A/C unit coil

Sally · 2006-08-09T01:40:06+00:00

Hi,I moved into this (new) house just under 9 years ago and the air conditioner has stopped blowing cold air. A repairman came out a little while ago and said that the coil may need to be replaced (for $1,800) and that coils typically only last 5-7 years. I know that A/C repairs tend to be expensive, but is that a reasonable price (the unit is a Lennox 10AB48) and is it true that coils only last 5-7 years? That doesn't seem very long to me, but then I don't know much about it. Anyway, he couldn't do the work tonight because the coil was frozen (?) but is planning to come back tomorrow morning. I'd appreciate it if anyone who knows about these things can give me their opinion based on what I described.Thanks in advance.

Aug 09, 2006 45 Replies

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Richard J Kinch 19 years ago

And what's happened in the last three years?

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gofish 19 years ago

with a super thermometer?

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PrecisionMachinisT 19 years ago

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Notice the 5 year chart.

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Richard J Kinch 19 years ago

Oh yeah, I heard about that.

And to think we discarded these things as not having enough scrap value a few years ago.

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aka-SBM 19 years ago

And today, we are replacing stolen units on a freakin daily basis.

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Nathan W. Collier 19 years ago

i sure dont miss NC. ;-)

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