I bought a 1995 Acura Legend in 1998 with 32,000 miles on it. It was a 36-month lease turn-in and was literally in PERFECT condition. It sat unsold on the Acura dealerâs used lot because it was the least expensive model, the L 4-door, with cloth interior and 5-speed manual transmission. But it was exactly what I wanted, White with Taupe interior, Bose stereo, Power seats with memory and (the best part) the sweetest 200hp 3.2L V6 Iâve ever experienced! I paid $26,000 out-the-door, which felt like a fortune at the time (I was 23). I drove it 40-50k miles per year until I was t-boned by a commercial truck in August 2005. It had just turned 329,000 miles at the time and didnât burn a drop of oil (synthetic), the clutch had only been replaced once and the transmission shifted like new. Other than scheduled maintenance, the only thing I ever had to replace was the A/C compressor and two ABS sensors. The impact was so hard the passenger-side door panel ended up breaking my right hand and forearm (it was in the middle of the car). The rearview mirror broke loose during the crash and hit me in the head just above my right ear. It left most of the glass mirror fragments in my head and took 38 staples to close the wound! I also had damage to two discs in my cervical spine that required a 3-level c-spine fusion the following year. But I was able to recover from all of those injuries, which was pretty amazing considering how bad my poor Legend looked. I bought a 2006 Mazda3 Hatchback to replace it in December 2005. Eight years later, Iâm just past 190,000 miles and going strong!

Greetings, I'm new here and this looks like a place where a NON PROFESSIONAL can safely ask for advice and share anecdotal experiences. I had joined HVAC Talk http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/forumdisplay.php?1-AOP-Residential-HVAC. These are so called professionals that act like an old boys club when confronted with a DIYer like myself who has taken the time to research the topic and has even installed a unit of my own. Don't even think of discussing r22a which anyone can buy and install. The real issue is the threat to their earning power and ability to keep anyone needing/wanting HVAC at their behest. I shared an experience yesterday there, which I'll duplicate here in a moment here and you can look at the replies. There is only one which is barely non-condescending. HVAC-Talk: Heating, Air & Refrigeration Discussion - Powered by vBulletin Log Out Settings My Profile Notifications Welcome, telson The Facebook Platform HVAC-Talk New Posts Electrical-Talk Community Forum Actions Quick Links Search Contracting Business Home Forum Ask Our Pros-Owner Assistance - NO DIY advice will be given. AOP Residential HVAC New DIY Install Not Working CLICK HERE and learn how you can reduce site email to you. Yes it is just a part of life now, you join a website you are going to get email. At least they contain business information and helpful links and not a pointer on how to buy a new yard rake or where you can get helpful discount coupons from three states over. Let's talk VRF systems with Terry Mciver, Executive Editor Contracting Business Terry is doing an article about VRF Systems and needs your help. Professional Discussion CLICK HERE . Join in on the Open Tech to Tech Discussion CLICK HERE + Reply to Thread Results 1 to 13 of 13 Thread: New DIY Install Not Working Thread Tools Search Thread Display Today, 02:08 AM #1 telson telson is online now New Guest Join Date Jun 2014 Posts 5 New DIY Install Not Working I have just completed a new 2 1/2 ton Goodman condenser and 3 ton evaporator install, and try as I might, I cannot get the unit to cool. I am using RedTek r22a for refrigerant. The nominal initial charge of r22 would be 66 oz. as per the spec sheet on the condenser. For R22a, this would be reduced 1 lb 10 oz, or 34 oz. The unit is at present overcharged by RedTek's specs by a considerable amount, nearly double in fact. I did this in an attempt to see if lack of refrigerant was starving the evaporator, because my gauges were not showing an increase on the high side when I added refrigerant. Until I purposely overcharged the unit, I never saw anything on the high side that was any different than the low side, which suggested to me that the evaporator was not getting enough refrigerant. This is still the case, since I now have 115 psi on the suction side and 145 psi on the high side. The high side should be much higher than that, if the evaporator was working. I am suspecting the metering device in the evaporator. Any thoughts?. Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 06:33 AM #2 earlburnermann's Avatar earlburnermann earlburnermann is offline Professional Member* Join Date Sep 2010 Location Lake Ronkonkoma, New York Posts 490 sorry, not a diy site. Try answers.com If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy. Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 07:02 AM #3 Sleuth's Avatar Sleuth Sleuth is offline Professional Member* Join Date Jan 2005 Location Emerald Coast Posts 929 . .. Do not attempt vast projects with half vast experience and ideas. ... Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 07:19 AM #4 hvacvegas's Avatar hvacvegas hvacvegas is offline Professional Member* Join Date Dec 2005 Location Cincinnati, Oh Posts 4,864 lol, you put r22a into that? "Better tell the sandman to stay away, because we're gonna be workin on this one all night." "Dude, you need more than 2 wires to a condenser to run a 2 stage heatpump." "Just get it done son." Dad adjusted Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 07:32 AM #5 telson telson is online now New Guest Join Date Jun 2014 Posts 5 Really really sorry to have disrupted an exclusives only club here. Didn't realize this was for PROFESSIONALS only. As a former paper engineer, I can tell you, the only thing that separates your types from me is an agreement among yourselves to never help a DIYer in the view of locking in profits for yourselves. Don't bother replying to this, since it is my last post here. Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 07:36 AM #6 vstech vstech is offline Professional Member* Join Date Mar 2009 Location Mount Holly, NC Posts 2,965 Can you contact the support from the ac equipment source? How about tech support from the "refrigerant" source? I'm sure something was overlooked on installation, if the above companies cannot help, you will need to get a technician out to service it. The TRUE highest cost system is the system not installed properly... The three big summer hearththrobs... Mel Gibson Dwane Johnson The A/C repairman Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 07:42 AM #7 EMETH's Avatar EMETH EMETH is online now Professional Member* Join Date Jun 2013 Location Central Florida Posts 444 You, sir, are playing with FIRE! People HAVE been killed! I can only pray to GOD that you have no children living in the structure in which you have installed this bomb! R-22A is fuel grade liquid propane. It is TOTALLY ILLEGAL for use as a refrigerant. There have been enough deaths from the illegal use of propane as a refrigerant that the FBI is currently investigating criminal charges against companies that sell propane as a refrigerant. Search for posts on 'R22A' Read these: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress...257B9B0065AEC0 http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/r22a.html We have nothing against giving professional opinions to assist homeowners ; that's why the AOP section. But , we cannot open ourselves up to liability if you do something wrong while acting on our advice. JUST A LITTLE CLOSER AND THE LITTER BOX IS ALL MINE! Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 09:00 AM #8 Home&Marine's Avatar Home&Marine Home&Marine is offline Professional Member* Join Date Sep 2009 Location S.C. Posts 1,351 Angry Quote Originally Posted by telson View Post Really really sorry to have disrupted an exclusives only club here. Didn't realize this was for PROFESSIONALS only. As a former paper engineer, I can tell you, the only thing that separates your types from me is an agreement among yourselves to never help a DIYer in the view of locking in profits for yourselves. Don't bother replying to this, since it is my last post here. Evidently your Reading Comprehension is Lacking Mr. Engineer or you'd already read this is not a DIY help site. If all that separates "US" from You is an agreement, why did you come here Asking For Help? Most here do not have Calendering, Slitting, Sheeter or Web handling experience but some do. Come on back and take another poke at us. To Offer Help. At this point, you have a Serious Problem... Several. You are going to have to Suck it up and Call someone to repair your problem(s). What we do is not easy. I hope you can find a Tech that will correct the (dangerous, expensive) mess you made and not rob you. There's not one of us that likes to go in behind a Hack and try to make a system operate as designed. Call A Professional. Yes, I know I Shouldn't But I Just Can't Help Myself... Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 10:12 AM #9 Mr Bill's Avatar Mr Bill Mr Bill is offline Professional Member* Join Date Dec 2002 Location Houston,Tx. Posts 15,765 Quote Originally Posted by telson View Post Really really sorry to have disrupted an exclusives only club here. Didn't realize this was for PROFESSIONALS only. As a former paper engineer, I can tell you, the only thing that separates your types from me is an agreement among yourselves to never help a DIYer in the view of locking in profits for yourselves. Don't bother replying to this, since it is my last post here. I really hate that you had to leave before you could answer a good question from me. Why didn't you just install a new 410A coil and condenser, it would have been easier and refrigerant is a lot cheaper and will be available for many moons to come. 410A systems perform "when installed correctly" just as well as the old R-22 systems. __________________________________________________ _______________________ “Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards". - Vernon Law "Never let success go to your head, and never let failure go to your heart". - Unknown Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 04:29 PM #10 dougfamous's Avatar dougfamous dougfamous is offline Professional Member* Join Date Dec 2005 Location Cleveland, OH Posts 2,108 This guy isn't serious right? This has to be a troll. No one could be that obviously stupid. Good? Bad? I'm the guy with the gun. Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 04:58 PM #11 Bazooka Joey Bazooka Joey is offline Professional Member* Join Date Jan 2014 Location New England Posts 390 Another reason why Goodman gets a bad rap ....DIYers installing and start ups themselves . Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 05:58 PM #12 ga-hvac-tech ga-hvac-tech is online now Professional Member* Join Date Sep 2005 Location Atlanta GA area Posts 20,741 The OP is curious... The guy knows too many terms and phrases we use in the industry... yet is bragging about being a DIY. This almost sounds like a troll playing games with us. Now if it really IS a hack... thinking he is gonna beat the system... I kinda hope it does explode (not hurt anyone)... and he gets in serious trouble with the law. Then I hope he sees the light and posts all over the DIY forums what happened and to NOT try this yourself, and to NOT use any refrigerant that ends in 22A... One can only hope... GA-HVAC-Tech Quality work at a fair price with excellent customer service! Romans Ch's 5-6-7-8 2 Chronicles 7:14 Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 06:55 PM #13 hvacvegas's Avatar hvacvegas hvacvegas is offline Professional Member* Join Date Dec 2005 Location Cincinnati, Oh Posts 4,864 Quote Originally Posted by telson View Post As a former paper engineer, I can tell you, the only thing that separates your types from me is an agreement among yourselves to never help a DIYer And knowing hoe to diagnose a system issue. And knowing not to use r22a. And knowing how to correctly install equipment. And knowing that 410a would have been cheaper. Other than those things....yeah, sure. WTF is a paper engineer? You engineer paper? Seriously? That can't be a real job. Or is all your work just design? If so, then it explains alot. "Better tell the sandman to stay away, because we're gonna be workin on this one all night." "Dude, you need more than 2 wires to a condenser to run a 2 stage heatpump." "Just get it done son." 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The time now is 07:32 PM. Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.1 Copyright © 2014 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. HVAC-Talk is proudly provided by: Contracting Business Magazine As you can see, I didn't reply to any of these rude replies. Does anyone here have any ideas what could be causing this trouble?. Thanks.

Wanted to update everyone who was kind enough to share their opinions. We test drove the MDX and Pathfinder models. Found both to be much more difficult to drive than expected after going up so much in size from the Lexus RX 300 (The MDX is only around 12 inches longer than my Lexus so I thought it wouldn't make much of a difference but it really felt big!) Since I really needed a third row seat, we were basically left with exactly one option that was small enough to feel comfortable driving that had a third row seat: the Nissan Rogue with the family package. The third row seat is really small, but it will be fine for my purposes. I was also very pleased to find that I could put the third row down and fit two dog crates in the back of the SUV w/ the second row seat up--- something I was unable to do in my Lexus (seat had to be down) and which provides more versatility, which I was looking for. In light of the comments here about possible reliability issues w/ Nissan, we went w/ a 2016 brand new model so we could have a full warranty in case of issues. My DH did not find the MDX or pathfinder too big to drive, so he may still get the Acura (or possibly Pathfinder). He also wants to look at some others like the Lincoln with the third row and the Mazda CX-9 (I think those are the brands).

Did you decide yet, jewels? I think there are many good cars out there, and you probably will be happy with whatever you get. I'm driving a new CRV and am happy with it. The back up camera, lane assist warning, right turn camera and other safety features are great. We've driven Hondas for decades. DH has a pilot, others in the family have the Odyssey and an Accord. I considered the Accord, but the CRV is a little smaller and fit in the garage better, also in parking spaces better. My other car was 12 years old and still had a lot of life left in it, but I'm very happy to be driving something newer.