Home air conditioner bit the green weenie on Thursday- the compressor run windings are drawing 72 amps when it tries to start...
So, the air was installed in 1990, the furnace 1987, the water heater 1998 or so. $4500 for air, $9500 for the air and furnace, $11,000 for all three...
I know if I don't do them all, I'll be doing them over the next couple of years...
Pay the piper... move on with life.
What crazy kind of 1500$ water heater setup are you running? That's 3 of the tall 40 gallon AO smiths I just installed, 4 maybe 5 of the regular size(not tall) ones.
I'm assuming central HVAC based on those prices, and I can't offer much insight, but 1500 for a water heater seems outrageous.
You can't just get a replacement compressor?
In reply to Streetwiseguy:
Just keep all of the receipts- you get a big tax deduction this coming year, then.
Just do it. You'll cry once. Patch it up and you'll cry every time it breaks - again.
Streetwiseguy wrote: the compressor run windings are drawing 72 amps when it tries to start...
Needs a new capacitor?
Those prices seem pretty steep. I'm in Ottawa and my furnace and water heater are high efficiency natural gas. If I were to replace all 3 of mine, the total price would be half of what you have been quoted - however your systems may be quite different.
Yeah, Those are pretty steep prices. I just did everything you just listed above for $8200. It's a 3 ton AC setup with the new air handler and all of that. I would shop a bit and trying and get it under 10K unless it's like a 5 ton AC setup.
Even by weird monopoly money Canadian exchange rates that seems like a LOT more money than it should cost for pretty straightforward systems.
While they systems should be really straightforward- one can't be so sure.
But it does pay to get a second and third bid.
RevRico wrote: What crazy kind of 1500$ water heater setup are you running? That's 3 of the tall 40 gallon AO smiths I just installed, 4 maybe 5 of the regular size(not tall) ones. I'm assuming central HVAC based on those prices, and I can't offer much insight, but 1500 for a water heater seems outrageous. You can't just get a replacement compressor?
He's in Canada - a 50 US gallon Water Heater up here is $1000 and that isn't installed.
Yes, I'm in Canada, and I'm also in Saskatchewan, which is just coming down from a nutso crazy building boom, so everything home related has doubled in price over the last decade.
R22 was banned here 6 or 7 years ago, so no repair on the A/C unit. Plus its 25 years old, so its gonna spring a leak in the condenser soon, anyway.
Furnace and water heater will be upgrading to direct vented exhaust so I can lose my chimney.
I could probably shop around and save 10%, but that's probably about the most. This quote is from a well known local company, where a friend of mine works. I'm far more concerned about whether I should do all 3, or one at a time over the next couple of years.
alfadriver wrote: In reply to Streetwiseguy: Just keep all of the receipts- you get a big tax deduction this coming year, then.
Not in Canada. We don't get to write off anything related to our primary residence.
dculberson wrote: Just do it. You'll cry once. Patch it up and you'll cry every time it breaks - again.
Seems truthy.
In reply to NGTD:
Caught that after the fact. I'll trade you guys hot water tanks if you still have those high flow toilets 
In reply to Streetwiseguy:
I've been patching ours up over the last couple months. I still need to get a clamp-on ammeter to determine whether the compressor is about ready to go($600+installation), but I'm not about to drop the $$ for a full HVAC system just yet. Ours is circa-1995, but not in bad condition otherwise.
Streetwiseguy wrote: I'm far more concerned about whether I should do all 3, or one at a time over the next couple of years.
Yup, you should bite the bullet and get all 3 replaced. Peace of mind is also worth a lot.
Just bite the bullet and do it. 
RevRico wrote: In reply to NGTD: Caught that after the fact. I'll trade you guys hot water tanks if you still have those high flow toilets
Every toilet in my house gets a nice full flush!!!
Do it.
Ya do it. I was looking at my hot water heater last year thinking I should replace it as it was getting on to 20 years old. Three month later it decided to spring a leak and mess things up in my basement.
Do it!!!!
On the other hand my furnace is a Burnham every time the gas's company comes in to change the meter the comment that they run for ever.
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