On Mar 29, 8:35*am, Jerome Kurchel wrote:
On 2011-03-29 07:56:27 -0400, jamesgangnc said:





On Mar 29, 1:49 am, Jerome Kurchel wrote:
Hi,

Im looking for a Grandair or Goodman package unit air conditioner for
my 28X80 mobile home. Looking to buy one online and have my brother, a
contractor install it. Any advice is appreciated.

J

If your brother is a contractor he can probably get a better price
locally. *A lot of those internet places take advantage of the fact
that a homeowner can't even get a system price out of a local hvac
supplier. *Most hvac contractors charge the customer more for the
system than they paid plus charge for installation. *On top of the
premium price the internet places also charge a couple hundred for
shipping.

Or search crais list for a used but not real old one. *Package units
such as are normally found on mobile homes are a lot easier to
uninstall.

Thanks, I'll check it out. We live in the middle of nowhere so its
toucgh getting someone out here to gimme an estimate.

I appreciate your help

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If you're out in the middle of the country you might find a local
distributor that's a little more friendly and willing to sell you a
system. I've noticed they don't seem to get so worked up about a
homeowner installing their own stuff in rural areas as they do in the
cities. I think the rural communities are more adjusted to the idea
that you might want to do your own work. Sometimes the local farm
supply places can order them too so that's another place to check.
There was a place I used to get them from near my lake house at the va/
nc border. They didn't ask too many questions if you had money. They
went out of business in the crash though. The local distributors here
in Raleigh won't sell me a system. They will sell me parts. NC has a
specifc hvac contractors license so it varies from state to state. I
don't have the hvac contractor license but I do have the refrigerant
license so at least I can buy refrigerant. Beauty of package units is
you don't have to mess with the refrigerant lines.