New Ac & Furnace system from Armored Heating and Cooling.

[gwingo]

After 22 years the AC unit in the house I bought 6 years ago finally gave out last weekend. The furnace was not long behind in my opinion. Got some quotes and went with Armored Heating and Cooling. They did a great job at a reasonable price. Hope my new Carrier products last as long.

 

[510picker]

I go to church with Jason, the owner of Armored. He and his wife are both great people.

 

[DocIndy]

Unfortunately the residential HVAC market is a cash cow. There are several forum members, myself included, that work in the industry and can attest to the huge markup residential companies have. Several of us moonlight doing residential work on the side. It's a win -win. We make some extra money and save the customer a lot of money.

 

[gwingo]

It was not cheap. We got a few estimates and they were the best value. They also struck us as quite honest and not just trying to make a sale when they did the estimate assessment. Overall it was a great experience.

The ironic part is my brother does HVAC for a living, but he lives in NC and can't just buzz down here.

 

[DocIndy]

I installed a couple of condensers for my sister in law in San Diego a few years back. Thank goodness for having a national account! She covered all costs and I had a week vacation. That was enough time in San Diego for me!

 

[churchmouse]

Like Doc says....There are a few of us on the forum that can and will save you a great deal of money. You get the same or better work (usually better work as we are not under the gun) the same equipment and 10 out of 10 it is properly sized.
No knock on the people you chose to go with but in the end we are most always an avg. of 2K less expensive.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Like Doc says....There are a few of us on the forum that can and will save you a great deal of money. You get the same or better work (usually better work as we are not under the gun) the same equipment and 10 out of 10 it is properly sized.
No knock on the people you chose to go with but in the end we are most always an avg. of 2K less expensive.

You are modest, Mouse. Your bid to us was $3k under your competition.

OP glad you feel your deal was worth it.

 

[ghitch75]

glad you got a good deal and a good install.......

 

[churchmouse]

glad you got a good deal and a good install.......

And that is all that really matters.

 

[Tactically Fat]

I hate having HVAC issues.

At 22 years old, y'all definitely got your money's worth out of it.

My house is 40 years old this year (consequently - so is it's owner!). When we bought it almost 8 years ago, it was on its 2nd HVAC. #2 was installed in the late 80s. That 2nd system lasted a heck of a lot longer than it should have. We replaced a few things and limped it along for 3 years before we had to replace our whole she-bang as well.

While I'm not super duper happy with our AC unit - I'm not about to spend another $3-4k just to replace a 5 year old machine. Plus, I think un-insulated ductwork in our crawlspace adds to my unhappiness with it.

 

[JettaKnight]

Our eighteen y.o. unit was at 4.5 psi yesterday.

The new unit goes in tomorrow after I sell a kidney.

 

[churchmouse]

Our eighteen y.o. unit was at 4.5 psi yesterday.

The new unit goes in tomorrow after I sell a kidney.

If you get out past 15 years you are operating for free. Some make it to 10.

 

[JettaKnight]

After no AC for days, the new unit ran from 4:30 pm and didn't stop till 2 am.

The drain tube looked like a garden hose with all the condensation it was pulling out for the first hour or so.


At least I can recoup a (very?) small amount of the cost by selling the old one for scrap.

 

[ghitch75]

After no AC for days, the new unit ran from 4:30 pm and didn't stop till 2 am.

The drain tube looked like a garden hose with all the condensation it was pulling out for the first hour or so.


At least I can recoup a (very?) small amount of the cost by selling the old one for scrap.

glad you have AC now!!!.....you not going to get much for scrap for it unless you break it down.......some scrap yards will require you to show you receipt or have a HVAC certification to sell it....

 

[JettaKnight]

glad you have AC now!!!.....you not going to get much for scrap for it unless you break it down.......some scrap yards will require you to show you receipt or have a HVAC certification to sell it....

While the pro (a good friend) was installing the new one I was tearing down the old - I'll keep the working fan.

Thanks for the tip on bringing the receipt to the scrap yard.