Polkwright
Active Member
Our fall inspection has revealed some problems with the HVAC system. Our service guy (we've used for 10 years) says just run it until it dies, then do partial fixes. He always comes up with cheap fixes.
But from what he's telling me, I figure the likely repairs coming up in the next two years would be a big chunk of a new system. Plus you know it will fail in August when it's 107°. It's 20 years old. Enough. You did your job Ruud.
Then there's the mandated changeover to new environmentally friendly refrigerants. R410-A is going away. The new systems come 01/01/2025 will be more expensive. He's not excited about them. We don't plan on being here forever but it will be easier to sell with a newer system than a by-then-25+ year old patched together AC. We'd end up giving them a new system anyway as part of the sale.
There's not too many R410-A systems left but he found one for us. They are running down the inventory.
Pricey. Eh, whatcha gonna do? We knew it when we bought the place a year ago and it helped us negotiate the price so we got some of it then.
But from what he's telling me, I figure the likely repairs coming up in the next two years would be a big chunk of a new system. Plus you know it will fail in August when it's 107°. It's 20 years old. Enough. You did your job Ruud.
Then there's the mandated changeover to new environmentally friendly refrigerants. R410-A is going away. The new systems come 01/01/2025 will be more expensive. He's not excited about them. We don't plan on being here forever but it will be easier to sell with a newer system than a by-then-25+ year old patched together AC. We'd end up giving them a new system anyway as part of the sale.
There's not too many R410-A systems left but he found one for us. They are running down the inventory.
Pricey. Eh, whatcha gonna do? We knew it when we bought the place a year ago and it helped us negotiate the price so we got some of it then.
