"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote in message
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"Steve B" fired this volley in news:8ohom7-
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What % of the time would you estimate that happens?

Around where we live, I'd say at least 30%. Most of the problems with
split systems around here are due to age, corrosion, and leaky fittings;
or the omni-present lightning-induced electrical burnouts.

But about 1/3 of the time when they DON'T need anything but a simple
repair or leak fix, the "repairmen" will show up, puff and wheeze around
the unit for an hour or so, and declare it's going to need "(new
compressor, new unit, replacing... et. al.)".

We have some guys who at least can fix units. We have others whose main
reason for making a service call is to entice the owner to buy a new
unit.

You can run those old systems all you want until you need a compressor, or a
coil... then *if* you can find one, in another year, you"ll be hard pressed
to find R22, and when you do, its going to cost you. In the mean time, you
can keep throwing your money away when you pay your electric bill.

I put a new 14SEER dual fuel/hybrid system(4 ton) in my own home in
February.... my August light bill was only $200, and used 500kwh *LESS* than
August last year. You can *DO* what you want, I will keep my money in my
pocket, thanx.