Re: A/C & Heater Replacement??

"EL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> 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

Do you have a personality? Do you know what one is?

Since you dont have one, I would suggest you figure out how to overcome your
attitudnal issues.

>
> 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
> >
> >
>