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105 year old house here. 5 years ago when we did a ton of work on the outside of the house…. Chose new windows on the entire house instead of AC when we got our new energy efficient furnace. About 2 weeks a year I kick myself. This week I’m kicking myself.
 
THE HCP said:
105 year old house here. 5 years ago when we did a ton of work on the outside of the house…. Chose new windows on the entire house instead of AC when we got our new energy efficient furnace. About 2 weeks a year I kick myself. This week I’m kicking myself.
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Oof. Just get it done. Finance it for $50 per month. I held off for years and finally got it done like 3 years ago... Soooooo worth it.

Should have done it sooner.
 
This is our first house to have it, our three previous homes we didn't. We were much younger then and we grew up without it.
The older I get the more heat and cold, get to me....
 
THE HCP said:
105 year old house here. 5 years ago when we did a ton of work on the outside of the house…. Chose new windows on the entire house instead of AC when we got our new energy efficient furnace. About 2 weeks a year I kick myself. This week I’m kicking myself.
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having ac is definitely a creature comfort. Your still young, you'll get at some point.
 
Hoopguru said:
This is our first house to have it, our three previous homes we didn't. We were much younger then and we grew up without it.
The older I get the more heat and cold, get to me....
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It's so much hotter than it used to be though. For so much longer.
You're right, it can be done. But man, do I regret not getting it sooner.
 
Living in South Texas AC is pretty much a must have. We had a motor go out on us last week with it being 109 out that day. One night of sleeping like that was painful enough, luckily the guys we had working on it found a way to make it work the following day while the motor we really need is on back order for 6-8 weeks. Had a friend down here that went without it for all of June and the first half of July, it was over 120 in his house most nights, not sure how he and the fam survived.
 
Phatguysrule said:
It's so much hotter than it used to be though. For so much longer.
You're right, it can be done. But man, do I regret not getting it sooner.
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It's interesting, I was having this convo with one of the wife's uncles on Saturday. We've had a brutally hot summer, (over 105 for 34 of the last 36 days) and he doesn't think it's that much hotter, just that everyone has gotten use to having AC everywhere they go so we aren't conditioned to it like when he was a kid. I think there is some validity to that but it's also gotten hotter everywhere, not as bad down as 2011 but still a furnace on a daily basis. I will say I don't even mind the heat of the day getting to 110, it's that it never cools down. I get home at 11pm and it's still in the upper 90's and more humid then during the day. In fact we set a record for most days in a row without the temp getting below 80*.
 
bigbailes said:
Living in South Texas AC is pretty much a must have. We had a motor go out on us last week with it being 109 out that day. One night of sleeping like that was painful enough, luckily the guys we had working on it found a way to make it work the following day while the motor we really need is on back order for 6-8 weeks. Had a friend down here that went without it for all of June and the first half of July, it was over 120 in his house most nights, not sure how he and the fam survived.
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Yikes. Yeah I can't sleep in that heat. I keep a window AC as well, as a backup.
 
We went heat pump last year (we have a small house, <1000 sq ft). I was concerned as to how well it would work in extreme heat, but it kept us at 75 all through Monday's 107+ scorcher. Kinda nice having just a single device for all temperature regulation.
 
Phatguysrule said:
Yikes. Yeah I can't sleep in that heat. I keep a window AC as well, as a backup.
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Yea at that heat the window being open doesn't even help, just blowing in hot air. I tell my students if they want to make a good living and always want to have a job, get HVAC certification. Guys charged us $500 for an old motor and two hours of labor!
 
bigbailes said:
Yea at that heat the window being open doesn't even help, just blowing in hot air. I tell my students if they want to make a good living and always want to have a job, get HVAC certification. Guys charged us $500 for an old motor and two hours of labor!
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I grew up in a family heating business my grandfather started in the late 1920's. I didn't have an aptitude for or interest in it unfortunately. My cousin still runs the business and makes a very nice living. And even with my family discount it's still expensive as hell. I wish I had paid more attention and interest as a much younger man.......but then, I'd probably still be working my ass off if I had.....
 
PtldPlatypus said:
We went heat pump last year (we have a small house, <1000 sq ft). I was concerned as to how well it would work in extreme heat, but it kept us at 75 all through Monday's 107+ scorcher. Kinda nice having just a single device for all temperature regulation.
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Thought about heat pump but went with York split system 2 stage variable speed fan.
Got it down to 66 yesterday for a short time then set it back to 74.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
We went heat pump last year (we have a small house, <1000 sq ft). I was concerned as to how well it would work in extreme heat, but it kept us at 75 all through Monday's 107+ scorcher. Kinda nice having just a single device for all temperature regulation.
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We've had nothing but heat pumps for years. Works well here in Georgia...I assume the heat side is basically a reverse A/C ?...Anyway, it works well for heating too in the winter time until the temps get below 35 degrees or so...then the heat strips kick in, which requires a good bit more electricity to run.
 
