specifically to replace an OE 40-year-old HVAC system in a 983 sqft., 2 bed, 1 bath, above ground apartment? The central air crapped out in summer of 2009 and I had to go out and get a 112-pound quot;portablequot; room air conditioning unitOriginally set up in the living room, I moved the unit to my bedroom, where I spend a majority of my time at this place anyway, but every other room in the house is miserably hot, despite my best efforts to reduce the temperature when I power down the unit at night and during several periods throughout the day [i.e opening windows and operating fans] with night time lows in the 60's and 70'sHelpful advice is appreciated, along with at least a gisted price range on a whole new HVAC system.
in the ukthe all powerful health and safety executive investigates everyone, they have the power to walk on a site and say everybody stop and close the site, if they find serious misconductthey deside blame
As far as the fault is concerned it would be in the account of the crane driver,but the law will get the contractor penalised.
In fact, a doctrine called respondeat superior applies, which means that the crane driver and his boss are both liableWhether the main contractor is liable depends on whether you can prove that lifting a beam is an 'abnormally dangerous activity,' which is required for a showing that a contractor should be liable.
You can pretty much count on spending $2K per tonAlso, please understand this: you are defeating the purpose of the concept of air conditioning when you open windows and run fans(edit) -its OK to run one fan, pointing at youY'see, fans blow the heat off you, they do not cool the roomFans actually heat the air slightlyPlus, your body is a heat humidity pump set at 98.6F People think air conditioners simply blow cool air,,,, wrongThe first job of ANY air conditioner is to take the moisture out the air, then its easy to cool dry airNow, there are contributing factors; insulation, energy efficient doors windows, and most importanta very well ventilated atticIf the heat is allowed to stay in there or propagate, that just radiates that heat back down into the houseYou can mitigate your circumstances by keeping direct sunlight out of the windows, keep boiling frying to a minimum, and even running lights only when neededIf it won't ruin the outside appearance of your house, I've seen those exterior bamboo roll up blinds attached to the edge of the roof at the soffit, keeping sun off the exterior wallsDo yourself a favor and get the highest SEER rating you can affordIt will pay for itself sooner than you think.
