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Update on the Panasonic Convection/MW: I cooked stuffed peppers last night and decided to preheat the oven. I combo cooked for 25 min total but it took a little longer to get everything put together so it was preheating for a while before that. When my daughter got something out of the cabinet above she commented that it was warm and it definitely was. I got out the manual (which has a picture of the oven on a counter below wall cabinets) and under placement of oven it says "3" clearance on each side and 1" on top, do not block air vents, do not place near a hot, damp, surface such as a gas or electric range or dishwasher, do not operate when room humidity is excessive." Also, I couldn't find it on display anywhere when I was looking. They have it online at Sears and Best Buy but not in the stores and none of the 4 appliances stores that I went to had one either. I ended up buying it sight unseen at Buy.com . So far I like it better than the Sharp. Hope that helps! attention. I did notice the cabinet being warm on occasion but never checked during or right after cooking. I cooked the stuffed peppers for 25 minutes total but it took me longer than expected to get everything put together so it was preheating for a while. I know that doesn't help much but I thought I'd throw that in. Also, FWIW, when I took down the wallpaper in the kitchen several weeks ago, the paper behind that oven had come away from the wall. I read about the Panasonic here on Gardenweb. It seems stupid to have a countertop oven that size that nees 6" clearance above it month, teh paper beThere's about

That makes much more sense! Thanks for the advice! Using C water only on a few large, well-established older plants that have extra leaves will be easier to observe and not risk too many. And maybe some older Optimaras, as they are tough and bounce back. Maybe only plants that are not blooming. That way, any damage will show up more easily. I did not get very far with using the C water, after all. I reorganized shelves to make space for newly separated babies, using spring water for them. J

Aly, The Guardian is garbage in my opinion. It's a micro channel condenser. I would view that thing as only a temporary solution. Don't expect a miracle out of that thing. I had a guy here in my area contact me that had an old R22 Goodman condenser where the coil was flaking apart. People razz ma tazz on Goodman brand, but aside from that condenser coil flaking apart the thing was still running. This guy really needed all new equipment, inside and out, not to mention duct work as well. So that's what I originally quoted him. A month or so went by and he contacts me about just replacing the condenser and doing as you suggest going with the Guardian and using R407c. Given the problems with micro channel I told him no. I told him I wanted to put him in a better position so he won't have to replace that condenser out side again in relatively quick fashion (less than 10 years most likely). He doesn't plan to own the home beyond about 3 years. I told him look you're gonna have to sell this house to someone else. So I installed another Goodman R410a condenser and converted his old coil to use R410a. This requires skill to do, most HVAC companies have installers doing this stuff and so they lack the expertise this kind of stuff requires. It also contains risk that the coil may leak refrigerant and if so -- it will have to be replaced at additional cost. In some cases what I did here CAN NOT BE DONE. Realize this requires not only skill, but also experience. Things can go all kinds of bad if not done properly. There is risk, I don't carry that risk -- the home owner does. If that Indoor coil or whatever fails then it's going to cost more to fix it and that fix is most likely going to be more new equipment. So why would I do that? I fixed his unit before. I fixed his unit again. It breaks again I fix it again. The nature of an AC repairman. What ever you do, it will break again. But picking better pieces will make that less likely. NJ is a lighter use climate than my neck of the woods in Katy, Texas. So if I lived there and had the experience of that climate I might think the Guardian had a better chance. In fact that guy called me back a few weeks ago to replace 1 duct that had come loose and it was so crusty it would just crumble to pieces. The AC was working just fine and in record breaking triple digit heat here. RunTru is chinese made, although it's a stretch that even the Trane brands are that great. I just replaced one this past weekend not even 10 years old had an Alliance compressor in it. Trane is no where near what it once was -- it's comparable to any brand these days in terms of quality. Dealers are just selling it for the brand recognition is all. The cost? It was only marginally more than your Guardian quote, but that also included replacing one duct as well as a new emergency drain pan for the E-coil in the attic. The most important part aside from cost? That it will work. (blows cool) I service the Katy, Texas area.