On 8/4/2015 4:32 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 3:38:15 PM UTC-4, Sal Paradise wrote:
>> On 8/3/2015 1:10 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 2:54:23 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> 89.5º outside/70º inside... ain't AC wonderful?
>>>
>>> Yes, it is. This house didn't have central air when we moved in.
>>> One summer with a window air conditioner was enough; next year we
>>> installed central air (mostly did it ourselves, but got a friend
>>> who has an HVAC license to advise and to do the coolant line hookup).
>>> We saved a ton of money by DIY. I definitely married the right guy.
>>> Of course, I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty (or get a few
>>> sheet-metal cuts), so I work right along side.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>
>>
>> You must have bought a place with existing ductwork (forced air gas) but
>> even at that you'd need return air vents. That had to be a chore.
>
> The return air vents were already in place for the forced-air furnace.
> Returns under the windows; supply vents on an interior wall. All of
> the duct work runs through the basement, as it typical here.
>
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>


Nice.

That makes what could have been a messy drywall tear-out job a ton easier.