Re: A/C & Heater Replacement??

"EL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> A yellow flame means nothing more than incomplete combustion.

Wrong.
Since you dont have a clue...print this out, and you can say you do......C L
U E



>With a 30
> year furnace a cracked heat exchanger is probable but the immediate
> concern is not smelling gas.

ENGLISH motherfucker...do you speak it?


> I'd get a carbon monoxide detector.  (I
> have a 30 year old furnace and do not fear using it.)  If you are ok
> with respect to CO levels I'd not be too concerned while I shopped for
> an intelligent and honest a/c contractor.  This may take several tries
> though.

No more than trying to find a homeowner that isnt cheap, and has attitudnal
issues in respect to ancient tanks that you like to call a furnace.

>
> Boden


>
> ishtarbgl wrote:
>
> > 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.
>