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[Andy <acoliver AT buni.org>]

The going rate for duct cleaning is indeed much lower.  You can buy some 
standalone filter/uv units for far cheaper.  One of the functions of an 
air conditioner (heat pump) is to dehumidify...you can generally get a 
whole system for under $4000.  Whatever you do DONT use Comfort 
Engineers.  After getting a "new" unit 2 years ago it does nothing but 
break down and when it is hot it gets >80 in the house and they claim it 
is "normal".

-Andy

Tom Karches wrote:
> Well, I recently confronted and endured the racket that is
> prescription glasses. Now I move onto bigger things : HVAC (heating
> and AC....don't know what the V is)
>
> I had a guy from a local HVAC outfit come out to "check" my
> AC/Furnace. I had not really done much with it since we moved in 10
> years ago.
>
> I knew there were some problems....the evaporator under the house is
> rusted and leaking. And I've got some vent leakage. It amazes me that
> the AC still works frankly. I wanted someone else to look at it.
>
> I'm still decoding the document that he left with my wife...I don't
> know much more now than when I started. I do have a pile of brochures
> for $3000 whole house dehumidifiers, $1400 magic UV sterilizing
> "certified space technology" lamps, $1100 filtration systems and $700
> to clean my ducts. And thats before we even price the air conditioning
> unit. Something smells fishy (and I don't think that there are fish in
> my ducts...)
>
> Any good online resources to learn about this? Local HVAC installers
> that you have had good experiences with, etc? I want to understand
> what I'm getting into.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>