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Originally Posted by masraum
The AC has stopped working in the kids' home. A guy came out and said there is 1 or maybe 2 leaks in the coils in the outdoor unit. He said that he would check to see if it was under warranty, but I'm not expecting that. He then said that he could fix/replace the coils outside for $2k, but it didn't make any sense to do that when they could get a new unit for $2500. What they currently have is a Goodman, my guess is that it's a 3-4 ton unit. That doesn't sound that crazy to me.
Then the guy said that if he replaced the outdoor unit, and the new unit wasn't compatible with the indoor unit, that he might have to replace both and that would run $5600. I've had both an indoor unit and an outdoor unit replaced on a home at two separate times. I don't think together the cost was that high, and I've never heard that the indoor and outdoor units could be incompatible.
They have a pretty run of the mill 2 story home with central air and heat. I'm not sure, but I suspect the house was built in the 90s, maybe.
I just want to make sure that they don't get taken for a ride. We had a guy that we used when we lived near them, but since we sold the house, we don't have any of the documentation to see who that was which sucks, because we got a good vibe off of them and didn't feel like we got screwed.
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If it's R22 you'll need to change both.
Edit- nm I started at the top. You've already been told this.