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If you missed SG1, I am guessing you missed Farscape too. It really makes aliens actually Alien, it's universe is so weird and fantastic. And the characters and their interactions are great.

Definitely worth adding to the list.

It's really an entirely different animal than either of them, but ranks right up there with them in terms of quality.

SG1 is a 50/50 serious/fun ratio, with long running plot threads mixed in with adventure- of-the-week episodes. It's a bunch of friends saving the galaxy and having fun doing it. It's got a real sense of Earth's slow progression from the mostly forgotten backwater homeworld of humanity all the way to being a major power in two galaxies.

B5 is like a 90% serious novel about war and politics.

BSG is 100% grim, and it becomes really obvious in later seasons that while the Cylons might've had a plan, the writers sure as shit didn't know what it was supposed to be. This unfortunately makes it overall the weakest of the three IMHO.

Typically it's a single air handler and one set of ductwork for both the furnace and the AC, so the damper is used in both cases.

The control board is the brain behind everything working together...it knows what zones are calling for service, opens/closes the appropriate dampers, tells the HVAC unit what to do and how fast to run the blower.

It's all automated, I just set the heating/cooling thresholds and schedules on the thermostats.

The main problems are the single points of failure...the HVAC unit and the control board primarily. Lose either one and you have no climate control at all.

Mini-Split ductless systems are becoming more popular here tho. It wouldn't surprise me if they become the standard for new builds in 20 years.

Lol yeah, it's more like careful speed walking, or a fast panguin waddle, depending on ice conditions.

Running works waaaay better in the cold....in the heat it just makes things worse.

But other than that, that's exactly what we do.

Source: Lived in both climates

I think Rural Delivery is the US equivilent.

I grew up in rural Iowa, I'd see mail addressed to "RR4" for example (Rural Route 4).

Most newer houses have Zone systems...basically separate thermostats to control different areas of the house. Most commonly to separate out control over the first and second floors, but it can be a lot more elaborate.

The hardware involved is usually a single large HVAC unit with variable speed fans, a damper system that controls airflow to the different zones, thermostats for each zone, and a control board to make everything work together.

I retrofitted my 90's two level house with a zoning system, it's probably one of the best upgrades I have ever done to a house.