So I fixed my own AC unit
 

Every year I have to recharge my AC unit 2 times to get through the summer. Normally $125. This year they told me Freon has gone way up due to the gov trying to do away with it and it will cost $700 to recharge. They tell me I really need to think about replacing my system , which they have said every year. It is original to the house built in 1977 so its 33 years old. So they tell me it's gonna cost $5000-$7000 off the hip but they will send a guy over to give me a definite price. I tell the wife , screw that !

Three days later Sam shows up , he measures the house and tours the attic, comes back down and whips out his computer. He first shows me that I have 3 inches of blown insulation in my attic where as I should have 13 inches. He talks to me for 2 hours to get all the details, how many people, number of showers taken , how much cooking is done in the kitchen and so on. Then he starts printing off estimates of new systems. The first one is $17,000 and they work their way down to $5000. He shows me how the most effecient system will save me $1100 / year in energy savings. Then to reinsulate the attic another $6000 which alone will save me another $800 a year. They seal everything tight in the process.

So after much debate I went ahead and got the Cadillac system and put it all on a new credit card at o% for 21 months.

Gee I sure feel ****in cozy now. :(

For that kind of money you could have imported an Egyptian peasant to fan you with a palm frond. It might be less efficient but it would be much more prestigious.

Your old one was about twice the average life span of an air conditioner, so good call. They're right about the Freon; they're phasing it out in favor of Puron, which doesn't harm the ozone layer. Spending $11,000 to save $1,900 per year can't be beat; assuming you're not planning to move, you'll be in the black in about six years.

You did everything right.

I wouldn't have put it on a credit card. If I needed that kind of money and I don't have the cash, I'd get a loan at the local credit union. I'd pay the loan off pretty quickly too and then I'd still have the cc in case of emergencies or something.

I have a relative who bought a car on a credit card so it's doable. But really, why go that route when a small loan that you can pay off in a few years makes so much more sense?

Wow glad I have a wholesale account at a AC distributor here in town. Got the 95% 5 ton cadillac for $2200.

Pennies in boar cum

It doesn't matter where you go, you can't beat 0% for 21 months.

Check your local utility for rebates, check govts for tax rebates/credits

Yeah, I forgot to mention $1500 rebate as well as a $500 tax credit.

I've used 0% cc for years. as long as you are disciplined and pay them off it's FREE money.

That would be nice but it might be a Muslim and I really am not to partial to muslims right now. But if she's hot i might be willing to accept a temporary palming if she agrees not to blow me up.

I would imagine your old system was running on R22 which was discontinued in 2010, I believe, and the price has gone up as its been replaced with R410.

If you had to have the thing refilled twice a year you had a pretty good leak going on.

Umm. 0% for 21 months is cheaper than any credit union on the face of the planet.

Agreed on both.

By the way , the coolest thing about this system is the thermostat which is hooked to the internet. I can set the temp from my cell phone or my laptop, so if i want the house cooled down before i get home I can just drop the temp a few degrees.

also , hehe, the wife doesn't know I can adjust it .And EVERY time she moves the thermostat i get an email. She likes it warm 72 and I like it at 68 so I will now win this battle. She moved it 4 frickin times today !