A while ago, I posted looking for advice regarding a heating/air system in a large dug out hole in the crawlspace that takes on water when it rains. The machine itself doesn't get wet and is elevated off from the floor by about a foot, but I'm sure the moisture isn't good for it. The flooding potential is bothersome in a situation with loss of power. Backups exist for that, but it is also a poor selling point for the house itself.
All types of options were explored. Within this month, this machine will be flipped horizontally and hung from the floor, finally. I'm not sure completely whether they are just going to replace the whole machine and start from scratch or what. If they decide to do that and are factoring that into the price, that would actually be better, anyway. It is probably rotting the machine internally anyway, and the system is 4 years old.
Quoted price (by the same place that installed it and has the current service contract) for flipping this unit is $2,400 to $2,600 per one of the workers speaking with their installation manager, showing photos that they had taken on their phone, etc.
I'll be getting a more direct quote on paper from them at some point soon and finding out if they're just going to start over from scratch and put a new one in.
Questions:
Is the quoted price likely for a new machine included? I'll be asking about that.
How can I determine if the floor joists above on this 66 year old house are strong enough individually to hold this? They seem be in decent shape for their age. I would imagine that they could still use a lot of attachments to distribute the weight so that each one doesn't put much weight on the board. There are no floor issues (buckling, etc.). Should I expect any after hanging it?
Will a powered blower system be required for the venting when it is turned horizontal? It seems to me that when it is flipped, there won't be any rise and the exhaust may be closer to the floor joists. I happened upon this photo that shows how it is currently venting. I assume that they would have put this into the quote, but will ask again.
Before I go with that particular company, I may have others come out and give an estimate on the same thing. If I had another company that quoted a lower price and they flipped the unit, would I lose/void my yearly service contract with the original company that installed it?
Before wasting a lot of time having a bunch of companies give quotes, is there really going to be any difference between (licensed) contractors, small hvac companies and large ones?
All types of options were explored. Within this month, this machine will be flipped horizontally and hung from the floor, finally. I'm not sure completely whether they are just going to replace the whole machine and start from scratch or what. If they decide to do that and are factoring that into the price, that would actually be better, anyway. It is probably rotting the machine internally anyway, and the system is 4 years old.
Quoted price (by the same place that installed it and has the current service contract) for flipping this unit is $2,400 to $2,600 per one of the workers speaking with their installation manager, showing photos that they had taken on their phone, etc.
I'll be getting a more direct quote on paper from them at some point soon and finding out if they're just going to start over from scratch and put a new one in.
Questions:
Is the quoted price likely for a new machine included? I'll be asking about that.
How can I determine if the floor joists above on this 66 year old house are strong enough individually to hold this? They seem be in decent shape for their age. I would imagine that they could still use a lot of attachments to distribute the weight so that each one doesn't put much weight on the board. There are no floor issues (buckling, etc.). Should I expect any after hanging it?
Will a powered blower system be required for the venting when it is turned horizontal? It seems to me that when it is flipped, there won't be any rise and the exhaust may be closer to the floor joists. I happened upon this photo that shows how it is currently venting. I assume that they would have put this into the quote, but will ask again.
Before I go with that particular company, I may have others come out and give an estimate on the same thing. If I had another company that quoted a lower price and they flipped the unit, would I lose/void my yearly service contract with the original company that installed it?
Before wasting a lot of time having a bunch of companies give quotes, is there really going to be any difference between (licensed) contractors, small hvac companies and large ones?
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