insulation, minimum r 60, r 76 better

In the south the exchanges are inverted. Northern houses aren't normally on a slab (basement) so the exchanges are from below.

I've got to work on the comprehension of ceiling fan direction. I live in a(pretty small...approx. 1300dq ft) cedar log cabin. It's 1 & a half stories(not sure if that's what it's called) but its got the loft type bedroom with bathroom and closet upstairs. And directly under fhe upstairs area is a bathroom/laundry, a bedroom, the kitchen, and under stairs closet. The other half is living room(main room) and dining room. Open floor with vaulted ceiling. The ceilng fan is extended down maybe 8 feet. I can never seem to get the direction it should go in thst feels comfortable. It stays much hotter upstairs. Which direction would you suggest ?

You are correct. But basically ceiling fan's don't cool the room they just cool objects down like hot food or your body radiating heat. But yes they have a summer and winter setting. Heat doesn't rise though. 'It's not antigravity but think of it being pushed up by cooler denser air'. Professor Julius Sumner miller.

Shout out to Hunter Ceiling Fans. I installed my fan when we built our home 30 years ago. It has run continuously all that time except to dust the fins every few months. No wobbling no noise. I had no reason to replace it so it is running day and night circulating the air in the house. Great product.

I just had a new ac put in a few months ago. Pls forgive my ignorance on this subject I know almost nothing about maintaining it other than keeping all the grass and dirt from accumulating. What coils? I'm in TX summer heat so I'd like to keep it effecient as possible. Thanks for any info.

Careful. Water is sufficient. Any chemicals may break down the aluminum and copper and cause leaking refrigerant.

Look up any video on cleaning ac condenser coils on KZfaq. Basically just need to turn off the unit. take a garden hose and rinse the dirt and dust off. Direct the hose and aim straight. No need for a pressure washer. Also replace your indoor furnace filters regularly. Make sure to get the correct size and have the filter facing the right direction. This will prevent your system from overworking due to lack of air flow.

@@alexkwong6475 Thanks!

@@dalpz205 also make sure you keep your air vents open. Closing off too many vents in the house will cause your ac to freeze up. Use a merv 8 or less air filter in your furnace. “Merv” is the rating for them. The lower the number the less restrictive it will be

He meant cooler air. Whichever way the fan is going will move the cooler air that way because it is more dense, at least that is the theory.

You are correct, he stated it backwards.

I saw the same video you reference, and your comment is exactly what I came to the comment section to look for.

it may be. I haven't seen his video. however the install seemed so simple why not try it?

Swamp coolers don't work where there's high humidity

@@chuckwadnofski7147 install both. Use the one you need.

Whichever way the fan is going, the cold air goes that way. I think he just misspoke.

Down in the winter 100%. That's why warehouses use big fans to push all of the pooling hot air back down to the work area

Same thing with the booster fan. Creates massive supply side static pressure. Not good

I get so many calls about frozen air conditioners just because of a merv 13 filter. Or closed off vents

Well, some of the micro-pleated filters don't have too bad of a pressure drop. There was a great dest done by project farm here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNGaha56t9zFZWw.html

@@Mattspips right but there there is a specific point at the beginning you missed. They are all merv 8. Exactly what I said to use. Whether they are fiberglass or micro pleat, they are still rated at merv 8. That's the big kicker I tell all my customers

Yeah I noticed when we have a higher merv rating it reduce the airflow and seems to strain the blower motor. I immediately went to Publix and got a MERV 8 level. Then it started to breath again!

I like to change the filters every month in the summer. Non summer time I change it every quarter (3months)

High head pressure on high side on gauges are a tell tale sign of a clog filter or air restriction on the return.

@@ptso7580 actually low pressure on the low side would be a sign of clogged air filters. High pressure on your high side would be a sign of a dirty condenser unit itself.

If you have high static pressure you have a poorly duct design.been doing heating and air conditioning/sheet metal mechanic for 33 years.its sad to see what this trade has came too.so many box and flex systems.just get in and out quickly and do it the cheapest you can.the art of sheet metal is a dying trade

@@xslabcabxhearsex Hi 👋 I just bought my first house a couple months ago and I was told the HVAC unit was replaced in 2018 with a “good one”. I don’t know anything about it. I really don’t like that it sits on my roof and is in the elements 24/7. I feel it should be on the north side of my house on the ground and in the shade but what do I know 🤷‍♀️ I feel the house (1979 built) is poorly insulated. The HVAC kicks on every few minutes when trying to maintain a temperature. All my vents inside are in the ceilings. One bedroom outta 3 doesn’t get any air coming out of the vent. I don’t know why. The rest of the house seems to have the air come out fine but not my son’s room. Do you know what is causing that problem and possible solutions? Also how would I check for pressure and ductwork that the original comment is about? I know I have 1 filter in the ceiling and small ceiling vents in every room also coming out of the ceiling. Thanks for any help! My 1979 house is ALL electric and my PG&E bill is outrageous($400-500/mo) and I need to bring it down drastically! I keep the thermostat between 76-78 degrees if that info means anything or makes a difference in your answer.

Looks like a Dremel!

I have that same issue but we have a chandelier there instead of a fan. I will put in a fan and run it to pull cold air up all year long.

When Alex does videos of stuff he knows well they end up being fantastic. His only real downside is sometimes he takes on projects over his head and doesn't do enough research to get it right.

Are you saying heat doesn't rise?

In your experiment with the basement, were you trying to determine if existing ceiling fans were pulling the cold air up from the basement? And/or to leave the basement door open? Or…? I’m serious. Thanks. Tom

@@tmcmat01 Nope. We were trying to separate our house into two distinct zones. The cardboard walls and door kept the air separate and allowed the temps in the house to equalize. It also kept our summer electricity bills down because it wasn’t flooding the basement with cold air until the level reached the thermostat which was on the main floor.