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drewprops
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
 
2020-09-29, 08:35

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Originally Posted by Frank777 View Post
The Atlanta market is probably different, given that people are still contemplating the lifespan of 55-year-old furnaces.


HEY!!! We get cold too!!!

I just come from a long line of frugal people.

Now I do understand "built in obsolescence", but why do the newer units have such shorter lifespans? Is it because they're more complicated, in order to gain efficiency?

Also: I am dragging my feet on getting quotes.

Also: my dad always said he didn't get central air I installed because the between-floor ducts in the house were never wrapped, just installed "raw".

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