Price quote sound right?
I have central air and the condensation from the pipes is leaking down to the apartment below. I had someone come in today to look at the pipes and he said that some were poorly wrapped and some were not wrapped at all and that he would have to break through at least one wall…
I have central air and the condensation from the pipes is leaking down to the apartment below. I had someone come in today to look at the pipes and he said that some were poorly wrapped and some were not wrapped at all and that he would have to break through at least one wall to get to all of the pipes to wrap them properly. He quoted me $1800 for the job which he says will take 2 days (and does not cover fixing the walls that he breaks through). Does this price quote sound right? It seems a bit high to me, but I’ve never had a/c problems before so I don’t really know.
Any thoughts would be helpful. Thanks!
Listen to the Master Plvmber!!! I agree with the previous comments by “guest”.
From the sounds of it, insulating the pipes is not so much you problem, rather the absence of a condensation drain. Insulating will only delay the problem or provide a short term repair. I believe this can be an easy fix. Your options A. Call in the service # (on the installer service sticker, somewhere on the equip.) With a min. service call of apprx. $300.00+labor and material. Option B.It might be even easier if you a have a floor drain. a 1/2″ pvc drain line, can “direct” connect to the floor drain directly from the equip. and the problem is miraculously solved. Call that guy from ifathom. It’s small outfit with a large presence in the Slope. I met one of their project managers and was impressed. Good luck.
Unless of course you apply fiberglass insulation properly and eliminate the condensation….I give up though.
You win.
OP, get a ten-year-old to do it.
I have no idea what I’m talking about.
You’re right, it’s not the same as insulating a hot water pipe. For instance, you don’t use fiberglass insulation, as you made such a fuss about. In the presence of condensation, fiberglass would get soggy, lose its insulating properties and attract mold.
You use light-weight, split rubber sleeves which are made for this job. Just cut it to length, push it around the pipe and wrap some ties around it. Done.
As I said, I’ve got fifty feet of it in my basement ceiling feeding my upstairs split-unit Fujitsu A/C. In fact, I had to fix the sloppy job the professionally-licensed installer did when he left a foot of the pipes exposed in my mechanicals room, right over an electrical outlet. Fortunately, he left several feet of sleeving behind.
It’s not my profession to protect.
Insulating A/C and refrigeration pipes is not like insulating heating or domestic water pipes at all.
If it was, the original poster wouldn’t be having this problem.
I realize you’ve got a profession to protect but how do you “botch” a job this simple? You wrap a copper pipe with an insulating sleeve and add a tie every 6″ or so. I’ve got fifty feet of it in my basement ceiling and that’s exactly how it was done. It’s worked fine for five years and it’s directly over my table saw which rusts if you breathe on it.
A ten year-old could do this job.
I can do this work for you. Give me a call for an estimate. Ifathom Construction 6462458388
Do a bit more research on your own and get another one or two estimates. It is always smarter to know a little bit ahead of time to make sure things are done properly.
Do a bit more research on your own and get another one or two estimates. It is always smarter to know a little bit ahead of time to make sure things are done properly.