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explorerx4

@snakeweasel,
I know that. I was hoping it was going to get taken before the bulky waste truck came around.
We started putting out stuff on Monday and things were taken every day by the pickers.
Last Saturday I dropped off all my old chemicals and paint on Hazardous Waste collection day.

kyfdx

explorerx4 said:

I found this one pretty quickly, 80% efficiency.
https://www.alpinehomeair.com/product/furnaces-heaters/forced-air/natural-gas-lp/goodman/gm9s800804bn?linkfrom=froogle&campaign=All_Products_PLA&content=All_Products&keyword=453086760&msclkid=958ee69923131d3d070484f3f850345c&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ALL PRODUCTS PLA&utm_term=4576923311626467&utm_content=All Products

Good lord, that's criminal

andres3

jipster said:

@kyfdx said:

I'll guess the efficiency is 94%-98% for the gas furnace. I don't think they make 90%, any more. When my local company installed mine in 2016, it was Lennox. But, now they are all Bryant, and that's what they installed in my son's house in 2021.

Have you received the settlement from the insurance company?

Hmmm, well my estimate shows a 90% efficiency furnace. So, hopefully they're not installing some leftover antique furnace.

The field adjuster just came out a couple hours ago. The guy was like 6'8". Played ball at N.C Ashville. He was inspecting damages while my hvac people were installing the new system. My HVAC guy said I could pay 70% of bill and then the remaining in 2 weeks when my settlement comes in.

Seems like an awfully slow payment system by your Insurance company.

andres3

benjaminh said:

The first incident in this 12-minute Tesla crash compilation shows a Model Y hydroplaning on 101 in San Louis Obispo. The tires only had 16k miles on them. The lessons seem to be to slow down and also maybe get better tires.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H2Ion6Ue3s

Looks like an overcorrection from right to left.

sda

No it's not mine. My daughter's boyfriend's Mazda 6 Sport in Soul Red. I like. So far, as a dad can relate, I like him too. Seems to be a good thoughtful and polite young man.

jipster

@kyfdx said:
Good lord, that's criminal

Goodman is the only brand that any Joe Shmo can just buy off the internet. They're still a pretty good system. Probably as good as any. Mine lasted 22 years till a fake chimney fell on it. Still, it's all in the installation from what I've read. I'm thinking insurance will cover $4,000. So $6,000 out of pocket for a high efficiency system isn't too bad.

Adjuster is also having a shutter, 4 vinyl siding strips, and a section of the fence repaired. Climbed up on the roof, said the shingles and chimney were fine.

jipster

@andres3 said:
Seems like an awfully slow payment system by your Insurance company.

That's because my contractor dragged his feet on getting me a hvac system estimate for over a week. He misplaced the HVAC companies estimate. Didnt return my calls. Couldn't get anyone to come look at my roof or siding. I got tired of messing with him. Don't know why anyone with my type of damages would want to get a "insurance restoration contractor". ...which was recommended by State Farm. They're just a middleman who takes a share of the pie....my pie!

The HVAC company that my former contractor works with, gave me a estimate for a York single stage furnace and a/c, 14 seer instead of 17, for the same price as the high efficiency unit I had installed today. A little over 10 grand. I'm sure my contractor would have gotten a grand or two out of that deal.

jmonroe1

jipster said:

@kyfdx said:

Good lord, that's criminal

Goodman is the only brand that any Joe Shmo can just buy off the internet. They're still a pretty good system. Probably as good as any. Mine lasted 22 years till a fake chimney fell on it. Still, it's all in the installation from what I've read. I'm thinking insurance will cover $4,000. So $6,000 out of pocket for a high efficiency system isn't too bad.

Adjuster is also having a shutter, 4 vinyl siding strips, and a section of the fence repaired. Climbed up on the roof, said the shingles and chimney were fine.

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Installation is important but a good installer can’t correct a poorly designed system but today I don’t think there are too many of those.

