DIYbanter - View Single Post - Air Conditioner- fix or place?

micky

On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:24:42 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I recently had my air conditioner (Trane split system, r22 condenser, mfd 4/97)inspected on an Angies's List 20 point inspection for $70. My air conditioner barely cooled the entire 12 years we lived here (we live in California and the temperature is rarely boiling so we rarely use it). They checked it and said it needs to be recharged, estimate $50 per lb., for 8 lbs, and leak checked. After the estimate that was it. I asked if everything else seemed okay, as per the 20 point check. No answer.

What do you mean "no answer"? How do they have nerve enough not to
answer?

Unless someone can explain to me how this is okay, it sounds like a con
game to me. That is, who knows if they checked out anything. Who
knows if you really need 8 pounds? maybe you need 2 pounds. I
certainly wouldn't let this company touch your AC again, and if they
won't answer about the other 19 points, I'd report them to Angie. After
all, what good is that list, which you have paid to use, I gather, if
people don't report their bad experiences.

I'd demand an answer to each of the 20 points, but at the this point, I
would expect anything to be true.

At this rate, am I better off fixing it or replacing it? BTW, my house is about 2400 sq ft.

My Carrier AC worked fine until about 4 years ago, when the compressor
started tripping the breaker on startup. It's not the cap. I rarely
used it, preferring open windows unless it's over 90 or 95 out, but it
worked fine for 32 years.