It’s a one beer job. Should take the average person about an hour. Thankfully, most of the Ecobee setup is in plain wordage, so it’s simple enough. Their instructions are clear, and the work is simple. Just take a picture of your current wiring and don’t let the wires from your old thermostat fall into the wall.

If you're using the T955w, the problem is that you don't have wires running to a central part of the apartment. If your receiver is right at the unit, odds are you aren't going to be able to use one. If the puck is in the hallway, you can use a smart t-stat.

Depends on how the PTAC is controlled. Some are wired to traditional t-stats, some have built in or remote control style t-stats. If it it wired into a wall mounted t-stat with a red wire and 4 or so other wires, it’ll work.

As an FYI Carrier’s new thermostat, the Cor, is made by Ecobee. Carrier’s getting off the Infinity t-stats and moving to the Cor over the next few years.

This being my field, I vote for the Ecobee 3. Having installed and worked on the Honeywells, Ecobee (Smart, Smart SI, and 3), and Nest, the Ecobee wins hands down. The Nest is great for people in apartments, but if you’re not in view of the t-stat for most of the day, it’s not great. It also has limitations on what…

I was expecting the first sentence of the article to be “What I do as an aerial photographer: Not drop the camera.”

I know it’s probably self-explanatory, but is there anything more in depth on the method you’ve got in the picture? It might be simple enough for me to use for more than two days.

I’m sure it is a simple typo, but I’m also imagining some sort of pirate with a lisp going “Aye, Cap’m Omega!”

Capm Omega?

As someone who is religious, I always like to see these moments as reaffirming my belief. It’s like getting 21st Century boils for misrepresenting God.

It's called a deadman.

I'd like to hope that the Disney handlers have learned from the likes of Miley and Lindsey. If we're lucky, Zendaya is just the vanguard of child stars from the talent mill that are going to grow up to be well rounded people rather than embarrassing adults.

ShurTech does have a Duck Tape brand. So it may not be a misprint.

So there's this old joke. A bear finds himself defecating at the same tree a rabbit is. The bear looks over at the rabbit and says "How do you stop the crap from getting stuck in your fur?" The rabbit replies "I've got natural oils that prevent the feces from sticking to the hair!".

Some people are...hairy. For some people nothing short of a fire hose/bidet combo gets us clean. Rim jobs are right out.

Furnace filters have an effect on what's called static pressure. That's the pressure that your blower motor is creating. The more restrictive the filter, the more it affects the static pressure. Lots of my customers buy the 3M filters, convinced the HEPA protection is great, and end up causing more harm to their…

You obviously have never pulled a permit in Washington DC. Dante left out the chapter of The Inferno that dealt with DCRA because he felt it was too cruel.

Depending on your jurisdiction, that job probably requires a permit and inspection from the city/county/parish/etc. Technically, you could be fined by the county if it ever comes up. The odds are that it won't, but you do need to be aware of the slim possibility. But, that's also why the plumbers are charging more,…

And Santa's just got his gift purchased!

And Santa's just got his gift purchased!

I think the answer depends on the work you're doing. As an HVAC tech, I work in several different houses a day, I can't always depend on having an outlet nearby. So I've invested more in cordless tools. Guys I know who work at one jobsite all day lean a little more toward corded tools and are able to take advantage of…