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Originally Posted by Fly320s
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Originally Posted by Frupal
Anyone ever bought one of these? My AC unit might be on its last leg and replacements are around $10k. I'd rather not pay all of that if I can avoid it. Any suggestions?
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Sounds to me like you want a free lunch. I suspect the home warranty company will want to inspect your house before signing off on the warranty.
1. You could start saving money now for the replacement.
2. Go without AC.
3. Sell a car or other possessions to raise cash.
4. Get a HELOC.
5. Buy a used AC unit.
6. Switch to a mini-split system that is more affordable. |
If push come to shove, buy some spot coolers till you get the money. I did it for 2 years after a20 year old unit in my house went out.. and I did a ton to keep it going.
Scratch and dent units at your local supply house. That's what I did 6 years ago.
In my old system (in the attic)
the AHU condensate pan under the evaporator coil had rusted out and dripped all over the heat exchanger to my furnace.. furnace was rusted.
Hmmmmm THATS why the condensate drain line directly over the back door is dripping instead the of the one next to the condensing unit………………DUH it's like an idiot light in a car.
I immediately valved off the gas to the furnace! SUCKED!
Carbon monoxide is nothing to play with.
I have a refrigeration license BTW, and fix everything in the house.
The only thing my husband can fix is a flat tire
You can go with a ductless mini-split system that ships with a line set and all refrigerant loaded into the condensing unit. You don't even need a vacuum pump.
My next system will be a ductless variable refrigerant system with a fan coil evaporator in each space. Control with phone app.. spaces that don't need to be cooled will not be enabled, or I'll adjust set points for unoccupied mode. Some even have IR occupancy sensors that kick on the unit when you walk in.
Sorry lol I deal with testing 75-80 ton DX commercial systems all day at times at work.