Did SLO go visit her?
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Did SLO go visit her?
Awesome!!
House or auto?
Pundit
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House. If it were auto I'd do it myself.
Then just sleep in your car. You and the dogs.
What will his live-in do?
You going with the new R-410Q54 freon, I guess? Get ready, you'll have to replace everything, all the lines throughout. That stuff is high pressure and not compatible with any of the R-22 systems
Can't you flush the lines and use the old ones?
I don't think it's wise. New stuff is too high pressure.
Pundit
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Yup, all the duct work and lines being replaced. House has a furnace inside and "heat pump" outside which acts as the AC. Not really sure how it works but apparently it's more complex than a regular heater and AC. Furnace was replaced in February. Wish I could've gotten them both done at the same time to switch to a simpler system.
What does the duct work have to do with the freon change, or are oyu just including it in there since you've got to do a big job anyway?
Yep...I learned all about this last summer. Home warranty only covered a percentage and I still had to come out of pocket about $3,000.
Pundit
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Guess I shouldn't have said ALL the duct work. A good portion of it is going to be replaced, mainly around where the ductwork hooks up to the furnace. I may take a picture later.
Yup. I have a top diamond level (highest you can get) home warranty, still paying four figures for this shit.
I dont know whats bad, but they can replace the air handler without out replacing the whole system. The A/C guys dont like to tell you that.
Is this a change because of EPA restrictions on the old stuff, or to meet increasing SEER requirements, or is it not EPA driven at all?
I am using old lines with a old compressor with old freon. In a system that has the new style air handler in the attic.
Its good for small things like major appliance fixes and some general house repair. Only problem I have, is that once you call in a problem you have to go with the guy they pick to fix it.
Im still on low pressure. I guess thats why they didnt change the lines. My a/c guys changed some kind of pressure valve in the new style air handler so it would be compatible with the compressor outside. Once the outside unit goes bad I will have to swap out the valve in the air handler so it will work with a new high pressure compressor.
What are the risk associated with keeping the old lines?
