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Hi Glenn, yes, I have a two-stage modulating gas furnace also. There was no discussion of keeping the old thermostat since it was an old round Honeywell with a mercury switch and obviously unsuitable. Thanks for the advice, Wes. I talked to the owner's son who seemed surprised that I had a...

All very useful, thanks.   I will probably call the installer, but am struggling to figure out how this could have been an innocent mistake. And if not should I deal with them at all.

I'm afraid so. I've double checked serial numbers: American Standard 4A7A7036A1000 is a two-stage AC. I feel like a chump now. I assumed that the installers would install a compatible thermostat, but you know what happens when you assume...

I see, thanks. It appears the HVAC company that installed mine gave me a thermostat (Honeywell T4) that does not even have a provision for running a two-stage compressor, i.e., no Y2 terminal. Unless there's something I'm missing!

That's a nice reduction in electric usage. This may be a dumb question, but how do you tell what stage the compressor is running in?

This is fantastic, David! That compressor is a real tank. Did it eventually get the box down to the right temperature? The Consumer Research Bulletin annual dated September 1936 listed the Grunow Model 54D in the "Recommended" category, but gave the list price as $194.50--a lot, considering a...

I noticed the slight smell on dishes from the Kirkland pacs also, and easily decided I'd not use them again because of that. I even considered returning them to Costco, but managed to get through the whole tub. I thought the point of Technology Connections' videos was that dishwashers actually...

My dad had the bright idea of heating the garage in the winter by rigging a kind of diverter box with a flap to direct the dryer exhaust into the garage. You guessed it: So much moisture condensed there was water running down the walls and the inside of the garage doors. And of course everything...

Very useful for removing the “eggy” smell from dishes on the rare occasions I make scrambled eggs, so I have a small amount of chlorine bleach-containing dishwasher detergent for the purpose. It’s rarely necessary in laundry, with the existence of modern Tide Plus Bleach powder. However...

I was hoping we’d get to see a teardown of the mysteriously clicky compressor from the turquoise Frigidaire! I believe they were warranted for five years, and it ran that long, so GM would probably have disclaimed any responsibility. I got a new American Standard central AC last month which has...

Just to follow up, Consumers’ Research Bulletin Annual Cumulative Number for September 1936 listed the Frigidaire DRS-5-36 as having the lowest monthly operating cost of the models tested, estimated at $1.50 to $1.80 per month at a rate of 6 cents per KWh. The Kelvinator K6-36 was 40 cents per...

Great job, David, the old gal is purring like a contented kitten. I have an old consumer magazine that says an all-porcelain finish was not worthwhile for most people, unless they lived on the Gulf Coast or the Panama Canal Zone. They may have been right, but it sure looks nice! I suppose the...

I don't have detergent allergies, but have noticed that the better liquid detergents seem difficult to rinse off your hands.

Friends liked theirs so well they bought another.

Isn’t that a stout compressor? It ran for decades without stalling with too much pressure in the system, and even then after one of David’s electroshock treatments it’s back purring like a kitten.

There’s a loud drone in the morning but it grows quiet later in the day. I don’t know why. The cicadas don’t seem to be eating anything visibly in the yard. They’ve been on the cardinal flowers (which won’t bloom till late summer, when the hummingbirds will love them) but without damage...

No, but it sounds a little like rayon, which is made from wood fiber, isn't it?

That is fascinating. They spent more promoting Gleem than they did on Crest! Gleem seems to be a dead brand now. Tide Radi-Paks had such a small budget I'd guess it was just being test marketed. Big Top peanut butter was the brand they purchased and changed to Jif, which at the time of the...

Tim, in addition to the boxes of regular All pictured in an old thread I posted at the link below, I have a box of Monsanto Fluffy All. But it seems too nice to open, wouldn't you say? It's also in the back of my mind that I might get a frontloader someday, and this would be a vintage detergent...

Who are you to judge? Someone who knows what she’s talking about? The same people who obsess about using simple ingredients are often the same ones yelling about respecting “science.” Chemistry is science and it’s made some magnificent discoveries, many of which are useful in doing laundry...