Waiting for the HVAC Man
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
Pikeville, North Carolina
May 2, 2017 3:49pm CST
Last Saturday, after returning from the town festival, I noticed the first story of the house did not seem as cool as it should. I checked the thermostat. Sure enough, the A/C wasn't coming on. Thank goodness the upstairs unit was still working.
I called the HVAC company that installed the units and with which we have a service contract to let them know someone needed to come out and fix the problem. The scheduler I talked to told me they'd had dozens of calls due to it being unexpectedly hot, and that I'd be added to the queue.
I told him to take care of the folks who had only one unit first, especially if they were older folks, and to get to me when they'd been sorted.
Today, it now being Tuesday and not having heard anything from them, I called and asked where on the list I might be. I hadn't expected to be perpetually moving down the list as now a whole extra day had gone by.
Even as I began typing this discussion I received a call from the company letting me know a technician is on the way to my house. I hope whatever is wrong is an easy and inexpensive fix. I will post an update when I know one way or the other.
What was the last big home repair you had to have done?
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12 responses
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
3 May 17
My AC unit on Monday @DWDavis . $70 to fix the wire, but there are still problems.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
6 May 17
@nanette64 Goodness, I hope not.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
5 May 17
@DWDavis I have a feeling the cost will be for a new unit.
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
2 May 17
We had to call a furnace repair guy about a month ago. Normally we try really hard to fix problems ourselves to keep costs down.. but try as he may, hubby just couldn't figure this one out.
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
5 May 17
@DWDavis What he knows about the furnace, he learned through trial and error. We've had numerous problems with this furnace due to it being damp in the basement.. and every fall it doesn't start up so we have to mess with it for awhile. Hubby can usually get it going by cleaning this part or that part.. but twice now we've had to call someone in to help.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
5 May 17
@katsmeow1213 We have moisture problems in our crawl space, too. Ours was so bad we've had to install a dehumidified under there with a sump pump. I think our house was built over an underground lake.
@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
3 May 17
I hope its not a big issue. Our AC unit is not working right either. We have to let the landlord know because our babies can't sweat all summer long.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
6 May 17
@DWDavis I'm glad it wasn't too expensive. That's good. =)
Yeah he needs to fix it because the babies sweat in this heat and that won't be good at all. It's way too hot here not to have working AC.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
4 May 17
It wasn't a big issue and though the problem took a little time to find and fix, it wasn't too expensive.
I hope your landlord gets your unit fixed pronto. I can't imagine your children, especially the two youngest boys, sweltering in the Florida heat.
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@LadyDuck (459735)
• Switzerland
3 May 17
I hope it will not be long and fixed quickly. The last big home repair it has been a new heater. The old one was still good, but due to the strict anti pollution rules, all the heaters had to be changed here in Switzerland. It was pretty expensive.
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@LadyDuck (459735)
• Switzerland
5 May 17
@DWDavis Yes, the heaters had to be changed by the end of 2016, no tax breaks. The heaters were checked in the past years by an official technicians and he reported all those that had to be changed because they were polluting. We already had planned to change ours, it was 25 years old.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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2 May 17
Well, definitely not the AC. I don't know anybody who has AC at home. I must remember to get the boiler serviced. That's bound to need replacing soon. *sigh*
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 May 17
The building's roof was worked on several weeks ago because there were leaks.
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@Hannihar (129625)
• Israel
29 Jan 18
We had a gas leak here and we rent so the landlord paid for the technician and the work being done then since there is water a lot outside the building someone came to fix our thing for the water and now it takes forever in winter to heat it up to take a warm shower. I do not wait so have a cold one..
@thislittlepennyearns (58290)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
2 May 17
We are currently putting insulation up. That's a pretty big project/home repair. I guess.
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