... and my pocket book is a little lighter because of it.
We had a tech come out and take a look at the AC Condenser unit outside and he ran some tests and found out that the compressor was grounded and therefore was not working. He said we could replace the compressor for a $1000 and a 1-year warranty or change out the unit for $3000 and get a 5-year warranty.
While looking around the unit upstairs, I found the name of the company that originally installed the outside unit in March 2000 (which meant that we were 5 months outside of that units warranty).
So we called the original installers and they said that they would come lout in the morning and give us a second opinion for free.
Well, they came out this morning and said the same thing, but could install the new unit (a Goodman 13 SEER unit, which is more cost effective than the Trane 10 SEER unit we had) for $2700 (that had a 10-year warranty) and could do it today. So we agreed (actually Mindy really wanted it being preggo and sick and all) and by 1 PM today we had cool air blowing into the house.
The weird part is that the unit outside was 5 years old, but the blower inside is the original from 1984 (when the house was built)... therefore 21 years old.
I mentioned to the guy that I was a web designer and was wondering if he'd barter a site and a maintenance agreement for a $2500 blower unit upstairs. He said to call him in October and talk about it then since work tends to slow down in the Fall. It would be great if he could that, then I wouldn't have to worry about coming up with the $$$ to fix that.
A great thing is, in the research I was doing, I found out that our local utility company (CPS) has a rebate program for people in the county who upgrade their A/C units. For 13 SEER units, its $80 a ton and since we have a 4-ton unit, we will hopefully get $320 in credit on our power bill, which would be nice. But the site said that funds were low and they would process them in the order received until funds run out. No harm, no foul. We'll try it.
So like I said before, things are cool... but we are poor once more.
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Well, I'm glad you made it home. Too bad it is so hot there. You left just in time. Sean and I have been moving the whole family (Well, Bryan and Kirsten and Jared and Kristen). It feels like the whole family. Didn't we all move at the same time last time? Weird. Well, we miss you. Give the kids a kiss.
well a/c is worth it i cant imagine not having it. i grew up w/out it. but since i have not i wont give up for nothing.
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