If you’re using an installer that has been around for a while, more than likely they aren’t going to risk their reputation with a bad product. From what I’ve heard from you, you should be fine.

Now about the adjustment from your insurance company; don’t accept their first offer and let them know you’re disappointed with it and see what they’ll come back with. Even if it’s only a hundred bucks that’s better in you pocket than theirs. After all you are the Jipster, right? Don’t ruin your reputation in here by caving to the first offer.

jmonroe

jipster

So, to summarize, after over a week, may have been closer to 2, and no progress, I started getting my own hvac quotes. After getting my first quote of nearly 8 grand, I knew I could file a claim, as it was well over my deductible. Get this, my former contractor had initially said replacing that outside condenser would be around 2 grand. Way off. State Farm did pretty good in getting an adjuster out once I filed.

jipster

Don't know if this fi> @sda said:

No it's not mine. My daughter's boyfriend's Mazda 6 Sport in Soul Red. I like. So far, as a dad can relate, I like him too. Seems to be a good thoughtful and polite young man.

Love that Soul Red and black interior. Almost bought the Mazda 6 over my current Accord, but the ride felt a bit jittery to me. Plus the 2 Mazda dealerships I dealt with were being overzealous with their covid test driving policies.

jipster

@jmonroe1 said:
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Installation is important but a good installer can’t correct a poorly designed system but today I don’t think there are too many of those.

If you’re using an installer that has been around for a while, more than likely they aren’t going to risk their reputation with a bad product. From what I’ve heard from you, you should be fine.

Now about the adjustment from your insurance company; don’t accept their first offer and let them know you’re disappointed with it and see what they’ll come back with. Even if it’s only a hundred bucks that’s better in you pocket than theirs. After all you are the Jipster, right? Don’t ruin your reputation in here by caving to the first offer.

jmonroe

Thanks for the reminder. I think I did cave a bit when my Mercury Mariner was totaled. I was so happy to get 4 grand for it....I couldn't think straight. SHOW ME THE MONEY!!, I said. Probably could have gotten $4,250 with a little finese. Sorry to let you guys down on that one. 😞

The insurance adjuster that came out today said he would be fair. Get us what we deserve. Wants us to be happy customers. Nice guy.
Joking and laughing with me and Mrs. Jip.
Maybe setting the ole Jipster up for a low ball estimate? hmmm.

oldfarmer50

explorerx4 said:

Our town is having Bulky Waste pickup this week.
Here is what we have left to be picked up for now.
A bunch of it was already taken by pickers.

I have put all sorts of junk out on the curb and seen it disappear within hours. The metal I can see but old tires and rims and other junky stuff just puzzles me. It’s nice to see that someone can make use or profit out of it. It must be the free aspect of things that stimulates some visceral hunter-gatherer instinct in people because stuff that got zero interest on CL for $20 will fly like the wind for free.

jipster

@oldfarmer50 said:
I have put all sorts of junk out on the curb and seen it disappear within hours. The metal I can see but old tires and rims and other junky stuff just puzzles me. It’s nice to see that someone can make use or profit out of it. It must be the free aspect of things that stimulates some visceral hunter-gatherer instinct in people because stuff that got zero interest on CL for $20 will fly like the wind for free.

Our basketball goal had the backboard blown out by the recent tornado. Set it out by curb, gone within a day. 3 warped bladed ceiling fans....gone within a few hours.

driver100

jipster said:

@kyfdx said:

Good lord, that's criminal

Goodman is the only brand that any Joe Shmo can just buy off the internet. They're still a pretty good system. Probably as good as any. Mine lasted 22 years till a fake chimney fell on it. Still, it's all in the installation from what I've read. I'm thinking insurance will cover $4,000. So $6,000 out of pocket for a high efficiency system isn't too bad.

Adjuster is also having a shutter, 4 vinyl siding strips, and a section of the fence repaired. Climbed up on the roof, said the shingles and chimney were fine.

