A/C Blues

[kybearfuzz]

Before the rant, big happy birthday wishes to book_of_daniel! Enjoy your 29th again! :)

So after having trouble with the leaking A/C unit the other night, I called for a guy to come in and check out the unit. He was referred to me by a coworker who says he did good work for her.

Well, he just left. Here's the possibilities with my 33 year old A/C unit.

• Replace the evaporator coil for $800.
  
• Get a whole new unit for $4,700.

With the age of my current system, the $800 patch job will likely only be a temporary fix if something new breaks. The new unit will cost a hell of a lot more, but comes with a 10-year warranty and will cut my electric bill down. And I likely will have to get a new unit if the old system breaks some other way.

So I'm strongly leaning toward the new system. While I'm not terribly happy, this isn't going to crush me. I save quite a bit. My sibs all drive expensive vehicles and buy unneeded things for their kids, I try to be practical. The reason I put money in my savings is so when these sorts of crushing costs hit, I'm not devastated. Wow... I'm boring.

When did I get so old?

Comments

[squirreltot.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain. I just paid almost 8000 to replace my unit. I'm still waiting to see this decrease in my electric bill even though I now have a much higher SEER number. I guess you need to consider how much longer you plan on being in the house to guide your choice. Big Hugs!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I'm going to have it replaced I think. I've only got five more years of payments on the mortgage before it's gone and I don't foresee myself moving anytime before that.

I am hoping that the new unit in conjunction with the new windows from a couple of years back will shrink the electric bill this summer.