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keepseeing444 t1_j26cf6g wrote

Maybe add thermal curtains on all the windows to keep the heat inside? I have below zero rated mini split system but couldn’t keep up in -10 wind chill so I had to use oil filled space heater for supplemental heat to bring it up to 70. This is with spray foam insulation in an old brick house. If I had to do it all over again I would install gas fired hydronic radiant floor heating with mini split system for back up heat and AC.

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Blecher_onthe_Hudson OP t1_j26awxp wrote

>I’d suggest playing with temp differential if possible. There’s pros and cons to high vs low, it really depends on your priorities. Noise vs energy efficiency vs equipment stress.

Like I said, because it's just a fan not a compressor system or boiler, there's no efficiency hit or equipment stress to the cycling. The fan noise is literally like having a table or box fan in the room, but some people are more sensitive to noise than others. My MiL freaks out about noise, she runs from the kitchen if you turn on the range hood! But she does the same if I turn on the lights, it's a great way to get rid of her...

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lyra1227 t1_j269vrq wrote

one thing nobody's mentioned is dog rent. you'll likely have to pay a fee + dog rent in the luxury buildings. I think you can get around this if your dog is a service dog?

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Blecher_onthe_Hudson OP t1_j269odm wrote

Huh, it seems an 18k BTU 2 head minisplit will only need a 20A circuit! But as I've found with the current project, sizing heating for these uninsulated & leaky apartments is not easy, it would suck to spend all that money and still not have enough heat for the cold snap.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j269mnb wrote

I’d suggest playing with temp differential if possible. There’s pros and cons to high vs low, it really depends on your priorities. Noise vs energy efficiency vs equipment stress. To me the old standard of 1F is excessively tight. Heating wise I’m ok with 2F, which means it starts/stops a lot less.

As far fan noise, that’s a trade off too. In my experience your brain ignores steady sounds pretty easily. I forgot earlier I had the dryer running until the cycle ended. That hum is just something we filter out when we get used to it. On/off however is jolting. You don’t really adjust to that. Modern better systems are obviously quieter than those hotel units but never silent. That’s a lot of air moving through a small space. Physics comes into play. Central heating with multiple registers each with less airflow will be quieter. But still not silent. You still hear it turn on/off. But less airflow makes it less obvious.

I don’t think there’s hard rights/wrongs here. It’s just what you prioritize in what situations. My bedroom I care more about noise, so I overcool it at night when it’s time for bed, then have a higher differential and low fan speed. That lets me keep it cool in the summer and not turn on so much. In the living room I let the thermostat control the fan speed so it will be low if possible (maintaining temp mostly). I care less about noise.

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LithiumFlow t1_j266z5i wrote

I get it, I didn't mean literally pay for the heat. What I should have said was landlords should be able to afford and provide an adequate heating system that can keep up with the legal requirements.

Either way it seems like you're fine. I just took issue with the snarky comment to the above poster. Thinking tenants should be able to live in conditions afforded to them by the law doesn't mean they all deserve "perfect lives."

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EyesOnImprovement OP t1_j2661l4 wrote

"Immediately after its formation, and before BCB approved the subject loan, on August 13,
2021, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, defendant Jaclyn Fulop’s husband, had the following exchange
with council member Tiffanie Fisher concerning the proximity of cannabis dispensaries in
Hoboken, which revealed the Retail Defendants’ true intentions for the unit: "

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mookybelltolls t1_j265q6d wrote

Those boxes are sent to Africa after being sorted where Africans buy those clothes. It's a big business. I have not found anywhere but the Salvation Army and they burned down. There are some prom dress projects, a place downtown for women run by the Catholics to help them get on their feet. There is a Dress for Work program.. I think your councilman would know. Call Solomons office.

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