For the most part Residential maintenance programs are a joke. These furnaces and Air conditioners need little maintenance and the homeowner can do most themselves by just keeping them clean and clear of dust. I have worked for the companies that offer these contracts and they need these so that the techs can stay busy during the slow times. This way in May and June they can “service” your A/C and in September and October they can do the furnace. Usually folks are not using A/C or Heat in those months so calls for service come to a halt. Remember that companies do have to make money so they will add a %40 premium to any part they put it. They wouldn’t be in business if they couldn’t do that. A fan motor may cost $75 or $100, but that means that you will pay $150-250, tack on the after hours service charge, trip charge and labor and there you have it. Only other option is to buy one of every part and keep them in the basement ready to go.
Cheers

I think 18fisher is a HVAC guy!

Brian,

My Father and I built a bunch of rods at Thorne (fly angler) about 10-15 years ago. We must have built about 30 or so total. You can save quite a lot of money bu building. At least you could than. I would not recommend trying it at home. They have all of the necessary equipment and we were never charged to just use it. As long as we bought there, we used everything. I know appointments were never necessary either. I still have all of the St. Croix’s and Gloomis rods. It was a great experience and most people are more than willing to lend a hand.

I have a valid source sitting next to me that says that mutt of yours made a poo poo all over the floor last Friday night. So much for having gunner trained. You should cut your losses and get a real dog. It’s sort of like having a “good” Ford truck, it’s an oxymoron. There ain’t no such thing as a good springer, Get er done.

18fisher, Out of ten birds your dog got up about half, but if you really want a dog devoted to the hunt and passionate about it you should get a lab.

klh, any idea who this mpls fitter is. I hear he works for Air Mech.

Klh, what are you leaving your van unlocked for?

It’s about time someone tells him to get to work, between his visits to Cabela’s and his frequent stops at home its amazing theres a Trane chiller that runs in this city.

I SPOKE WITH THAT YOUNGSTER AND HE SAID HE CAUGHT THE ONLY FISH ALL DAY AND IT WAS A SHEEPS HEAD. DON’T DO US WRONG.

Either you snagged the fish, because lets be serious here, this is your first fish out of about 20 attempts on the water this year, or you were a little rough yanking the hook out.