Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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About 18 years.
The last time I place a call, I had noticed my unit was not dropping to the temperature I had on the thermostat. Chuck recommend replacing it, as it had a leaking coil. Since it was still working, they recommended I wait for the winter months when they weren't crazy busy. Of course, this is not feasible for everyone. As I said to him, my unit had one foot on the banana peel and one foot in the coffin. I strongly recommend having the grill installed,so you can change the filter without monkeying with the unit's cover. It's been a blessing as it it so easy to replace a filter.
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I was an A/C contractor for 40 years in Miami. Sold Carrier, Lennox, Rheem/Ruud, Trane/American Standard. I've been retired five years, but Trane/American Standard was by far the most reliable longest lasting unit. 18-20 years was not uncommon. I don't know Chuck but from what i have read he sounds great to me.
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Well, you really didn't pay $0.00 because you had to pay for the service contract. [emoji3]. Best way to figure your true cost is how many years have you paid for the contract and what did you get out of it. Sometimes it pays to self-insure, sometimes not. Service contract companies are like casinos, they never lose. But like casinos there are always some "big winners.". [emoji3]
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I too am confused
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The SEER number is a number for the efficiency of the unit-it is marked on your system. I believe the REAL efficiency falls off as the unit ages. Our unit is 4 years old as is our home, it is a carrier and it was installed by the builder. The unit is a heat pump and it supplies both cooling and winter heat. I believe a unit that provides both heat and cooling will not have as high a SEER number as a unit that only cools. Our unit is marked SEER 15. I checked, the ones used in Fenny are the same marked SEER 15. A call to the home radio show 96.5 FM, I called to ask if you replace a seer 15 with an 18-what will you save. If, my math is correct 15 to 18 is 30%. The reply was you would save 15-20%. RE: your $400 to replace the fan. Truly, I do not know what a fair price for that is. You can easily get that information on the internet. I do know that if you have a variable speed fan the part is much more expensive than a single speed fan. We did not have a choice. I stay in touch with a former business associate who lives in Boynton Beech. He bought a Lennox high efficiency unit-18 SEER-I think. His unit which came with the house was abt 12 years old. He reported to me that his electric bill dropped by 30%. After a year or so a rectifier blew. It was covered under warranty but it took them about 10 days to get the part and it was the middle of the summer. Truth-I expect our AC compressor was put in before the home next door was built. We keep the bushes cut back but I suspect they too were put in after the compressor was installed. Getting a new one put in is sure to be an interesting project. |
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What you say is true of any insurance
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Like you, I do not usually buy insurance. With our AC they sent a typical sterotyped used car salesman-fast talker to try to sell us insurance for repairs on a NEW UNIT. They never seem to mention the manufacturers warranty that is included with most products. |
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