Got My Christmas Present Today...

[gabowman]

...and it aint a good one! I just found out the firebox on my gas central heating for the house has burnt out and now I need a whole new unit. And that's just half of it. My AC is 22 years old and the condenser the air runs thru (which is attached to the heating unit underneath the house) has all but rusted thru too. My current (old) AC runs on the old type freon which from my understanding isnt available anymore. Bottom line is if I only replace teh heating unit and later on had to replace the AC unit I'd wind up spending an additional $1400-$1500 instead of replacing everything now. Bummer. Oh! And I didnt even mention that my pickup ,is in the shop for what I THOUGHT was a busted hose and it winds up being a $165 water pump PLUS antifreeze and installation. Geez.........

So.........really I dont have a choice. It's ALL gotta be replaced. Well, Ive NEVER spent so much on my Christmas present before but I guess that's why Ive always said that you have to save for a rainy day. Well, today sure was a rainy day for me and I'm not talking about the precipitation I had today either.

OK, enough sad news. Now lets go fishing!

[SuperDave336]

Bummer. I hate when unexpected things like that happen. Like you said prepare for the rainy day because it’s just a matter of when not if.

[tackleboat]

I dropped $300 at the dentist yesterday and was thinking how many B. Garlands that would be. I’m gonna quit whining after hearing your troubles.


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[Grumpa]

Been there, done that a couple years ago!! Plus new roof this year, should outlast me I hope

[DockShootinJack]

HVAC certainly gets expensive in a hurry

[SuperDave336]

Had to redo all of our system years ago. Decided on gas heating and AC unit for cooling. But it’s paid for now and every winter when the heat comes through the vents I’m grateful as I sit in my shorts and T-shirt inside.

[burdawg]

Hate to hear that, Butch. Our heat pump system is on borrowed time per my HVAC man....but, I'm going to milk it as long as I can.

[kycreek]

We had to replace our heat pump/ac unit 2 years ago. Glad it's done now.

[ofishlbizzness]

Welcome to my world! New water heater in July. New mattress in August. Water pump on truck last week. New belt and blades on mower thanks to rock . All in all great to be above ground! Merry Christmas y’all!


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[STUMP HUNTER]

Butch I really hate to hear this is happening and I can really feel your pain. I do hope that you can get everything handled in a short manner of time. Our unit is a gas pack and the heat exchange rusted out as well like yours. Being the heat and ac unit we been having the unit patched for the last few years but it's dead now. Our new unit is waiting to be installed setting in a warehouse somewhere. Nothing like those unseen expenses.