[AT] OT - Any HVAC people on here

[bradloomis at charter.net]

Carl, you may really want to consider replacing that 20 year old furnace with a new one. As one who serviced a ton of old furnaces during that part of my life that I did, cracked heat exchangers, particulary in an area of cold winters, and propane, which is hotter than NG, is a real possibility. I won't even go into the efficiencies of newer equipment. Spencer covered that. Of course things today aren't built like things of old. Everything is a crapshoot really. But if you choose not to upgrade the FAU, then please buy and keep up a CO detector. 
Brad

-----Original Message-----
From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> On Behalf Of szabelski at wildblue.net
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 6:50 AM
To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Any HVAC people on here

Mike,

You run your air 3-4 months a year??? What part of Michigan do you live in. We live in Southeastern Michigan (near Marine City) and if we had air we would only run the it for maybe 2-3 weeks a year. That’s probably because we live near the water. (Actually, if we had air we’d probably run it a lot more. 😁).  For now we just open all the windows and doors, and close the drapes on the sunny side of the house. Two ceiling fans in the family room keep us mostly comfortable through the day.

You can go on line a get estimates for what a unit would cost for your area. You’ll see some variance in prices, but some of it depends on what manufacturer is being installed, how big the unit is, and some on what big name installer you’re hiring. Just do a search on something like .... AC installation, (county), Michigan. 

Be careful about the guy who comes in and tells you you need to replace something like the heat exchanger because it’s cracked, that’s an old ploy to beef up their sale. Have you talked to the people who put in the furnace? Maybe they’ll cut you a deal as a repeat customer.

They’re going to run a natural gas line down our road sometime next month, so after 20+ years of propane, we’ll have to get the furnace converted back to natural gas. We’ll probably look at adding AC while it’s being done, so we’ll be in the same boat as you are now.

Good luck!

Carl

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 23:39:20 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [AT] OT - Any HVAC people on here

Getting a price on having a 3 Ton AC unit replaced, mated to a brand new furnace that was installed last year. AC unit is 22 years old, and I'm afraid it's going to bite the dust in the middle of a heat wave. Would appreciate any advice on cost. Had one company quote me $2700, but that was more than the furnace. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Note I'm in Michigan, so I'm not going for super high efficiency, waste of money there, we only run it 3-4 months a year.

Regards,
Mike M

--
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus

_______________________________________________
AT mailing list
AT at lists.antique-tractor.com
http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com

_______________________________________________
AT mailing list
AT at lists.antique-tractor.com
http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com