And, that's the state of the economy. We're headed into a
depression to make 1929 look like party week at the frat
house. I get plenty of chances to rescue older equipment. I
regularly work on R-12 equipment that dates back to before
the freon boondoggle.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"The Daring Dufas" wrote
in message ...


Why tell me? The folks I do work for don't have the money to
replace
a system. BeeHO hasn't stimulated theirs or my bank account
so folks
call on me to repair what they have. It's called survival
and making
do with what you got. I had an old fellow call me one day to
look at
a Carrier he had bought back in the early 70's. It was the
best and most
expensive unit Carrier made for homes at that time. It has
stainless
steel hardware, factory sight glass, high and low pressure
controls,
anti short cycle timer and a temperature controlled two
speed condenser
fan. The condenser fan motor burned out and an HVAC company
told him
he needed a new system. I took a look at his old Rolls Royce
of an AC
and told him "Don't you dare get rid of this system!". I
replaced the
two speed condenser fan motor and the system goes into low
speed mode
at night and thanks to an insulating blanket over the
compressor, it
barely makes a sound in quiet mode. His neighbors all around
him have
newer AC units that sound like airplanes taking off. The
repair bill
was quite a bit less than the $8,000 the other guys wanted.

TDD