Quarantine just got better!
08-23-20, 01:04 PM
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Quarantine just got better!
Quarantine gets even better without a/c when it's 110 outside 
Evap coil sprung a leak. The a/c guy put $400 worth of refrigerant in the system only to see it blow right back in to my attic 2 hours later. Just have to make it until Tuesday without a/c...
This week started off with a root canal.....
Evap coil sprung a leak. The a/c guy put $400 worth of refrigerant in the system only to see it blow right back in to my attic 2 hours later. Just have to make it until Tuesday without a/c...
This week started off with a root canal.....
08-23-20, 01:23 PM
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That sucks.
Two months ago, my house AC died a horrible hard death and wasn't fixed until the 7th day. Set me back $8,600.00 for a new condenser, coil, and furnace. The old furnace was from 1989. The "old" AC was from 2017.
Two months ago, my house AC died a horrible hard death and wasn't fixed until the 7th day. Set me back $8,600.00 for a new condenser, coil, and furnace. The old furnace was from 1989. The "old" AC was from 2017.
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08-23-20, 01:51 PM
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Ugh. At least I don't really need to worry about the furnace out here. I've turned on the heat maybe 3 times in the past 5 years.
I got pretty lucky, all things considered. I knew it would happen eventually but, I had it inspected before summer and all tested fine.....But the company I called was good - got here within 90 min and did what he could on a hot Saturday afternoon.
It'll set me back about $2,200 but, with the parts and labor involved, that's really not too bad. Kinda temped to buy a portable unit so I'm prepared for the next time.
I got pretty lucky, all things considered. I knew it would happen eventually but, I had it inspected before summer and all tested fine.....But the company I called was good - got here within 90 min and did what he could on a hot Saturday afternoon.
It'll set me back about $2,200 but, with the parts and labor involved, that's really not too bad. Kinda temped to buy a portable unit so I'm prepared for the next time.
08-23-20, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by BHG6
Ugh. At least I don't really need to worry about the furnace out here. I've turned on the heat maybe 3 times in the past 5 years.
I got pretty lucky, all things considered. I knew it would happen eventually but, I had it inspected before summer and all tested fine.....But the company I called was good - got here within 90 min and did what he could on a hot Saturday afternoon.
It'll set me back about $2,200 but, with the parts and labor involved, that's really not too bad. Kinda temped to buy a portable unit so I'm prepared for the next time.
I got pretty lucky, all things considered. I knew it would happen eventually but, I had it inspected before summer and all tested fine.....But the company I called was good - got here within 90 min and did what he could on a hot Saturday afternoon.
It'll set me back about $2,200 but, with the parts and labor involved, that's really not too bad. Kinda temped to buy a portable unit so I'm prepared for the next time.
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Originally Posted by FiftySix
That sucks.
Two months ago, my house AC died a horrible hard death and wasn't fixed until the 7th day. Set me back $8,600.00 for a new condenser, coil, and furnace. The old furnace was from 1989. The "old" AC was from 2017.
Two months ago, my house AC died a horrible hard death and wasn't fixed until the 7th day. Set me back $8,600.00 for a new condenser, coil, and furnace. The old furnace was from 1989. The "old" AC was from 2017.
08-24-20, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by bobwysiwyg
You're scaring me. We installed a new, then, high efficiency Lennox furnace and A/C some 25-27 years ago. Have had two minor service calls in that time. Of course at our latitude, the furnace sees far more operating hours than our A/C, although climate change may impact that ratio..
My old furnace was a side draft gas furnace with plenty of rust in the burner area. Turned out that side draft furnaces are out of code here.
The new furnace isn't a side draft, but it's still natural gas. It has much more electronics in it, not sure that's a good thing.
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Originally Posted by FiftySix
The new furnace isn't a side draft, but it's still natural gas. It has much more electronics in it, not sure that's a good thing.
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08-24-20, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by FiftySix
Hopefully your furnace has years to go.
My old furnace was a side draft gas furnace with plenty of rust in the burner area. Turned out that side draft furnaces are out of code here.
The new furnace isn't a side draft, but it's still natural gas. It has much more electronics in it, not sure that's a good thing.
My old furnace was a side draft gas furnace with plenty of rust in the burner area. Turned out that side draft furnaces are out of code here.
The new furnace isn't a side draft, but it's still natural gas. It has much more electronics in it, not sure that's a good thing.
Turned out to be small crack in one of the pipes that leaked gas in to the house.
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Originally Posted by BHG6
Well, it's better than the older models. My best friend's wife lost both of her parents to Co2 poisoning 3 months before their wedding. They even had a Co2 sensor/alarm still in the packaging sitting on the kitchen table when it happened.
Turned out to be small crack in one of the pipes that leaked gas in to the house.
Turned out to be small crack in one of the pipes that leaked gas in to the house.
08-25-20, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by FiftySix
Aw man, that's horribly sad.
I used to do all of the inspections myself but, after that, I leave it up to a pro with proper leak detection equipment etc.
08-25-20, 08:25 AM
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have AC for a day or 2 more ... waitN for Laura > power will be gone for ??? > it was out 5 wks after Rita
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08-25-20, 08:48 AM
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5 weeks? Ouch! Have you looked in to getting a backup generator? My brother went that route after a similar experience down in Florida. The heat here in Arizona is bad but, ad that 100% humidity and it gets a whole lot worse.
Hope you fair better this time around. 5 weeks of this would be unbearable
Hope you fair better this time around. 5 weeks of this would be unbearable
08-25-20, 11:28 AM
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^^^^ i got a farm in falfurrias & HOPE to head there after the storm > in the meantime .............
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