urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:patrickat Patrick's Livejournal All the rants that are fit to print. puck@artchicks.org Patrick 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:patrickat:404440 House hates me. 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z Had my spring HVAC&nbsp;system check-up today.&nbsp;&nbsp;Not news I&nbsp;was happy to hear.&nbsp; Furnace blower motor is slowly dying and sucking twice the amps it should be (no wonder the lights nearly blink out every time it comes on) and the air conditioning condenser and compressor need so many repairs it makes more sense to replace them with newer, higher efficiency components. &nbsp; Also factoring into that... R-22 refrigerant is being discontinued in January 2010, so even if I spend a ton of money to repair it, the next time it needs work it'll cost over $1000 just for the refrigerant.<br /><br />But yeah... either way, money I didn't really want to spend right now... but it's either fix it before it dies, or wait for it to break down and spend a week or two with no A/C or heat waiting for them to get to me.&nbsp; All things considered, I'd rather head this off before it gets to that point.&nbsp; If I play the lotto with it, I know it'll be the hottest day of summer or coldest day of winter when my number comes up.<br /><br />Blech.