couldn't do just ONE project at a time...

What is this you ask??????

Joe decided that we should have our air-conditioner looked at and serviced before it got hot. It hasn't been performing to well the past couple of years and is who knows how old. Well, it was pretty much shot. Then our heater stopped working properly even though we put in a new heater about 5 years ago. We also have been concerned about what kind of germies might be living in our 40 year old ducts.

In light of you know what and having to stay comfortable, and live fairly germ free we decided to update the system. As you can see from the photo...the coils were almost completely clogged with yuck except for that small round area in the corner..This is where the heat and air *flow* through...our duct system was hopeless, leaky, etc. One other thing we discovered was that when they put in the new heater which is a 4-5 ton unit they didn't replace the coils which only handle a 2-3 ton unit and therefore froze up the air-conditioner and was causing the heater to work to hard and turn itself off from overheating...

To make a long story short...all last week and this week the guys have been up in the attic tearing stuff out and putting in all new, clean, energy efficient systems...

During the last couple of years we have spent a lot of effort and $$$ in upgrading our energy sucking units. We took out 2 electric water heaters and use a tankless, gas system....no more water sitting in tanks heating up waiting for us to use it...a new room, a whole house fan, revamped electrical to gas, energy and water efficient washer and dryer, dishwasher and fridge...stuff like that...our electric bills went from over $400-500 a month to $100-150...etc...

Anyway, the heater is working wonderfully, quiet and efficient and the air conditioner will be hooked up next week....

I have some other personal projects but I need to go to bed and I am sure you are tired of reading all this stuff anyway....

Nite, nite....Hugs, Nancy