[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by gomoho

We have our heat pump serviced 2x a year for maintenance. The line cleaning is part of the service along with checking everything else. I am a firm believer in keep it maintained so it doesn't "get broke".

When I first moved to The Villages I bought a 12 year old manufactured home and never had the A/C serviced. I lived there for five years and never had a problem with it. How much money did I save? In my current home I did the same. It was a nearly new home when I bought it and I never had the A/C serviced. It took about seven years before I needed any servicing. I think the money I saved on servicing paid for the repairs. And the man who did the servicing didn't say that the problems were caused by lack of servicing. For the drain line I suppose you could say it was, but how much would I have paid for servicing if I had done it every year? $75 to $85 X 7 years is a lot of money.

Yearly A/C servicing is like buying an insurance contract on a new TV or microwave, in my opinion. Clark Howard, the consumer's advocate, says never buy an insurance contract on a new appliance.

[mulligan]

Be careful, because bleach will make PVC pipes brittle, and cause them to deteriorate rapidly. Use vinegar instead. Needs to be used more frequently, but won't harm the pipes.