On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:05:15 -0700, Smitty Two
wrote:

In article ,
mm wrote:

While I'm outside, the young wman next door has guys there replacing
her compressor. They have to go to their next job and won't look at
my unit, but tell me it's the compressor.

They're going to give me an estimate for a new AC and furnace.

You're going to hire someone who diagnosed the problem without looking
at it? I think the heat is affecting your reasoning.

I was too brief. He said it was probably the compressor. Given that
it and the coil are no dirtier than it was two years ago, when the AC
worked fine, is there any part that can trip the breaker other than a
burned, shorted compressor?

And this is only an estimate and one out of several.

I already know I need a new furnace, and everyone says if my AC is 31
years old, I can buy a more efficient one. (Not that I disagree, but
when I only use it zero to 15 days a year, it's probably still cheaper
not to replace it. Until it broke, that is.)