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[quote=Anonymous]I am probably going to get flamed for suggesting this but about 10 years ago our condenser developed a leak that was not cost effective to repair. It was a Carrier system. A technician who worked for one of the better known companies told me that if he were in my position and wanted a fix that would last a while but was not the usual course of action, he'd buy a new condenser (the outside unit) and hook it up to the existing inside unit which was in good shape. He recommended someone who could do the installation for me. I bought a Goodman 3 ton condenser online and the guy just replaced the old unit with the Goodman. Ten years later it is still working fine and it cost me all of $1200 including installation.

The only drawback was that the Goodman used the old R22 freon since that was what the inside unit had and it was not the most energy efficient unit but it was a quick inexpensive fix that has lasted a decade. No leaks, no problems whatever and unless someone has the technical knowledge the average person would not even be aware of the unconventional fix. [/quote]

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