Central AC repair or replace?
I called in someone to maintain my HVAC system and was told afterward that my entire heating and cooling system should be replaced including ducts. My system came with the house which was built in 1989. My house is 2100 square feet. Since I did consider replacement of the entire HVAC system, I agreed with the HVAC service person to arrange for someone to provide estimates. The person that did the estimate told me that the cost of AC replacement consisting of the condenser unit and evaporator coils would be around $6000. I was told that my furnace is still working and can be kept, but it is not up to modern efficiency standards. However, I was a bit skeptical since the person did not even try to look inside the furnace. In the end I only arranged for my ducts and vents to be replaced. I will wait and see if it makes any difference. Given the high cost of the replacement, I have decided to try to repair the condenser unit myself. I am looking at spending around $400 to buy the necessary parts to replace in the condenser unit. Hopefully, I can get a few more years out of the equipment. However, I am concerned that I might waste money here if my system breaks down completely in the near future. I only use the cooling system about 20 days a year since I moved to my house in 1993. I live in Los Angeles County and the weather is quite mild in my area. I do use the heating function for about 3 months each year. Frankly, I am more concerned about my heating system than my cooling system given that I use it much more often. I am not sure if the furnace is still safe since it has not been inspected before. Here are some questions: Is it better financially to repair or replace the AC system? Should I replace the furnace if I replace the AC system? Can I just replace furnace only and leave the old AC system in?

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What are tenan'ts rights in Florida regarding recurring central AC problems?
I come home today from a day at work to find my place at 86 degrees. I live in South Florida where I rent a two bedroom. Unfortunately it is not an apartment complex where I would just have to ring the maintenance to fix my problems. It is a condo and I rent from the owner ( a guy from the North East who probably regrets he bought this condo in the first place ) The central AC unit is the Achilles heel of this place. It is, according to a mark on the case, 24 years old. It has completely been checked up and worked on exactly a month and a half ago and obviously it is on its last leg. I have been very patient so far, and between the Last Month, Security Deposit and Cash Advance, I made to the Landlord (some of it having to do with the last AC repair), I have more money stuck in this place that I have on my Checking Account. Not to mention my electric bill going thru the roof for a place that is never really cool even when the AC works. We are at the end of April and it is already getting very hot in South Florida (in the 90s) My question is two fold. At this point I want to cease payment of my rent. Is it a good idea or something that could backfire? Is there anything I could do on an official level to report this situation, protect myself, get it fixed, etc? Thanks in advance for all pointers. signed: a steaming guy.

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Can A Stolen Property Report Be Filed For This? NYPD?
Hello All. My mother has an issue that she is driving everyone crazy with. She keeps her jewelry scattered in "safe places" all throughout her house. Most of it which hasn't been worn or seen in over 1 - 5 years. The other day she opened up a drawer (on of her "safe places") to find two empty jewelry boxes. She panicked saying she must have been robbed. She began to blame everyone who entered the house the past 5 years... the painter, the ac repair man, and everyone else, saying they must have done it "on the sneak." She doesn't remember moving it around within the past few years and can't imagine where it went. She has no evidence, no definite suspects, no definite when or where. She just assumes she was robbed of a thing or two within the past few years because it is lost. Is she able to file a stolen property report for the two pieces of missing jewelry she can't find in this situation? And even if so, what can police do with such limited info? Please help...

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What AC repair companies would you recommend in the Tampa area?


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