hi everyone,

i have a 3 ton goodman HVAC, pretty regular setup, condensor outside,
fan coil in the attic. it's 8 years old.

it wasn't cooling, and i had a tech over. he used a sniffer to fingd a
leak in the coil, recharged the system.

he recommended replacing the entire system with a Carrier one, which
his company sells (cost 5600$).

i called a goodman dealer, he said replacing the fan coil would be
1250$, the entire system would be 4400$.

i was hoping to get some feedback on whether i should replace the
entire system, or just the fan coil.

the system has worked fine up to this point; i had to replace a
capacitor on the outside unit last year, but otherwise it seems fine
and cools beautifully now it's been recharged. (it had never been
recharged before.)

in addition to the repair/replace question, some other questions:

o do the prices seem reasonable?
o how much more life can i expect out of the condensor, given that
it's 8 years old
o is repairing the coil leak a reasonable option?

thanks,
adnan

a new unit will give you better efficency....

what SEER were they quoting?

A very high SEER makes more sense if you use a lot of AC.....

prices sound a bit high if you ask me

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They dont know the correct answer half the time either.....~:

Get three estimates on a new system at the very least...get the
estimates from people recomended by friends family neighbors.

8 years....its a toss up.... I would probably go ahead and get a new
system....your present system could last another 5 years but once some
slackjaw hvac "technician"...and I use that term loosely... starts
messing around with the refrigeration end of the system he opens up the
door to moisture and contamination problems in the equipment.

No matter how many good recomendations you get on an hvac dealer or any
other tradesperson you have at best a 50/50 chance of getting the job
done right or getting completely hosed.

Get a new system...get the 10 year warranty....you will be set.

you know ACs can lose a little gas ver the years, the recharge might
fix it for many years. do soome research then wait a bit and see what
occurs

There's your problem. The condenser belongs in the attic and the fan
coil should be outside. I cant believe they installed it backwards.
I'll bet they didnt even install @ductboosters. You got hozed but
good.
Have that Carrier installed but offer him $6500.00 instead. You'll be
glad you did.
Bubba

On 19 Apr 2006 13:47:21 -0700, wrote:

hi everyone,

i have a 3 ton goodman HVAC, pretty regular setup, condensor outside,
fan coil in the attic. it's 8 years old.

it wasn't cooling, and i had a tech over. he used a sniffer to fingd a
leak in the coil, recharged the system.

he recommended replacing the entire system with a Carrier one, which
his company sells (cost 5600$).

i called a goodman dealer, he said replacing the fan coil would be
1250$, the entire system would be 4400$.

i was hoping to get some feedback on whether i should replace the
entire system, or just the fan coil.

the system has worked fine up to this point; i had to replace a
capacitor on the outside unit last year, but otherwise it seems fine
and cools beautifully now it's been recharged. (it had never been
recharged before.)

in addition to the repair/replace question, some other questions:

o do the prices seem reasonable?
o how much more life can i expect out of the condensor, given that
it's 8 years old
o is repairing the coil leak a reasonable option?

thanks,
adnan

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hi everyone,

i have a 3 ton goodman HVAC, pretty regular setup, condensor outside,
fan coil in the attic. it's 8 years old.

it wasn't cooling, and i had a tech over. he used a sniffer to fingd a
leak in the coil, recharged the system.

he recommended replacing the entire system with a Carrier one, which
his company sells (cost 5600$).

i called a goodman dealer, he said replacing the fan coil would be
1250$, the entire system would be 4400$.

i was hoping to get some feedback on whether i should replace the
entire system, or just the fan coil.

the system has worked fine up to this point; i had to replace a
capacitor on the outside unit last year, but otherwise it seems fine
and cools beautifully now it's been recharged. (it had never been
recharged before.)

in addition to the repair/replace question, some other questions:

o do the prices seem reasonable?
o how much more life can i expect out of the condensor, given that
it's 8 years old
o is repairing the coil leak a reasonable option?

thanks,
adnan

You have 2 options as I see it,

1) replace the evap coil....if its done correctly, you should get another
8 - 10 years out of it unless something else breaks.

2) Replace the Goodman POS with a top rated, top quality, 13+ SEER system,
like Rheem, or Trane and get a 10 year warranty on it, and a 30 - 40%
decrease in operating costs as a bonus.

FWIW, I love Carrier and Goodman, they have been keeping me real busy what
with their failures and repairs an all.

wrote in message
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hi everyone,

i have a 3 ton goodman HVAC, pretty regular setup, condensor outside,
fan coil in the attic. it's 8 years old.

it wasn't cooling, and i had a tech over. he used a sniffer to fingd a
leak in the coil, recharged the system.

So..he fixed the leak right?
He didnt?
Hows it feel to be ****ed and not kissed?


he recommended replacing the entire system with a Carrier one, which
his company sells (cost 5600$).

i called a goodman dealer, he said replacing the fan coil would be
1250$, the entire system would be 4400$.

i was hoping to get some feedback on whether i should replace the
entire system, or just the fan coil.

the system has worked fine up to this point; i had to replace a
capacitor on the outside unit last year, but otherwise it seems fine
and cools beautifully now it's been recharged. (it had never been
recharged before.)


And if its right, it NEVER will need a charge during teh span of its normal,
accepted lifespan.



in addition to the repair/replace question, some other questions:

o do the prices seem reasonable?

For Goodman?
You ARE ****ting us right? About 3,399 too much.
No..its not a joke. Goodman sucks.


o how much more life can i expect out of the condensor, given that
it's 8 years old
o is repairing the coil leak a reasonable option?

He should have repaired the leak before he did squat to it, and if its not
repairable, then he needed to let you know then.
Noon said it best..Goodman=revenue out the ass for the techs..CArrier, same
way....Lennox..same..

Look at it this way..you still got two years warranty on that POS
compressor.


thanks,
adnan