It's always something

[MaripositaII]

I guess Gilda Radner was right


Wouldn't you know it. As the temperatures soar and we hit that 100+ for the next "I don't know how many days/weeks" the A/C broke down. It didn't wait for morning. Hell no! It had to be last night as we turned in for bed and both hubby and I saying to each other, "geez, we've had a busy weekend, and I'm glad to be in bed now going to get some needed shut eye."

Today was supposed to be tile install day, but instead we're having every HVAC company in to give us quotes. Meanwhile, it's hot as hell in here.

[TJordan]

I had that happen to me last year.
It took them 4 days to fix it.

Good Luck.

[MaripositaII]

Originally Posted by TJordan

I had that happen to me last year.
It took them 4 days to fix it.

Good Luck.

We had some winners come through. No one can fix the problem before end of the week. Seems everyone is having problems this summer.


Thanks.

[JoanieBlon]

Originally Posted by MaripositaII

We had some winners come through. No one can fix the problem before end of the week. Seems everyone is having problems this summer.


Thanks.

Thank goodness my brother in law is a top notch AC technician. He's always on call for us ~ 7 days a week and almost 24 hours a day! I KNOW your pain though ~ living here in Florida. Hope you can get your AC fixed soon...

[TAPPY]

I feel your pain.

I had that happen several years ago (it is misery) - now every May I have a maintenace check (cost about $50) - it saves me misery and money and keeps my a/c running in top form.

[MaripositaII]

At least the A/C worked downstairs so we camped on sofas and mattresses.

But lordy, I am getting quotes and they're as high as buying a new car! There are the companies who send out winners (one guy said to me, "any questions?" Then he quickly followed up saying, "don't ask me anything difficult."

Some come take a quick two minute check and write up a quote. Now that I have been hanging out on a an HVAC forum (I swear you learn more online than anywhere else), I find out that they're supposed to do a "load calculation" and ductwork inspection. None of the ones we saw yesterday did that, so now I'm calling out a company who spends a couple hours going through your system before they make recommendations. They're more expensive too, but it's an investment so better safe than sorry. Hubby is in a hurry and would pick the one that sounds good enough, and I tend to read a bit and be informed which takes longer

[Gulliver]

Are you having them quote R-22 or R-410A.

[MaripositaII]

Originally Posted by Gulliver

Are you having them quote R-22 or R-410A.

Some quoted R-22 but we prefer to make the change now.

Now looking at Trane XR14.