u/xtraman122 — reddlx

Trying to pick a unit (Della)

I’m going to be installing a 1-ton single zone unit used entirely for heat in my finished basement (It’s never gotten warm enough to warrant AC, especially since getting my heat pump water heater).

I want something decent quality and most importantly that can still heat in the cold. I’m in MA where winters aren’t brutal, but it certainly gets cold, this winter for example we saw some lows around -5° F and had a few stretches where it never got out of the teens for several days straight.

I liked the looks of the Dells stuff, but was trying to decide if the premium was worth it to go to the top line. Anyone know what they’re doing different on the more expensive units to get the heating from -13 to -22?

These are the two I was trying to decide between.

Any other brands you’d recommend checking out with good heat performance?

https://dellahome.com/products/della-optima-cloudair-series-12000-btu-24-seer2-ultra-heat-mini-split-ac-up-to-550-sq-ft

https://dellahome.com/products/della-optima-pro-cloudair-series-12000-btu-25-seer2-ultra-hyper-heat-mini-split-ac-up-to-550-sq-ft

u/xtraman122 — 2 days ago

▲ 9 r/AskElectricians

Bushing type for MC

I’m running 4/3 MC to feed a sub panel right next to my main panel. Trying to figure out which insulated bushing type is proper for the application.

Should it be the EMT style threaded one like in the package on the left or flex style bushing insert I have in there now? Or is nothing technically required? I thought since the wire was 4 AWG it might be required.

u/xtraman122 — 8 days ago

▲ 7 r/WaterWellDrilling

Replacing 20yo pump+tank - Constant Pressure or traditional?

Planning on replacing my current pump and tank this year proactively as I know it’s getting up there in age and I just had an irrigation system installed last fall that is putting a bunch of new load on it, especially with the current 32gal pressure tank.

I spoke to one installer who said they don’t recommend constant pressure but can prove it out if I want, they recommended a traditional setup but sizing the tank up to a 65gal to help with the irrigation.

Got a quote from another company that priced out a Grundfos constant pressure system for me with a 5 gallon tank. This surprisingly came in $1500 cheaper than the other quote for the standard pump and 65gal tank.

The current setup is a 1hp pump about 500’ down from what the original installer told me. I don’t have specific flow data unfortunately, all I remember when they did a test when I bought the house 9 years ago was that the guy testing it said it had good recovery and seemed to be very healthy. The water level drop was pretty low from what I remember him saying. I somehow lost the report they had given me back when the testing was done.

My only concern is with the pump being that far down, do I have anything to worry about in terms of flow rate? I know that’s a lot of pressure just to get the water up that far and the flow rate at that depth doesn’t seem great around 4-5GPM based on the chart for the pump they’re recommending.

Any general opinion of standard vs constant pressure in this setup would be great.

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u/xtraman122 — 3 months ago

▲ 49 r/harborfreight

Monster Jam runs on HF

Predator generators spotted powering the ramp for the halftime show

u/xtraman122 — 3 months ago