self install

Posted by on September 3, 2007, 1:04 am

I have had my hvac unit die. The compressor has shorted out. The roof
mounted unit was installed in 1976. I have had a contractor come out
and his estimate was for a payne unit and did not break down the labor
and unit cost. I can do the job myself but I am not having any luck in
finding a supplier for a unit. The contractor that gave me an estimate
told me that it was illegal for me do do an install myself? I am
located in CA.
The difficult part will be getting the old unit down and the new unit
up on the roof.
Gas heat horizontal output.
My home is 1600 square feet, well insulated, 6 thermal pane windows, 2
thermal 8' doors. My calc shows me a need for 2.5ton and contractor
shows 3 ton unit needed.
Where can I look and find a unit to purchase? What can I expect to
pay for a 2.5 or 3 ton unit,

Posted by on September 3, 2007, 1:27 am

> I have had my hvac unit die. The compressor has shorted out. The roof
> mounted unit was installed in 1976. I have had a contractor come out
> and his estimate was for a payne unit and did not break down the labor
> and unit cost. I can do the job myself but I am not having any luck in
> finding a supplier for a unit. The contractor that gave me an estimate
> told me that it was illegal for me do do an install myself? I am
> located in CA.
> The difficult part will be getting the old unit down and the new unit
> up on the roof.
> Gas heat horizontal output.
> My home is 1600 square feet, well insulated, 6 thermal pane windows, 2
> thermal 8' doors. My calc shows me a need for 2.5ton and contractor
> shows 3 ton unit needed.
> Where can I look and find a unit to purchase? What can I expect to
> pay for a 2.5 or 3 ton unit,

Look up your ass you tight son-of-a-bitch.
Maybe then it'll be free.

Posted by on September 3, 2007, 10:27 am

> > I have had my hvac unit die. The compressor has shorted out. The roof
> > mounted unit was installed in 1976. I have had a contractor come out
> > and his estimate was for a payne unit and did not break down the labor
> > and unit cost. I can do the job myself but I am not having any luck in
> > finding a supplier for a unit. The contractor that gave me an estimate
> > told me that it was illegal for me do do an install myself? I am
> > located in CA.
> > The difficult part will be getting the old unit down and the new unit
> > up on the roof.
> > Gas heat horizontal output.
> > My home is 1600 square feet, well insulated, 6 thermal pane windows, 2
> > thermal 8' doors. My calc shows me a need for 2.5ton and contractor
> > shows 3 ton unit needed.
> > Where can I look and find a unit to purchase? What can I expect to
> > pay for a 2.5 or 3 ton unit,

> Look up your ass you tight son-of-a-bitch.
> Maybe then it'll be free.

Yes a well thought out reply, Not looking for a free one just looking
to buy one and install it myself, There is very little a contractor
can do that I can not do. As it is I do my own building, electrical,
pluming, mechanic work. In the last 40yrs I have hired one contractor
to do a 1000' addition. I fired him after 6 months and no work by him,
did it myself, including the electrical, and pluming. Took my car to
a mechanic and ended up doing the work myself. Yes maybe tight but
why pay for the labor when I can do it.

Posted by Mo Hoaner on September 3, 2007, 11:01 am

> Yes a well thought out reply, Not looking for a free one just looking
> to buy one and install it myself, There is very little a contractor
> can do that I can not do. As it is I do my own building, electrical,
> pluming, mechanic work. In the last 40yrs I have hired one contractor
> to do a 1000' addition. I fired him after 6 months and no work by him,
> did it myself, including the electrical, and pluming. Took my car to
> a mechanic and ended up doing the work myself. Yes maybe tight but
> why pay for the labor when I can do it.

Pluming? Is that the present tense of "I did such a hack job of installing
my sewer lines that I get a plume of sewage down my driveway every time I
flush"?

Posted by on September 3, 2007, 11:48 am

> > Yes a well thought out reply, Not looking for a free one just looking
> > to buy one and install it myself, There is very little a contractor
> > can do that I can not do. As it is I do my own building, electrical,
> > pluming, mechanic work. In the last 40yrs I have hired one contractor
> > to do a 1000' addition. I fired him after 6 months and no work by him,
> > did it myself, including the electrical, and pluming. Took my car to
> > a mechanic and ended up doing the work myself. Yes maybe tight but
> > why pay for the labor when I can do it.

> Pluming? Is that the present tense of "I did such a hack job of installing
> my sewer lines that I get a plume of sewage down my driveway every time I
> flush"?

Ok so lets see the job I did was inspected by the inspectors as
required. Why is it that people such as you can not comprehend that it
does not take a licenses to do a job.

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