Jip, Your old unit gave you 22 years of service and was probably ready to go at any time....probably in really hot weather. This way you get a new much better unit just in time before the summer comes along, and the insurance company is covering 40% of the cost!
Now, how did you get that chimney from next door to fall exactly on top of that old unit?

driver100

sda said:

No it's not mine. My daughter's boyfriend's Mazda 6 Sport in Soul Red. I like. So far, as a dad can relate, I like him too. Seems to be a good thoughtful and polite young

Seems like a good responsible boyfriend, driving a conservative 4 door sedan, and not a low rider Civic with his baseball cap on backwards.
That's a great red, and a nice looking car.

jipster

@driver100 said:
Jip, Your old unit gave you 22 years of service and was probably ready to go at any time....probably in really hot weather. This way you get a new much better unit just in time before the summer comes along, and the insurance company is covering 40% of the cost!
Now, how did you get that chimney from next door to fall exactly on top of that old unit?

Thanks. We're really excited about our new hvac system. Can't wait for some really hot weather to see what it can do. 😀

On the chimney....gotta be one in a million. For that thing to launch off the neighbor’s roof, and land dead center on my a/c condenser, missing taking out the west side of my house by a few inches....unbelievable.

jmonroe1

driver100 said:

jipster said:

@kyfdx said:

Good lord, that's criminal

Goodman is the only brand that any Joe Shmo can just buy off the internet. They're still a pretty good system. Probably as good as any. Mine lasted 22 years till a fake chimney fell on it. Still, it's all in the installation from what I've read. I'm thinking insurance will cover $4,000. So $6,000 out of pocket for a high efficiency system isn't too bad.

Adjuster is also having a shutter, 4 vinyl siding strips, and a section of the fence repaired. Climbed up on the roof, said the shingles and chimney were fine.

Jip, Your old unit gave you 22 years of service and was probably ready to go at any time....probably in really hot weather. This way you get a new much better unit just in time before the summer comes along, and the insurance company is covering 40% of the cost!
Now, how did you get that chimney from next door to fall exactly on top of that old unit?

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He probably did it by tying some coat hangers together and giving them a good yank when the storm hit. The evidence is long gone now but he got what he wanted…a new unit for an old, on it’s last legs, hooptie. He ain’t the @Jip for no reason. When he’s through with his insurance company it’ll be like a baby lamb walking onto a used car lot.

jmonroe

jipster

My chimney neighbors are getting a new roof installed this very moment. Hopefully we don't have any roofers fall off and land on my brand new air conditioner.

ab348

jipster said:

My chimney neighbors are getting a new roof installed this very moment. Hopefully we don't have any roofers fall off and land on my brand new air conditioner.

The adjusters would probably claim that you knew or should have known that they would be having roofers on-site and so you should not have installed your new system in a location where they could fall on it, so the liability for their injuries is yours.

imidazol97

As for the insurance agent who recommended getting a middleman to "help"
with handling your claim, I'd suspect some kind of connection between the t2o.

When I was young, I had a windshield replacement claim. My then State Farm
agent recommended a certain body shop in Blue Ash (suburban Cincy).
After having a problem with the windshield they used for replacement,
agent mentioned he'd just played golf with the two young owners of
the glass place he'd recommended before recommending them to me.
Hmmmmm.

Hikeandbikeare4me_

sda said:

No it's not mine. My daughter's boyfriend's Mazda 6 Sport in Soul Red. I like. So far, as a dad can relate, I like him too. Seems to be a good thoughtful and polite young man.

Beautiful car!

jmonroe1

imidazol97 said:

As for the insurance agent who recommended getting a middleman to "help"
with handling your claim, I'd suspect some kind of connection between the t2o.

When I was young, I had a windshield replacement claim. My then State Farm
agent recommended a certain body shop in Blue Ash (suburban Cincy).
After having a problem with the windshield they used for replacement,
agent mentioned he'd just played golf with the two young owners of
the glass place he'd recommended before recommending them to me.
Hmmmmm.

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Proof again that more deals are made on the golf course than at the office.

