Falcon67
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The house we own was built in 2001. The last folks that lived in it did not take care of much of anything. I'm quite sure the AC/heat, air handler, etc hasn't been looked at in 4-5 years. When we moved in, I had to use brushes and a lot of coil cleaner on the underside of the A coil to get the matted dirt, dog hair, etc off the coil. I don't know if they knew the system even used a filter. I did a decent job IMHO, took a lot of time - removed the side panel and worked the coil top and bottom with cleaner, rinsed, vacuumed, etc. Other than that and filter changes, nothing has been done.
System works good as far as I can tell The SE bedroom farthest from the unit runs a little warmer than the other rooms but I can't find any duct leaks so it might just be a circulation/distance issue. Other than that, it's fine.
And I'd like to keep it fine, so I plan to call for an inspection. It's a Goodman unit, 3 1/2 ton I think (forget exactly but my note in the phone says the air handler is a CKJ-36-1AB) with electric heat. There is no sticker on the unit from an installer.
None of the locals list Goodman in their advertising. I'll be paying for a service trip of 20~25 miles because we live in a smaller city and I haven't located anyone local that does service. So I'd expect to pay a couple hundred for the time and travel at least.
What should I expect from a tech that would be looking the unit over? And, what might I expect to hear in response from cold calling a few service companies? It's busy time for them and I'm not in a hurry, so I can accommodate anyone's schedule. I'd appreciate hearing what our local pros here would offer and what they'd be checking out. Thanks.
System works good as far as I can tell The SE bedroom farthest from the unit runs a little warmer than the other rooms but I can't find any duct leaks so it might just be a circulation/distance issue. Other than that, it's fine.
And I'd like to keep it fine, so I plan to call for an inspection. It's a Goodman unit, 3 1/2 ton I think (forget exactly but my note in the phone says the air handler is a CKJ-36-1AB) with electric heat. There is no sticker on the unit from an installer.
None of the locals list Goodman in their advertising. I'll be paying for a service trip of 20~25 miles because we live in a smaller city and I haven't located anyone local that does service. So I'd expect to pay a couple hundred for the time and travel at least.
What should I expect from a tech that would be looking the unit over? And, what might I expect to hear in response from cold calling a few service companies? It's busy time for them and I'm not in a hurry, so I can accommodate anyone's schedule. I'd appreciate hearing what our local pros here would offer and what they'd be checking out. Thanks.