"WORSS" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a dilema and need some advice. This past winter I had the furnace
serviced....just the normal annual cleaning. While working on my system,
the technician said I should have someone look at the central air in the
spring since he saw some corrosion on one of the copper tubes.

In the spring, I had another technician service the AC. He added 1 lb of
freon (first time in 5 years) and said the system was working normally. My
wife then mentioned the "potenial leak" and he then did a leak check. He
then said he found a leak. Specifically, he wrote:

"Leak search indoor coil found leak in rt. side of A-coil @ end loops - also
possible leak in coil instelf also rt. side"

He quoted us $903 to replace the coil.

I talked to him and we agreed to see if we could wait until next year to do
the work. I have used the air conditioning all summer without any problems.
Now I am being transferred and have to fill out a disclosure regarding my
house. If I really have an air conditioning problem, I am obligated to say
so.

My dilema:

1) I am not really convinced I have a problem since the air conditioning
has been working fine since May. The technician only found the problem
after we had him look for a leak.

2) I only paid $3000 for the total air conditioning system. $900 seems
like a lot to replace a coil.

Any advice?

Thanks,
Bill

This is Turtle.

Hold up here a minute. Needing 1 pound of freon in 5 years of operation is not a
major problem to be dealt with right now. If it is a 1 pound of freon every 5
years, the cost of adding a pound every 5 years will never equal $900.00 repair
right now. If you have to add 1 pound at a cost of say $100.00 every 5 years --
it will take 45 years of operation and filling every 5 years to equal the
$900.00 repair cost right now. Now with interest added -- it would be about 85
years before you can justify the $900.00 cost. Your not at the point of saying i
NEED to do something. Wait a year or 2 years and have it checked again and see.

A example of this is you get your oil changed in your car and the fellow tells
your low a Qt. of oil after the 4,000 miles you drove between oil changes. Do
you add a little oil before the 4,000 miles is up or rebuild your engine on your
car at a cost of $900.00. I would just add a little oil and keep going till it
became a problem.

The new leak detector we have now will pick up 1/8 of a ounce of freon a year
and you really don't know how bad this leak is. If it was leaking 1 pound of
freon every 5 years -- I would add 1 pound every 5 years and move on.

Take your time here. Your not under the gun here.

TURTLE