Jmonroe

andres3

Goodman selling to anyone is how I ended up with the worst AC installer of all-time. Goodman should watch that. Too long of a story to tell here though.

andres3

Inflation is hitting everyone, my beloved Audi/VW specialty Indy shop just raised their rates to $130/hour this month from $115/hour back when I had my S4 engine replaced.

I suspect they raised it in part because their competitors already had.

abacomike

@andres3 said:
Goodman selling to anyone is how I ended up with the worst AC installer of all-time. Goodman should watch that. Too long of a story to tell here though.

I honestly don’t remember that ever stopping you before!!! 🤪😜

explorerx4

The cost to power wash my house went up $25 from 3 years ago. Boo Hoo.

ab348

Five years ago I bought a new set of cushions for my patio chairs which are now looking rather tired. I checked on replacements and they are now double the price or slightly more.

explorerx4

We are getting our house ready to sell, so I've been fixing/painting things.
My wife has been throwing out the stuff "we" accumulated over the past 20 to 30 years, most of which we never used or looked at.
A couple of years ago, we couldn't on a new door to the deck, so we just kept what we have.
First time using my Multi Tool I got for Xmas. It is a pretty awesome tool.
It needs some work, so here are a couple of pics of my rehab project of it.

jmonroe1

explorerx4 said:

We are getting our house ready to sell, so I've been fixing/painting things.
My wife has been throwing out the stuff "we" accumulated over the past 20 to 30 years, most of which we never used or looked at.
A couple of years ago, we couldn't on a new door to the deck, so we just kept what we have.
First time using my Multi Tool I got for Xmas. It is a pretty awesome tool.
It needs some work, so here are a couple of pics of my rehab project of it.

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Those multi-tools are amazing. We used my Porter Cable so much doing the flip work we wore it out. I couldn’t tell you how many feet of wood and drywall we cut with it. That tool is extremely versatile. It make cuts that would be impossible with other saws.

We finally got tired of buying blades so a few months ago I decided to get the 1-1/2 inch wide blades on-line. Bought a package of 100 for less than $45. We figured they would be so cheap they’d wear out quickly but at least we wouldn’t have to keep buying them at 5 bucks or more each so often. We were wrong, they are just as good as the name brand blades. That was a nice surprise. Too bad we can’t buy everything like that.

jmonroe

explorerx4

When we first committed to moving, we contacted a realtor at our preferred realty company.
They provided us with a comparative market report.
It was not at all accurate in regard to the square footage of our house, totally missing our finished basement area.
Since we are getting close to moving, in about 3 month, we contacted the agent again asking more specifics about selling and pointing out the inaccurate evaluation.
Agent got back to us with an overstated square footage and wanting 2 weeks of Open Houses with a 3 to 6 month exclusive commitment.
The way it is done is one Open House with all tours scheduled on a Saturday for 20 minutes each and best offers by Sunday night.

oldfarmer50

Buyer beware!

https://youtu.be/3bm2Dy9_erw

tjc78

@jmonroe1 said:
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Those multi-tools are amazing. We used my Porter Cable so much doing the flip work we wore it out. I couldn’t tell you how many feet of wood and drywall we cut with it. That tool is extremely versatile. It make cuts that would be impossible with other saws.

We finally got tired of buying blades so a few months ago I decided to get the 1-1/2 inch wide blades on-line. Bought a package of 100 for less than $45. We figured they would be so cheap they’d wear out quickly but at least we wouldn’t have to keep buying them at 5 bucks or more each so often. We were wrong, they are just as good as the name brand blades. That was a nice surprise. Too bad we can’t buy everything like that.

jmonroe

They make sharpeners for the multi tool blades now.

https://sharppog.com/product/sharp-pog-oscillatory-multi-tool-blade-sharpener/

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

Buyer beware!

