Because I really wanted to have to spend a few thousand dollars

[blueartemis07]

on a house I hate. The heater was broken, the heat exchanger was cracked, I saw video, so the guy turned it off, because that puts Carbon Oxide into the air, which is bad. Not enough to set off the detector, but enough to cause headaches.

Sigh.

So, we had the first guy out, the only good news was he said, "hey, this won't break the bank, and we are starving for business."

I have two more companies with good ratings on Angie's list coming out on Monday. Nice of them to work on a holiday. At least, nice for me.

We are not only going to replace the furnace, but the ancient ac as well. The first guy said they would pull and replace the ducts, as opposed to putting in new ones.

I just hate this. I mean really and truly hate it.

Comments

[septentrion]

How frustrating it must be!

[m-mcgonagall-65.livejournal.com]

Sigh indeed. Sometimes I wonder if home ownership is really worth it.

[blueartemis07.livejournal.com]

Speaking to other people, the range goes from $8500 to $13000, which is actually the range of my three tier estimate from the first place.

I have two other places coming out on Monday.

There goes the savings. Oh, well. I thought the air was going to go last summer, so we got another season out of it.

[roseofthewest.livejournal.com]

Oh, snap. It stinks to have to put that much money into the house.

I hated having to do that, too, but I have to say I loved the immediately lower power bills that came from a significantly more efficient system.

[blueartemis07.livejournal.com]

Yeah, as things start dying, we are getting that. My ancient refrigerator, which was about 45 years old, and would make the power dim when it started up died 3 years ago, and that got replaced, and the new energy saver saved us about $15-20 a month.

I still have to get the pool done, I'm not looking forward to that. My savings is going extinct on this house this year.

[roseofthewest.livejournal.com]

We think our previous HVAC system was installed sometime in the 40's. Our guy's 70-something year old dad came along to help as they redid everything and seemed to recall installing it when he was just a kid.

[paisleysnail.livejournal.com]

~hugs~

[blueartemis07.livejournal.com]

~hugs back~

[tudorpot.livejournal.com]

Not sure you need your ductwork changing as a whole. You might need a new Plenum - brother is an HVAC guy, that's how I know. A new furnace is good selling feature and it saves you $$. Not as fun as new shoes, but what is?

[blueartemis07.livejournal.com]

my ducts are also about 35-40 years old, and I doubt they seal well anymore. The new furnace and AC will be a good thing. I'm just looking at dwindling savings.

[dhlane.livejournal.com]

Boo to spending money on the house. Still, it is a good investment and will increase your asking price should you decide to sell. I know this because I have been home sick for three days and have therefore become an expert on selling houses due to watching so many ludicrous DIY shows. (((Blue)))

[blueartemis07.livejournal.com]

I know, I know, but the pool got drained and needs resurfacing this year (hasn't been done in about 30 years), etc. Everything was fine on the surface when we moved in. 8 years later, all of it is showing its age.