Originally Posted by
Jim Luttrall
I would recommend getting a tech to check it out. Believe it or not, it is pretty easy to get ducts crossed when you have been working in an attic for a few hours and sweat is dripping in your eyes; they all start looking the same.
Bottom line, the thermostat should be located to sample and control the zone it controls, anything short of that and the installer did not do it right.
I can't see the system in question, but it sounds a little screwy to me.
My thoughts exactly. The client also said that HVAC guys had been out before to adjust balance of system. I couldn't help but wonder if this was one of their "tweaks".
Seems like more and more I am wondering if the guys who actually have the licenses (Master HVAC, Electricians, Plumbers) are actually doing any of the installations or even inspecting/checking up on what what their trainees are doing.
I inspect a lot of new houses and I have to say, sometimes the sheer number and scope of errors and problems I find is overwhelming.
And yet, time after time my clients tell me that the builder has told them that a third party inspection is a waste of money.
Eric