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@jerzone

I bought a pack of 22 ga stranded wire made by Haerkn with high temperature and flexible silicone insulation a couple of years ago and it worked great when I repaired the solenoid assembly for the propane valve in my Rheem hot-air furnace last year.

The wire was expensive but it was easy to strip and solder and worked great for this repair.

I never think much about the furnace until it stops working in the winter!

#rheem #furnace #repair

#HeatPump #HotWater impressions

#Rheem MDC180

Cons
"Noisy". About claimed volume @ 47-48dB, = to a quiet library according to my app. 🤔 It is not.

I'd hate the noise at night, but day heating on timer is only background. The 37dB brand was ~2x the $$. 🤷‍♂️

Pros
Makes hot water

100% from cold in <4h

~30% the power of *my* solar HWS on its daily winter boost. Met by existing panels - unlike old solar

No leaks

No disturbing noises all night

No, I do NOT #smegging want a thermostat with #WiFi, or which connects to the #internet in any fashion, or which is controlled by a server run by a contractor-to-the-manufacturer-that-will-close-up-shop-in-three-years or any other #stupid "#smart" features.

I want a 7-day programmable #thermostat that can handle single-stage #AC and a #modulating #gas #furnace.

Is that too much to ask? Apparently, yes.

#Rheem #Ruud #Honeywell #IoT

Latest follow-up podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/d-RIOlkhLoE Audio version: https://share.transistor.fm/s/1bbe3caf Sean and I talk about heat pumps and the when, why and how of them for heating water. Hot water heat pumps are gaining in popularity, but are they a good idea?

#Rheem #StillTBD #HeatPumps

What’s been your experience with a heat pump water heater?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/abGiNL9IT54

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecidedmf.com/the-genius-of-hot-water-heat-pumps/

#Rheem #Undecidedmf #Waterheater

Is it worth it to go with a heat pump water heater?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/abGiNL9IT54

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecidedmf.com/the-genius-of-hot-water-heat-pumps/

#Waterheater #Undecidedmf #Rheem

An update to my #Rheem #furnace #motor rant...

I purchased a #replacement from Rheem. It arrived; I installed it, reconnected everything, turned the power back on, and ... the control board still showed #error 68: "incorrect #signal from #ECM".

They sent me the #wrong bloody motor, and I stupidly didn't triple-check the part number before installing it.

The motor itself is identical, just the programming is different.

Rant started here, if you missed it: https://mindly.social/@cazabon/111140858450569740

#OneJob

So of course each furnace line has a different (in my case) #Rheem #part #number for the motor, even though all of them are actually the same 1/2 HP GE motor and controller -- they've just had different #settings "blown" into them.

And if you try to use the "wrong" motor from another furnace, the control board says "no way!" and won't work.

So Rheem gets to keep #selling #parts that are #exclusive only to them, and only for one model of furnace, so they're stupidly #expensive.

17/x

Like everything these days my #Rheem #HeatPumpHotWaterHeater has a (kinda dodgy) app. They sent me an email touting their new and improved #Econet app.
Mistake 1- didn't simply update the app via the normal update process. The instructions included "uninstall old app, click this link to get the new one".
Mistake 2- failed to mention that it was only updated for iOS.
I noticed a vague reference in the email to the app store after not finding a new version in G Play & links all sent me to Apple.