Within the last 3 weeks both air conditioning units and the water heater have stopped working. Thank goodness we had the foresight to ask for the previous owner to purchase a home warranty in our name. The both a/c units were out of freon and the downstairs unit had to have a new compressor put into it. It was under manufacture warranty so the part is having to be ordered from the manufacturer. We have been without a/c for 3 weeks now. The rest of that story is a long one so I am not getting into it.
So not only did the a/c stop working but we are now without hot water as well. On Sunday we realized that something was wrong so I call the home warranty people once more and requested a plumber. The plumber arrived Monday evening and said the water heater was shot and we needed a new one. He arrived Tuesday morning installed a new water heater and left thinking it would work. Well, it didn't work. I called yesterday to let them know and he arrived this morning to fix a Brand new heater. The heating elements were already corroded and had to be replaced. It was working, he thought, when he left. I went to take a shower and only had 10 minutes of hot water. We have a 80 gallon hot water heater. I called the plumber back and am now waiting on word of what he will be doing next. Our plumber is a great guy and is doing everything he can to help us out. I just hope the situation is solved soon. So this is our lesson, be prepared for lots of problems when a house is on the market empty for a long period of time. This is something both techs have said when they have arrived that it is hard on these units to sit unused for long periods of time.
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