Re: HVAC installer crappy work question
- From: "Bob" <bobb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:37:10 -0500
The size of the inside coil is not the issue here. Older furnaces rarely
match up with newer coils. The problem is, that the job looks like crap,
even to a non-professional. Even with extensive duct re-working, the job
could have, and should have looked nice. When the guy was done, he should
have been able to step back, look at it, and think to himself that he did a
good job.
As for the BBB, they are a profit making, business oriented organization.
They make their money by getting paid by member businesses. If you think
they are consumer oriented, do a Google newsgroup search on them.
"Pop" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Bill" <bill190nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> : My elderly father had his air conditioning unit replaced with a
> new one...
> :
> : Where the A/C coils mount above above the forced air furnace,
> the coils are
> : a much larger size than the furnace. So maybe the furnace is 2
> ft. wide and
> : the coils above it are 2 ft 6 inches wide (just guessing). The
> gap between
> : the two is sealed with silver tape instead of a custom sized
> duct transition
> : and looks crappy. Coils just resting on top of the furnace with
> tape
> : covering the gap.
> :
> : Other installations I have seen have the same size coils above
> the furnace.
> :
> : Furthermore, a duct was installed above the coils which is not
> the correct
> : size for the coils and there is about a 2" difference in size.
> And where
> : this ducts meets the house duct work above, it also is a
> different size with
> : about a 1" difference is size. Again these gaps are sealed with
> silver tape.
> :
> : In other installations I have seen, they have a duct made which
> is the
> : correct size to transition for the top of the coils to the
> house duct work.
> :
> : Basically this is the worst looking A/C install I have ever
> seen. But my dad
> : says it works OK, keeps him cool. So is this type of work
> common by HVAC
> : installers? To use whatever duct they have on hand and use tape
> to seal the
> : gaps?
> :
> Probably a dumb question, but:
> Any chance there was an effort to "help" Dad by using what was on
> hand instead of higher priced parts? Were the charges
> accordingly lowered for the schlock job, and maybe labor too?
>
> If not, I think I'd take the excellent advice offered by the
> other posts here so far.
> Even if they were, I think I'd still want to know the details
> of the "favor".
>
> I'd also add the BBB to the list - they do sometimes get results
> and if not, well at least you get the complaint listed for others
> to find. I've had two experiences using the BBB: One made a big
> difference, the other not. So I got at least a 50% result, plus
> the satisfaction of an open complaint that'll stay on their books
> about him.
> I think I'd look in another direction too - if this was a
> "standard" job, why were the incorrectly dimensioned part used
> and so on?
>
> Regards,
>
> Pop
>
>
.
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