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re: HVAC Replacement - ASAP
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:32 pm to STATigerFan
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:32 pm to STATigerFan
Thanks everyone staying with the in-laws, got a few more quotes all around 8k. Compressor is rigged up to work short term and cool the house to give us time to decide.
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Posted on 7/3/21 at 7:27 pm to lsu0005
Compressor didn’t die if it’s “rigged up” and cooling.
Get other companies to diagnose the problem before getting quotes.
Get other companies to diagnose the problem before getting quotes.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:50 pm to lsu0005
Do yourself a favor and learn the basics of how an
AC system works. If compressor is running you do not need to replace the system unless you have a major refrigerant leak in one of the coils.
AC system works. If compressor is running you do not need to replace the system unless you have a major refrigerant leak in one of the coils.
Posted on 7/4/21 at 8:20 pm to lsu0005
As others have said, if the compressor can be “rigged” to cool then the compressor is working otherwise it wouldn’t cool at all. You mentioned getting other quotes but I’d recommend a 2nd and maybe 3rd inspection of the system before I spent $8-14,000 on a new one. Last September I had a problem with a unit that was less than 3 years old and one guy said it was the compressor, had another guy check it and he said it was thermal expansion valve in the unit in my attic, he installed a new one and it worked like a new unit, the part and installation and Freon was $720
Posted on 7/7/21 at 3:01 am to lsu0005
Compressor is rigged up to work short term and cool the house to give us time to decide. "
Did the tech perhaps install a compressor "jump kit" for the compressor? This would possibly explain the "rigging" factor. I have seen a compressor jump kit allow a tired compressor last a few more years and I have seen them last even less. You are fortunate if this is what allowed your unit to function again and smart if you do go ahead and replace the unit. Good luck.
Did the tech perhaps install a compressor "jump kit" for the compressor? This would possibly explain the "rigging" factor. I have seen a compressor jump kit allow a tired compressor last a few more years and I have seen them last even less. You are fortunate if this is what allowed your unit to function again and smart if you do go ahead and replace the unit. Good luck.
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