Personally, I don't think I'd buy a car from a place that looked like that dealership...KBB.
Also, maybe the real KBB (Kelly Blue Book) could probably go after them for using their name, to sell cars.
I thought you couldn't turn back mileage on today's cars?

sda

With Car Fax and other such services I would think turning back an odometer would be more obvious. I do have a bone to pick with our Audi Service dept. When I took the Q5 in for service last Dec they did the 50k sec. The Q5 had 48k, currently 51k. They send a Car Fax report periodically to prompt the next service. It shows the last service done in Dec with the Q5 having 58k. Nope.

snakeweasel

@driver100 said:
Personally, I don't think I'd buy a car from a place that looked like that dealership...KBB.
Also, maybe the real KBB (Kelly Blue Book) could probably go after them for using their name, to sell cars.
I thought you couldn't turn back mileage on today's cars?

All you really need to do is access the cars computer and with a knowledgeable computer geek you can easily do it.

jipster

Well....jmonroe is going to revoke my membership on this one. I took the money and ran again. 😞

My field adjuster called yesterday, total of all damages, minus the deductible, was around $6,500. It was a lot more $$$ than was anticipating. Field adjuster said he thought it was more than fair. My wife said I yelled out, "SHOW ME THE MONEY!", immediately before I fainted.

With the extra money, I can buy that Goodman furnace that @explorerx4 linked to. Use it for a backup.

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

Buyer beware!

Personally, I don't think I'd buy a car from a place that looked like that dealership...KBB.
Also, maybe the real KBB (Kelly Blue Book) could probably go after them for using their name, to sell cars.
I thought you couldn't turn back mileage on today's cars?

Easy peasy.

https://youtu.be/bgGCPSShiOg

driver100

jipster said:

Well....jmonroe is going to revoke my membership on this one. I took the money and ran again. 😞

My field adjuster called yesterday, total of all damages, minus the deductible, was around $6,500. It was a lot more $$$ than was anticipating. Field adjuster said he thought it was more than fair. My wife said I yelled out, "SHOW ME THE MONEY!", immediately before I fainted.

With the extra money, I can buy that Goodman furnace that @explorerx4 linked to. Use it for a backup.

Don't worry about JMonroe....you did great!

driver100

snakeweasel said:

@driver100 said:

Personally, I don't think I'd buy a car from a place that looked like that dealership...KBB.

Also, maybe the real KBB (Kelly Blue Book) could probably go after them for using their name, to sell cars.

I thought you couldn't turn back mileage on today's cars?

All you really need to do is access the cars computer and with a knowledgeable computer geek you can easily do it.

But you are a knowledgeable person, how many people who buy a car at KBB are even going to know about these things? I'd say, if you don't know anything about used cars....buy, at a reputable dealership.

jmonroe1

@tjc78 said:

@jmonroe1 said:
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Those multi-tools are amazing. We used my Porter Cable so much doing the flip work we wore it out. I couldn’t tell you how many feet of wood and drywall we cut with it. That tool is extremely versatile. It make cuts that would be impossible with other saws.

We finally got tired of buying blades so a few months ago I decided to get the 1-1/2 inch wide blades on-line. Bought a package of 100 for less than $45. We figured they would be so cheap they’d wear out quickly but at least we wouldn’t have to keep buying them at 5 bucks or more each so often. We were wrong, they are just as good as the name brand blades. That was a nice surprise. Too bad we can’t buy everything like that.

jmonroe

They make sharpeners for the multi tool blades now.

https://sharppog.com/product/sharp-pog-oscillatory-multi-tool-blade-sharpener/

Thanks for that info. I guess it was just a matter of time until someone offered that but at less than a buck a blade (now that we’ve bought 100 of them for less than $45 bucks) I can’t get too excited about that now.

Where were you with that info when it could have helped us?

jmonroe

tjc78

@jmonroe1 said:

@tjc78 said:

@jmonroe1 said:
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Those multi-tools are amazing. We used my Porter Cable so much doing the flip work we wore it out. I couldn’t tell you how many feet of wood and drywall we cut with it. That tool is extremely versatile. It make cuts that would be impossible with other saws.

