On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:24 PM, chris forbes-nicotera wrote: > once we got our windows and door replaced and buttoned up our exterior (we > used definis from northeast philly) we went with sears for our central air > because of the mass media commercial exposure as kids and we wanted 'reliable > service with a name we could trust'. > > then we learned the reality:( there was no sears truck. step 1 was a > consultation from a fancy dressed salesperson who really didn't seem to know > a lick about hvac. STEP2 we then discovered that sears subcontracts the > install to joe installer. sears covers the first year of warranty, everything > afterward is between you and the installer. our first installer was as good > as as our first consultant/sales person. metalwork was slightly better than > my first metalworking merit badge from boyscout days :P 3rd, $$$ also > concerned by how often unit kicked on and first electric bill. 4th -sears did > however provide great customer service and reassessed our install. turned > out our heater/blower was only a 'single phase' whereas a dual phase is > needed as pushing the cooled air is a greater load on older blowers! if > heater is over 5 years old, i'd recommend replacing it at the same time for > efficiency and money savings. > > in the long run, sears and the subsequent contractor who fixed everything > made us very happy and it's really nice to enjoy a completely cooled off home > and not just one bedroom with a window unit:D good luck! > -chris > > --- On Tue, 3/22/11, tim dunn <kafkaatka...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > From: tim dunn <kafkaatka...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [UC] central air > To: "list serv" <univcity@list.purple.com> > Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 12:59 PM > > My friend and neighbor asked me for recommendations for installing central > conditioning in her building... > > Does anyone have any leads?
If you are talking about AC for a "historic" (i.e.) old University City house, that has hydronic (hot water) heating and no existing forced air ductwork, you want to use some variety of "High-velocity" system. This type of system uses 4 inch diameter flexible ductwork which can be snaked through the walls of the house.... with matching 4 inch diameter outlets. I have a UARCO system installed by Energy Concepts Inc, ( ECI) of Bensalem that is now about 11 years old. They will probably be at the Old House Fair in Germantown this Saturday. http://www.energyconcepts.org/ Happy to talk more about this if you want to contact me directly. William H. Magill Block Captain 4400 Chestnut Street mag...@mcgillsociety.org whmag...@gmail.com 4428 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-2914 (267-402-0529) ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
