non wheel horse , like africa today

[peter lena 9,968]

had the  capacitor  replaced in the  central  a/c unit  , over 30 years in , was blowing  warm air , guy was amazed  at  all other regular function , as stated todays units , very lucky to get half of that . planning  to  replace it with  same model carrier  , so original solid ducting  can be just , hooked up . had  guys from my  pfizer  shop help out , who also  helped with original furnace , made service areas , simple easy , what a concept , this is also in the cellar ?, size of small closet , set up for  service ease , and NO CIELING LEAKS , plan out , repetitive  issues , do a regular , by monthly , look see , filter check , coil spray down , drainage  flow  discs , insure  condensation  discharge flow , most important  ?  easy,   chair    access , makes this very simple . recently , repainted  outside condenser  . always snoopin around , pete   

[ri702bill 12,554]

Maintainance on appliances, both kitchen & utility does extend their usefullness.. I drain 4 water heaters annually - my house and the rental. 

Ditto on giving all the expansion tanks the fingernail "Ting" test to see if they are still functional.

A note on water heaters... I will NEVER buy another "self cleaning" style one ever again. It works in theory, but sucks in practice. It is self cleaning, it has a turbine blade at the bottom inside below the dip tube where the cold water comes in..... every time you draw hot water, the turbine stirs up the bottom sediment - but where does it go??? Out into everything that uses hot water. It clogs up the faucet aereators & worse, the dishwasher inlet valve screen. I could not wait for that one to die....

[rmaynard 17,454]

I am probably jinxing myself, but I have had a Trane XL1200 running for 37 years. It was installed in the summer of 1989. It has never been touched since. I won't let the furnace (oil) guy even look at it. I have a friend who is an A/C technician with years of experience. He says that if it is providing sufficient cooling when the temperature is 90 to 104 (as it has been this summer), don't touch it. I am currently getting bids on replacing the entire HVAC system under a little-known program through my electric provider and the State of Maryland. Since the new governor is taxing us like a crazy man, I figure that if I can get a new system for little or nothing, why not? I'll be running a sequel to this post to let you know what happens. 

[peter lena 9,968]

 @rmaynard  would be interested in the name of that  related state  set up / opportunity , i,m in connecticut  with a similar  nutty  governor , ex , what is it classified as ?  pete

[ineedanother 2,640]

I installed a soft start module on my 2 ton carrier unit last year for a couple reasons, one being to hopefully extend its life a bit since it is original to the house that was built in '89. I keep it clean and hope I'm not jinxing myself since it's always been a reliable unit. 

[rmaynard 17,454]

1 hour ago, peter lena said:

 @rmaynard  would be interested in the name of that  related state  set up / opportunity , i,m in connecticut  with a similar  nutty  governor , ex , what is it classified as ?  pete

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[ri702bill 12,554]

Be careful for what you wish for. Many appliances, including Central A/C's have been cost reduced so much that their life expectancy is lower that the unit it replaces.