We finally got tired of buying blades so a few months ago I decided to get the 1-1/2 inch wide blades on-line. Bought a package of 100 for less than $45. We figured they would be so cheap they’d wear out quickly but at least we wouldn’t have to keep buying them at 5 bucks or more each so often. We were wrong, they are just as good as the name brand blades. That was a nice surprise. Too bad we can’t buy everything like that.

jmonroe

They make sharpeners for the multi tool blades now.

https://sharppog.com/product/sharp-pog-oscillatory-multi-tool-blade-sharpener/

Thanks for that info. I guess it was just a matter of time until someone offered that but at less than a buck a blade (now that we’ve bought 100 of them for less than $45 bucks) I can’t get too excited about that now.

Where were you with that info when it could have helped us?

jmonroe

Lol. I’m not a mind reader!

jmonroe1

@jipster said:
Well....jmonroe is going to revoke my membership on this one. I took the money and ran again. 😞

My field adjuster called yesterday, total of all damages, minus the deductible, was around $6,500. It was a lot more $$$ than was anticipating. Field adjuster said he thought it was more than fair. My wife said I yelled out, "SHOW ME THE MONEY!", immediately before I fainted.

With the extra money, I can buy that Goodman furnace that @explorerx4 linked to. Use it for a backup.

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Do you believe everything you’ve been told? Just on principle I would never go by what an adjuster tells me until I try to get a better settlement.

The next time you make a major purchase let me know. Since we’re poster buddies I won’t club you like a baby seal, more like an adult seal because you should know better.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

@tjc78 said:

@jmonroe1 said:

@tjc78 said:

@jmonroe1 said:
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Those multi-tools are amazing. We used my Porter Cable so much doing the flip work we wore it out. I couldn’t tell you how many feet of wood and drywall we cut with it. That tool is extremely versatile. It make cuts that would be impossible with other saws.

We finally got tired of buying blades so a few months ago I decided to get the 1-1/2 inch wide blades on-line. Bought a package of 100 for less than $45. We figured they would be so cheap they’d wear out quickly but at least we wouldn’t have to keep buying them at 5 bucks or more each so often. We were wrong, they are just as good as the name brand blades. That was a nice surprise. Too bad we can’t buy everything like that.

jmonroe

They make sharpeners for the multi tool blades now.

https://sharppog.com/product/sharp-pog-oscillatory-multi-tool-blade-sharpener/

Thanks for that info. I guess it was just a matter of time until someone offered that but at less than a buck a blade (now that we’ve bought 100 of them for less than $45 bucks) I can’t get too excited about that now.

Where were you with that info when it could have helped us?

jmonroe

Lol. I’m not a mind reader!

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I know but you should try a little harder. What you did is like rubbing salt in a fresh wound.

jmonroe

explorerx4

A couple of more work in progress pics.

jmonroe1

@explorerx4 said:
A couple of more work in progress pics.

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Not bad for a rookie but you gotta work a little faster if you want that job done by moving day.

jmonroe

explorerx4

@jmonroe1,
Yeah, I'm kind of working at 'retired guy' pace but it does take time for the glue and filler to dry.

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

@driver100 said:

Personally, I don't think I'd buy a car from a place that looked like that dealership...KBB.

Also, maybe the real KBB (Kelly Blue Book) could probably go after them for using their name, to sell cars.

I thought you couldn't turn back mileage on today's cars?

All you really need to do is access the cars computer and with a knowledgeable computer geek you can easily do it.

But you are a knowledgeable person, how many people who buy a car at KBB are even going to know about these things? I'd say, if you don't know anything about used cars....buy, at a reputable dealership.

You mean this guy?

oldfarmer50

explorerx4 said:

A couple of more work in progress pics.

What sort of wood putty are you using on that repair?

explorerx4

@oldfarmer50,
I'm using Plastic Wood to fill the gaps. I used wood glue to fasten the patch to the existing frame.

tjc78

Looks like it will be a solid repair. If you are in a hurry you can always use Bondo.