Re: A/C & Heater Replacement??

Yes, and yes he does use his Cajun spell checker.  Why?

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 01:43:49 GMT, EL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Turtle,
>
>Do you have a spell checker?  Do you know how to use it?
>
>Since you don't know how to spell I'd suggest that you figure out how to 
>use the spell checker.
>
>B
>
>TURTLE wrote:
>
>> "ishtarbgl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> 
>>>My wife and I moved into a 30 year-old house a year ago.  Everything
>>>worked ok over the past year but I have never been please with the
>>>A/C.  Well, as winter slowly approaches here in Louisiana I go to turn
>>>on my Gas heater and smell a small hint of gas.  Again, my pregnant
>>>wife smells it too.  So I shut everything down including the pilot
>>>light and call someone to come and inspect it.  I am clueless when it
>>>comes to this equipment and service so I just picked someone out of
>>>the yellow pages that appeared professional.  A man shows up and
>>>immediately panics and says I have a cracked chamber.  He says the
>>>evidence of this is to look at the flame where it is yellow?  Isn't
>>>most fire yellow to some degree?  I go down to my gas stove and see
>>>the same type of flame.  Of course I do plan to get a second opinion.
>>>Anyway, he has his boss come out and take a look to see what it would
>>>cost to basically replace everything and do some needed duct work.
>>>Here is what he proposed:
>>>
>>>Rheem 12 SEER (electric a/c and inside gas furnace part)
>>>redo and add some duct work throughout the house
>>>redo some of the piping that goes from the outside unit to the inside
>>>unit
>>>raise the slab where my outside unit will be so it is to code
>>>Cost: $5600 (includes tax and everything)
>>>
>>>Ultimately, it does sound like quite a bit of work and everything he
>>>proposed makes sense.  However, if you haven't already been able to
>>>tell from my description (i.e. outside unit vs. inside unit) I am
>>>completely naive about this whole process.  So if anyone out there can
>>>help me I sure would appreciate it.
>>>
>>>My concerns are this:
>>>How should I choose someone to do this type of work?  I want it done
>>>right but I can't really tell from the yellow pages who is
>>>professional and who isn't.
>>>
>>>Is Rheem the manufacturer I should go with?  I have always heard that
>>>Trane and American Standard was best.  This guy that gave me this
>>>quote even said that American Standard is probably a little better
>>>than Rheem but given my installation he said Rheem would be best.
>>>Again, I just don't know.
>>>
>>>Is electric A/C and Gas heat really the way to go?  Should I be
>>>considering other options?
>>>
>>>Any advice is greatly appreciated.  Simply put I am lost but have to
>>>get this done since Winter will be here before I know it and I don't
>>>want to risk any development issues with our new baby.
>> 
>> 
>> This is Turtle.
>> 
>> Stop right here and listen up.
>> 
>> If you have any yellow in the flame of the gas furnace AND the gas stove
>> TOO. You have a Gas / Air mix problem on your gas system. Here is the list
>> of possible thing wrong with it.
>> 
>> 1)   Bad gas pressure to your home. Most of the time the regulator is
>> malifuctioning.
>> 2)   Both stove and Furnace are not set right on air to gas pressure mix. I
>> see this a lot but mostly on Propane and not Natural gas. You sure you don't
>> have propane and not natural gas.
>> 3)   BOTH the stove and the furnace need cleaning bad enough to cause a poor
>> air to gas mix.
>> 4)   You have a HVAC professional Salesman and Not a HVAC Professional
>> Repairman looking at it. If you wanted it replaced call a saleman ,. If you
>> want it repaired, call a Repairman.
>> 5)   The system being 30 years old is a good reason to change it out for
>> efficency and maybe some safety too , but changing it out for poor gas
>> pressure to your home or poor air fuel mix setting on the equipment is not a
>> reason to change it out.
>> 6)   Here in Louisiana we have a disclosure law when a realestate agency
>> sells a home and the furnce is found defective with in 2 years. The cost of
>> fixing or repair of the equipment will be paid by the realstate agent's
>> coverage insurance that they must carry to be a agent. If they told you that
>> the furnace was defective and needed some major repair. they are off the
>> hook and only if they told you in writting [ look in the conditions of Sale
>> on the contract ] . Anything not disclosed at time of the sale is covered
>> under insurance.
>> 
>> Now the brands you spoke about. i would go with the Rheem here in Louisiana
>> for parts are real easy to get and warehouses are everywhere. The American
>> standard / Trane parts are hard to get here in Louisiana and would be a
>> problem if you need them in a hurry. Alway buy brand / equipment that you
>> can get parts for them easily in your area or state. Now to the quality of
>> the AS / Trane verses the Rheem . Well I see very little difference in
>> quality as to speak of but let the price and avaiability of parts be your
>> guide.
>> 
>> Where you at Boy? I live in Louisiana Too at Oakdale , Louisiana / Central
>> Louisiana. E-Mail me or get with me and i will look at this circus forming
>> around you. I can't stand it when people start lieing to others around me.
>> Use the E-Mail address here on the newsgroup or post back here.
>> 
>> My BullShit Indicator is reading 9 out of a scale of 1 to 10.
>> 
>> I'm not saing not to change it out but not for the reason stated here. After
>> 30 years of service. I would say you might need to get a new one.
>> 
>> TURTLE
>> 
>> 


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