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I'm guessing this probably belongs here:
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Not really wall of shame, but close. Just something i found elsewhere.

I would have to think that a hoarders house would have the worst filter, etc. But then again, I'm also assuming that they would have some air flow as well.

Even if posted prices were allowed, they would be meaningless.

A resasonable number of bids is enough to give you some sort of consensus. I would probably want 3-12 bids. I'd do the same...

I'm not sure if they have even noticed yet. There is something else going in there that I don't know yet. Something along the lines of his mother is in the hospital or they are getting divorced, or...

If it's anything like my Haier window A/C unit, it works fine, but is exceptionally noisey.

My neighbor used Angie's List to find someone to hang a new gutter a couple of months ago. This new gutter is already coming loose and is alreadt at a bad angle.

I think you haven't called enough contractors. Sometimes you have to call 40-50 just to find one good one. I'd say this about any type of contractor, not just HVAC. Nothing new or unusual about...

I have a friend whose oil company also does the furnace service (under annual contract) and they let them run out of oil and have been back twice already and the furnace still doesn't start sometimes...

A dual capacitor was the first thing that came to my mind. You people are slow today.

If you are going to pick contractors out of the phone book, figure on having about a dozen or more over before you find a good one.

I believe him too. Your houses ductwork wasn't designed for A/C and the person who put your A/C in didn't alter the ductwork to make it work. I have the same problem in my 1950 home, just not...

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In my house I cleaned as much as I could from my return air ducts with a shop vac. They were filthy, being that they had a couple of inches of dust. This was for a house built in 1950 and probably...

Id' go here:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/home_improvements.htm

And repeat what you just wrote above, and more.

Maybe he's proud if it because it looks like crap, but still works?

Or does it?

Maybe the OP should post some pics of the alleged rusty parts the "need" to be replaced. At least that might get him some sympathy.

Soulds like somebody didn't screen the jury good enough.

Well put. Makes me think that I should wait until mine breaks before I have it replaced.

Made a big difference in exactly what? Does it save electricity, cool the room better, or what?

Depends upon how much you use it. I also have an oversied furnace, but I'm only using it for about 1/2 hour - 45 minutes in the morning after being off all night, and even then only for a few months...

Consider a geothermal heat pump or maybe switching to gas.

Why does the OP mentino electric rates if this is a gas furnace?
And why do they want to replace a furnace that works perfectly fine?
I'd wait until the heat exchanger actually cracks or it...

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If it's anything like my house (built before A/C was invented) then the duct size is adequate for heating, but not for A/C.

Search Usenet and other internet places and you should be able to find numerous consumer opinions on Goodman.

And as per the usual, the more parts there are, the more parts that can break. So if...