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I have had House of Heat in Oak Park do very extensive work in my home, and I recommend them highly, Mark. I live in a 130 year old Victorian, and working in it isn't easy, but they have done a great job.
 
almost 5 months have gone by since this thread began. I bet saying your glad to be home doesnt even come close. Congrats on making it to where you are and good luck with your continued healing.
 
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Home. weary beyond words, G'nite all
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Glad you're back home and hope you get quick service on your AC unit. If your doctor specifies that having a climate controlled environment is key to keeping you healthy, there may be a chance you could write off the AC repair expenses as a medical expense. However, consult your tax guy on this.
 
Mark,

Glad to hear you're back at home. It will be a boon for your recovery to say the least. Get well and I know your A/C will be back up and running soon.


Get well!
 
I'm sincerely delighted that you are back home, Mark, where you are bound to feel better and more comfortable. I see you are hitting the high 90s in your neck of the woods - don't blame you for wanting whole house HVAC!

I have some knowledge of home health workers, as well as home health patients - most of the workers have heavy case loads, the first visit sets a baseline and then they just have time to check in, make sure you are OK, then on their way. Most patients come to appreciate them.

All the best. Take care of yourself, and thank you for all your help.
 
Mark,
I've been off the boards for awhile due to family constraints, but I am glad to log on and see that you are back home again. I'm in the SF Bay area, so I don't have much advice on AC work in the Chicago area, other than if you want to be cold in summer, come to San Francisco.

Be well!

Gabe
 
Mark,

Unfortunately, the only H/AC firm I use is here in Glenview. Generally, it is very $$$$ but trustworthy as I used to work with the owner.

Bob
 
update:
neighbor has hvac business. was out yesterday and looked into A/C.

after a bit of back and forthing, in which he couldn't use my R22 canister ( theoretically could contaminate his gauges) he agreed to use my R22 with MY gauges, he was just selling his expertise, and no contamination problems.... My Dad went out with him to watch. we had a workable deal.

He found multiple problems, amounting to a multiple week DIY repair effort by me and any others at my direction that would be a gamble, or he could do it at a total cost of about $1000, with no guarantees that once the unit has the compressor running and charged (do you KNOW how much R22 goes for a pound nowadays? 70 to 90 dollars) and all the other parts operational, that the thing will actually cool and continue to cool.

Top that off with the fact that it was leaking down significantly (pounds) between seasons, and it becomes a real gamble that it will last while I need it.

So...

New system going in, TODAY, a Trane.

Good old credit cards...

To those that have visited the fixer's lair, and seen all the stuff on the shelves? I'm gonna have to get busy restoring it and selling it to pay this system off.

They are here... (started this just after 9, it's 9:30 now)

p.s. making SURE there is access at the furnace's evaporator coil for cleaning and inspection, someone else's installation at my Dad's place DIDN'T, resulting in a major bill JUST to clean the coil after either 5, 7 or 10 years.


and just to make thing interesting, major email problems:

2 email programs, outlook express on the home p3 and mozilla thunderbird on the laptop.
third access method is att.net page. same account and password... (supposedly)


last night couldn't get outlook express on the home p3 to access the email, the email server was blowing off password, mozilla thunderbird on the laptop was fine
this morning mozilla thunderbird on the laptop - was busted too, same thing, the email server was blowing off THE FORMERLY GOOD password

probably an automatic password reset after too many tries, this morning was the first that I found where to look up the set password in mozilla thunderbird

called att

reset password, reinstated "new" password, same as "old" password using att.com/

can get into email through att.net page

BUT NEITHER EMAIL CLIENT CAN ACCESS IT....

AT&T help line was stumped.

EDIT - just rechecked email, NOW outlook express is working.... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......
edit3- mozilla thunderbird too...

^&^&%$^&%^%& server latency!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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(do you KNOW how much R22 goes for a pound nowadays? 70 to 90 dollars)
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R22 is being phased out....

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So...

New system going in, TODAY, a Trane.
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My daughter does all of Trane's advertising literature for their conventions and sales brochures. She even does their web site....



markthefixer said:
p.s. making SURE there is access at the furnace's evaporator coil for cleaning and inspection.....
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Have they made sure your evaporator A coil is compatible with the new unit? The new SEER ratings can cause incompatibilities.....

markthefixer said:
and just to make thing interesting, major email problems:

2 email programs, outlook express on the home p3 and mozilla thunderbird on the laptop.
third access method is att.net page. same account and password... (supposedly)


last night couldn't get outlook express on the home p3 to access the email, the email server was blowing off password, mozilla thunderbird on the laptop was fine
this morning mozilla thunderbird on the laptop - was busted too, same thing, the email server was blowing off THE FORMERLY GOOD password

probably an automatic password reset after too many tries, this morning was the first that I found where to look up the set password in mozilla thunderbird

called att

reset password, reinstated "new" password, same as "old" password using att.com/

can get into email through att.net page

BUT NEITHER EMAIL CLIENT CAN ACCESS IT....

AT&T help line was stumped.

EDIT - just rechecked email, NOW outlook express is working.... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......
edit3- mozilla thunderbird too...

^&^&%$^&%^%& server latency!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ATT has had this reset problem for some time. I have a friend that had this very problem with them and went round-d-round for a couple of days with them...

GLAD YOU'RE HOME, MARK!!! TAKE IT EASY FOR A WHILE, WILL YA?!
 
Have they made sure your evaporator A coil is compatible with the new unit? The new SEER ratings can cause incompatibilities.....
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New EVERYTHING, all lines(old hole in wall :stupid: ), coils, motors etc....

Something was leaking, so nothing was trusted.


Take it easy? For a while? My most prized feature was my iron tukus, which I could sit on all day while I did almost everything.
It's gonna take a while (a loooong, PAINFUL while) to get that back. There was so much further I could have pushed through during physical therapy had the institution supported me just a bit. The only reason I could get out of the room at all was that I had my own personal wheelchair and walker. Unused for 8 years and drawing dust, but I never got rid of them.

Like in the military, the easiest charge to prove is a refusal to do something, the hardest charge is deliberate incompetence, where they say "yes SIR!! SURE!!" yet nothing happens as the responsibility is passed through the chain of command and lost somewhere along the journey.

I had at least one room mate die (maybe two). NOT in the room, they 911 them out before that usually. In his case his last conscious time was in that room. Hours later, he had the question we all have, answered.
 
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