I got my heater fixed, well half-way fixed.
On Monday the repairmen came and told me my heater coils had burnt out. They also told me one heater coil had previously been removed. They ordered two replacement coils and told me they would be back Thursday.
They come back Thursday. They replace the heater coils. But one does not heat. After performing a simple electrical test that they did Monday also, they tell me that the circuit that fed power to the previously removed heater coil was inoperational.
My first reaction was why didn't they catch this on Monday. The heater coil that was removed was probably removed because the circuit that fed it power was inoperational. This is simple logic that should have been induced Monday. They should have performed the test Monday, and my heater would be completely fixed today.
But then I remembered they are heating and cooling repairmen. And my unit is not common. And they are probably average at what they do. If I was a heating and cooling repairman in my fifties, I (would like to think I) might have thought and had the experience to perform tests on all of the circuits, but these guys are doing the best they can. On Monday, the guy adjusted his time sheet to save me a half-hour anyway. This is just the way the cookie crumbles.
They ordered the circuit, and it should be in next week. So I should have full heat for the last week and half of winter.
The two morals of this story are never buy a condo, home, or anything unless you can truly afford it, and most everyone does the best they can with the hand they were dealt.
Once I accept and follow these two morals, my life will be easier.
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why'd you have to send the repairman up like that? what's that old saying about walking a mile in a man's shoes. i'd bet heating work is just like any other job - common mistakes are going to happen. all agreements/business transactions are not like wal-mart. life does not operate like wal-mart. i bet while he was working on your heat unit he was acting in good faith - could have been a whole lot different. could have told you the whole thing was kaput and he needed to put a new unit in(lot of $ whhether honest or not). could possibly count your blessings on this one. how do you like that?
GGM
I didn't mean to throw the repairman under the bus. It wasn't his fault. In fact, I really liked the guys.
Ex post it seemed like it was simple logical jump from the removed heater coil to a bad electrical circuit. Ex ante I don't know.
I was going to give an econometric example, but that would be stupid.
So I liked the repairmen. Everything is fixed. I have not recieved a bill yet which worries me. The moral of the story remains do not buy a place unless you can afford it and most people do the best they can.
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