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yesterday i found this HVAC site. started reading some of the stuff, all their solutions were " find a good local contractor". i started to see a trend of this, unless the the topic was something like, trane is better than lennox, no carrier is better, well you know the story. finally i read a comment that i HAD to sign up and say something, you know me, cant keep my mouth shut. well, this guy said that if he came to your house and found a leak and you would not fix it now, he would remove all the freon and condemn the unit because of safety and liability. i was not the only one that jumoed him about that statement. anyway, when i signed up i found the "no DIY'ers", this is our job statement. its a good thing that JW or any of the other pro's on here dont have that attitude.
this site gave me a very untrusting feeling about HVAC tech's.
they had other sayings on there too. like,"pay me know or pay me later". that was intended for the DIY'r that scewed it up. it kinda reminded of the used car salesmen and their little black book that only THEY could look at, you know, the one that they used to offer you $1000 for $10000 trade in.
there were a few DIY'r, but only very general Q's and the answer was still quite often followed with find a contractor.
i was thinking about this, yea, they want to make a living, but people also want to save money, so if i am taking food off their plate by doing it myself, arent they taking food off my plate by charging me for work that i, or you, could do with a little assistance? besides, there really arent that many out there that will try to work their AC.
by the way, $12k was the estimate i got for replacing a 4 ton unit and duct a few years back. a guy at work paid 10k for his unit. i had to put a few pounds in mine yesterday, i guess it will have to limp along a little longer. i priced a goodman at about $3200.