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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 1d

Great 50 year old #heatpump ad!

Don't heat like a caveman!

This is good mainstream messaging, we need much more like this, not early adopter or green focused.

#energysky #2wayAC 🔌💡

texas Janesaw massacre @idlerat.bsky.social · 2d

general electric ad for a heat pump from 1975 Readers Digest!

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 2d

ERV/HRV will still add humidity when it’s humid outside btw. I lost control of several older homes (no vapor barrier under basement floor.)

He’s correct they’ll last if you keep up with filters. I don’t trust most people including myself lol. Quarterly air handler filter changes I’m good about.

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 2d

Both turn to 25%, the challenge is that the air handler doesn’t necessarily. So dehumidification performance may not be as good.

You’ll need a dehumidifier regardless.

Not sure how bad it is but open windows lead to high tvocs when you close them. (Annoying but true.)

Also consider the VNA0.

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 3d

The cold temperature performance will be relatively similar, the big difference will be dehumidification and how much it can turn down. Turned down, affects Comfort quite a bit.

Where do you live?

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 3d

The infinity control is by far my favorite residential control. It is truly communicating and it runs the equipment like a symphony.

The Midea is going to be 24 V only, no communication. Or I should say no real communication because even that line is blurry now.

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks! My wife found them. I wired them. It reminded me that I don’t enjoy attic work lol

I love the please be seated sign that she re-created

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 4d

So many details!

PS hanging those lights really sucked lol

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 4d

These projects give us a lot of joy, and it’s one of the rare cases where you can make money on art.

Speaking of art, you might notice our daughter’s chainsaw man cosplay.

This has been a fun business to build!

Does it bring you back to your childhood?

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 4d

My wife and I have really been digging into creating immersive vacation rentals.

My wife conceived of and had a neighbor build this salad bar in a room that is styled as a throwback Pizza Hut.

The local Pizza Hut was even kind enough to give us some old salad bar plates.

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 10d

Agreed. Mainstream arguments needed. Been saying this since 2018 but not always following it myself.

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 13d

Email sent.

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 13d

Let’s get it done!

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Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 13d

Want to reduce electricity bills 20% by 2030?

Release the data! We have over 37GW of batteries, water heaters, etc that can participate in demand flexibilty. But without data access they can't bid into the PJM/MISO capacity auction to bring down costs.

Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 13d

Smart meters were all the rage in 2009 (aka Advanced Metering Infrastructure, AMI) and even then most of us knew they were unlikely to bring any real benefits for residential customers. Little did we know that Utilities using rickety Oracle and SAP systems would create a crisis. 🧵

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Sam Workman @sam-workman.bsky.social · 13d

Great reporting on the market and consumer aspects of legacy coal power on Here and Now. Probably a much better spear point than climate. @tatecurtis.bsky.social does a great job on these issues as usual. 💡🔌 🏛️

www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

West Virginia relies mostly on coal for its electricity. Customers are paying a heavy price

In West Virginia, more than 80% of the electricity comes from coal-fired power plants, customers have faced steady increases for more than a decade.

www.wbur.org

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 15d

They can lol

The local Pizza Hut was kind enough to offer a 15% discount. Or half off the taco pizza which came out in the 80s, so that might be enough to get people to order there :-)

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 15d

We are frankly out of cash to do it, and I also have curiosity to see how it performs with a current bad building shell, then I will upgrade it, then I will change to a heat pump.

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 15d

PS Creating immersive experiences is something that my wife and I really enjoy.

Ironically this is our only house that isnt electric, it has a furnace. I’m gonna leave it for a couple of years as an experiment.

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 15d

We are nearing completion on our 80s nostalgia Airbnb near the New River Gorge National Park.

The dining room is throwback Pizza Hut.

We have a salad bar being made along with please be seated sign. We have a child seat already. The payphone needs to go up.

What do you think?

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 15d

I lead the hybrid heating group in large park because I’d like to see what we can do at a smaller scale to develop the consensus.

Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 15d

We should definitely be doing what we can at the state and local levels.

I still remain heartbroken that we lost the shot in 2022, that was our only good shot at finishing decarb by 2050.

It’s something like five or 10% of US carbon emissions that got pushed back to 10 or 20 years

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 17d

They need to be cleaned every 1-3 years in general, but yes in dusty environments it's a bigger deal. Look at your blower wheel and see if it's gross, it's not the filter that is the issue, it allows dirt through it.

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 18d

Simplicity. That requires creating a top. It was pretty snug in this case too.

I do think there should be a product for this. A housing.

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 19d

Mini split heat pumps have really lousy filtration. They get gross.

Here's a simple way to improve that, granted it's not pretty.

It's also unlikely to hurt the equipment, the pressure drop is quite small.

Do you like it? Hate it? #hvac #heatpump #minisplit

bit.ly/MiniSplitFil...

Putting MERV 13 Filters on a Mini Split Heat Pump (An Easy Way)

This is a low cost way to extend the life of your mini split by keeping the gunk out of it with a good filter. It adds very little resistance to this 12,000 btu (one ton) unit, you will likely need larger filters for larger units. With good filtration, surge protection, and a deep vacuum of the refrigerant lines at install, your mini split should live a long and trouble free life. Want to learn more? Sign up to get the Common Sense HVAC Guide when I complete it, it will show you what systems to ask for and how to have them installed so you get a long and trouble free life out of your new HVAC system: https://nate-adams-7fc3.mykajabi.com/pl/2148650441 Get these filters at TexAir Filters (not a sponsor): https://www.texairfilters.com/mini-corsi-rosenthal-box-filters/ PS Why doesn't someone 3D print a better solution? Much more at natethehousewhisperer.com

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you for getting out there!

It’s usually pretty wild when you deal with the full public. You get the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 22d

Need conditioned storage and have a shed?

A mini split and a dehumidifier can set you up.

I need to install filters on the mini split, but otherwise it’s done.

I love Mysa thermostats, they do datalogging.

Now we have space where stuff for future projects won’t rot or freeze.

#energysky

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