Hoopguru said:
After 24 plus years we had to replace furnace and AC. Just finished this AM, took 1 1/2 days.
Just a FYI
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I'll bet it costs more than you thought. I had replacement in '21 Lennox~
 
I didn't have AC growing up out here, but my wife and I decided that it was a must when we bought our last house in 2015.

We bought a full system for $9k in... 2018? I think it was around that time. Sold and moved into our current house last May and this house didn't have an outdoor condenser unit so we called around. It almost cost the same amount of money to get an outdoor condenser unit as it did to get a full system in just 4 years. COVflation is a mother fucker. Totally worth it though. The house is completely comfortable right now during this heat.

The next comfort item that we had that was already here when we moved in was a tankless water heater and oh man.... game changer. If/when we move again, definitely getting another tankless. It has been GLORIOUS.
 
I block off my upstairs loft and laundry room and have double curtains on both entrances to my 900 sqft cabin...3 years ago I bought a small window air conditioner for 54 dollars that keeps my small cabin 68 degrees all day in 100 degree weather. I was at Jerry's the other day and my air conditioner now cost 350 dollars....shit is getting ridiculous. Not as bad as lumber....I live 2 miles from the mill and in the mill town they wanted 90 dollars for a half sheet of plywood....drove to town and still expensive but cost half the price...you'd think lumber was shipped here from the other side of the world...price gouging sucks.
 
HailBlazers said:
Apparently the Lennox unit was $6K more at cost than last year. Idk ask your brother if that's a lie..
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Prolly not. I wanted a Trane (7 plus years ago) but my cousin sold me a “Tempstar”, which is supposedly a Trane with a different name (and lower price). He was trying to save me money and assured me it was simply a name issue and that it was every bit as good as a Trane. This winter it cost me $1100 for a new induction fan motor. So……you paid the price for a quality brand. Hopefully it will save you over the long haul. I won’t accept a generic brand in the future.
 
There is a lot of junk out there when it comes to appliances and HVAC.
You used to be able to get 20-30 years out of a refrigerator and 20 /25 washer dryer. Same with furnaces. Not any more, as there needs to be parts & services availability & profit to sustain service.
Now and even with digital appliances dont last near that long as parts & mfg quality don't stand up to back when.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
Prolly not. I wanted a Trane (7 plus years ago) but my cousin sold me a “Tempstar”, which is supposedly a Trane with a different name (and lower price). He was trying to save me money and assured me it was simply a name issue and that it was every bit as good as a Trane. This winter it cost me $1100 for a new induction fan motor. So……you paid the price for a quality brand. Hopefully it will save you over the long haul. I won’t accept a generic brand in the future.
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Hoopguru said:
There is a lot of junk out there when it comes to appliances and HVAC.
You used to be able to get 20-30 years out of a refrigerator and 20 /25 washer dryer. Same with furnaces. Not any more, as there needs to be parts & services availability & profit to sustain service.
Now and even with digital appliances dont last near that long as parts & mfg quality don't stand up to back when.
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I've found over the years that in this global economy, even the "best" or "top" brands will have one part or component that will go out. Most likely it's something they didn't manufacture themselves but instead used a 3rd party to make the part. But everything else that is connected to that inferior piece is still quality. But also, tons of people will have the exact same problem, a few of them actually know how to fix it, and out of that 2 or 3 of them will make a youtube video on how to fix it yourself

Most of the time you're paying a repairperson to come to your house and fix whatever has broken, 10% is the cost is the part, and 90% of the expense is for their knowledge of how to fix it.

Always check on youtube for the exact model of the product you have and the problem it has. The repair might be easier than you think.

Added bonus, I always use it as a reason to buy a new tool or two, lol.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
I've found over the years that in this global economy, even the "best" or "top" brands will have one part or component that will go out. Most likely it's something they didn't manufacture themselves but instead used a 3rd party to make the part. But everything else that is connected to that inferior piece is still quality. But also, tons of people will have the exact same problem, a few of them actually know how to fix it, and out of that 2 or 3 of them will make a youtube video on how to fix it yourself

Most of the time you're paying a repairperson to come to your house and fix whatever has broken, 10% is the cost is the part, and 90% of the expense is for their knowledge of how to fix it.

Always check on youtube for the exact model of the product you have and the problem it has. The repair might be easier than you think.

Added bonus, I always use it as a reason to buy a new tool or two, lol.
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I do as much fixing as I can and yes you tube is very helpful.
I took my truck through a car wash came home and noticed fuel tank door spring was sprung and wouldn't shut. Got it fixed myself by replacing spring loaded shaft.
 
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