It was hot…outside and inside
You know what it is like to have a newborn in the house? You know what it is like to be without a/c on 80-something degree days? You know what it is like to have workmen in your house?
Yeah, that was our day yesterday.
Our a/c decided to go on the fritz right before Boo was born, but with him coming soon and the temps dropping for a few days we put off calling anyone. Now that we are home and the weather is heating back up it was time to call someone to get it repaired.
On Monday, Matt called a company that has serviced the unit in the past, and they sent someone out pretty quickly. The repairman thought the problem was that the unit was overheating due to dirty coils. He started cleaning the coils only to find out that the drain pan attached to the coils was basically disentegrating due to the heat in the unit when it was overheating. That left us with the decision of whether to spend $1200-$1500 to repair a 20 year old unit or to go ahead and replace the whole thing.
We opted to replace the whole unit. The guys arrived about 8:00 yesterday morning and set to work. When they went into the attic to disconnect the lines, ducts, etc in order to remove the existing unit we discovered that the current ductwork was basically falling apart; the insulation was coming off to the point that the heated or cooled air was not staying at the right temperature and causing uneven temps in the house (which we had noticed, but attributed to the way the house is built, where the afternoon sun comes in, etc).
So, the long and short of it is that we ended up replacing our heat and air unit and all of the ductwork in the attic. The workers were here for every bit of 12 hours. Fortunately, they were curteous and pleasant to be around, but still, there were strange people in the house all.day.long. Needless to say, we were relieved to have our house back to ourselves last night and very thankful for cold air blowing through our vents.
And that’s been the excitement around here this week. Not exactly how we planned or wanted to spend our tax refund, but at least we’ll stay cool this summer.
Bless your heart! I’m glad Bubba was home so that you didn’t have the kiddos and the workers alone! I hope you’re doing okay! Love y’all!
I bet that was no fun! Hopefully, your new unit will work beautifully. I bet it will be much more efficient as well!
It’s no fun to have to spend money on stuff like that, but air conditioning is definitely a necessity. It’s only in the 70’s here, and hopefully we don’t need to turn our AC on too soon. I’m enjoyign having the windows open and the spring breeze blowing through our house. Enjoy your cool air.
Sorry for all the trouble. Hope everyone did not get too hot. In the end you will be glad for the new unit. Hopefully it will be another 20 years before it causes any one anymore trouble. Give the babes a kiss for me.
Love, Aunt Nan
poor you guys! i hope things only get better from here!! we’re having some work done on the house next week and i can just imagine how much fun that’s going to be disrupting us!
oh my, so thankful you could get it fixed so quickly…and so sorry for the extra expense, and so WANTING to see our new boy…give our missy a hug and kiss for us….hope YOU are feeling ok….love bb and pops
Ugh. But at least its done. And they are gone. And you are cool. Yah?