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Thanks fellers. House won't be sold until Dad passes - won't be too long now.
The windows in the house are not conducive to window units. Split systems might work for a room or two, but for the cost of 2 of them, we're half-way to a new system.
The quote is for 2 American Standard 4 ton twinned gas furnaces w/ 160,000 BTUs (existing system has a boiler), 2 American Standard evaporator coils and one 7.5 ton Amer. Std. condenser. Includes building a platform for the the furnaces, 2 filter bases, a run of 100' 1.5" and 1/2" copper line sets, flu pipe, & 30 lbs of 410A. Has a 10 year parts warranty on furnaces and evaporator coils, 5 year compressor warranty and a 2 yr. labor warranty. You're getting a good deal at $19k. Cheaper than around here for a 2 or 2.5 ton unit for just 1500 Sq ft
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Swamp coolers are used in El Paso extensively, and believe me when I say that they are needed there. But there's very low humidity in EP.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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Swamp coolers are used in El Paso extensively, and believe me when I say that they are needed there. But there's very low humidity in EP. Yeah I was being flip, but they don't work anywhere in the southeast.
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Swamp coolers are used in El Paso extensively, and believe me when I say that they are needed there. But there's very low humidity in EP. But.......in UT....NM...AZ.....NV When them monsoons roll in Aug/Sept & the humidity bumps up high to 45% Swampers are not working AC is the machine Just looked.....humidity is now 10% here
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Our mornings are mid 80% humidity and mid 40% in afternoons.
Better than our southerly friends bay far.
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Prices have gone up.
Will cost about 24K now.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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It is hot bud.
I determined during the big freeze every house needs to have a small escape room where you can stay warm or cool and sleep.
I’ve been living small for most of my life
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Which part of Texas ? NSEW?
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Which part of Texas ? NSEW? I think he’s in the DFW area. Which really sucks in the summertime with their humidity. Saw on the nightly news where a USPS Mailman died from heatstroke in Dallas yesterday while on his Mail route.
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Which part of Texas ? NSEW? Can it be all 4?
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Which part of Texas ? NSEW? Can it be all 4? Yes it can
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Get a good quiet window unit for their bedroom, while they wait.
For that size home, I’m surprised they’re not talking about replacing it with 2 (or more) separate units. I’d go with window units. In bedroom and other areas where they can concentrate cooler air by closing doors. Use the foam board insulation and duct tape to fill gaps in window. Just until new system is installed. A few 16000 btu units
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Which part of Texas ? NSEW? Can it be all 4? Yes it can No surprise
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Big D
Huge windows that do not open in my folks bedroom. A few other rooms have crank open windows, which conceivably could be modified with plywood and styrofoam to fit a window unit, but highly impractical.
I think we'll just have to tough it out until we can repair the old system or rip it out and install an entirely new system - neither of which will be happening real soon. As I mentioned, best case scenario is a week to 10 days...
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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Maybe, Fans, lots of fans?
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I would think an inexpensive hotel would be a lot less than any temp window units until the big stuff is fixed. Also less damage to the existing home.
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These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
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Maybe, Fans, lots of fans? So instead of an oven, the house becomes a convection oven. 
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Moving air cools, I'm in front of a fan now.
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Not sure where you are at in Texas but get ahold of Edwin264.... he is a hvac contractor..... would at a minimum confirm if you're getting a decent price.
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