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I forgot to say that I took the model #s of the condenser & air handler to a local HVAC shop to do some 'comparison shopping' this past summer. It turns out my contractor installed a piece of junk unit...I should have asked a lot more questions or upgraded when the house was built. I am waiting...

Strut might be leaking a bit... Probably good for anouther few 10s of 1000s of miles. This is just an easy, high profit job for the shop. I vote to deny and DIY as requred.

I drain green ethylene glycol every 2 years. I just open the lowest access point, usually a draincock or hose on the pump. I don't do an entire flush. Never had an un-expected cooling system failure yet! On my longlife Dexcool and G12 cars, I have yet to do any drains/changes. Usually don't...

That is more my point than my loose elec. vs. nat'l gas comparison. I can't believe the Propane Council is making the claims they are making, during this volatile period of energy supply. FYI, last year I did a study. My heat pump was more efficient if I just ran the toaster, below ~20F! I...

The old house was natural gas, which I understand is a bit cheaper than propane.

http://usepropane.com/why/value The Propane Council is running their annual Fall “Propane is cheaper that the Sun” ad campaign. I would have to disagree with their general message as LNG, Propane and natural gas are set for a 70% increase this heating season? I see these commercials walking...

Just think if these manf’s would bring over their diesel and turbo diesel models from other markets! It would be like the VW TDI frenzy, only with a more reliable product! I think Kia even sells a TD Sedona in Asia!

And that bag is full of coal!

Yea…I have made the similar revelation. I started using M1 back in the mid-80’s when conventional SG was the standard. Most conventional oils of that era were proverbial junk, when compared to M1. I tried M1 and liked the low consumption rate and extended drains…I did 6 month OCIs which...

Remeber we are talking supply, not contents. No need for

This is about supply, not base stocks. I wanted to know if Mobil was out an WPP back in. Johnny answered my question. Thanks J! WPP 5 qy jugs replaced the 'Mobil' jugs in my area. We all know there are varaiations in the product from one lable to the next...Notice use of single quotes on...

I remember the days of running Mobil 1 5w50 year-round in my old watercooled VWs. I guess that is too boring to to and wouldn't have anything to post on BITOG? Here goes the 'blend' rant: Really, what is with 'blending' already blended oil? I've been known to dump a bunch of left-over...

The trick is to buy low and sell high...the age-old gammut.

Trop Artic/Kendal/MotorCraft 10 or 5w30. Cold flow is great with these 'semi-syns'...and TA is a good $$ deal.

I went to pick up some oil change stuffs at the local WM. The 'Mobil' 5qt jugs of ST oil are gone, in favor of WPP's product. Single qts were still Mobil...so-far. I guess the contract was just for a year? Maybe the Hurricanes disrupted supply? The only reason I bought ST oil was becasue it...

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalcold.html Have fun!

Whatever you do, install an interconnect switch! Sometimes called a throw-over, or line disconnect. This disconnects you from your utility service to keep from backfeeding a line, so you don't end-up re-energizing your service xfmer and/or high-voltage line. You could easily step-up your 240v to...

Correction..."Group IV synthetic".

"Cut off from traditional and cellular phone service by the floods after the storm, a top aid to the mayor of New Orleans managed to re-establish communications with the outside world — including President Bush — using a broadband connection and an Internet phone account." Source...

Long term gas storage...Why?