I'm so sorry for you. Please know that your grandmother absolutely is in your life. She's with you, always. You might dream; probably feel her around -- she is! The only thing I can say to substantiate this is -- I know! and will never deviate from my observation and belief because of my own experiences. She has gone on to a really good place, and you are in her thoughts and well wishes. Open up your heart to her and know that she does bring love, I'm absolutely certain.

One magnet is on each end of the tie back and my tiebacks are about 16 inches but I have various types. These are really lightweight I have some that are a bit heavier I use these in the summer.

The Serial number of the unit in question doesn't lie, but those offering up excuses after the fact probably will. Either to save their own face, soothe your feelings or a little of both. Bigger companies with ample warehouse space often times buy up large quantities of equipment. America is currently built by selling as much of a particular item all at once instead of 'one at a time'. They do this because they marginally get better prices than buying just one thing at a time. Why every time you see an infomercial selling something they tell you can get 2 for the price of 1, for an additional fee. You buy in bulk and you get a marginally better price for buying more. However, this isn't as great as it seems when it comes to HVAC equipment & warranty related trouble. The more space you have the more over head you have so unless you are actually moving the equipment (which often times does not occur) you wind up with a warehouse full of old equipment. Hopefully this doesn't mean used or some other situation. Plus on top of all that taxes on that in stock equipment take a good bite out of what kind of deal they think they are getting by buying in bulk. If they are moving the equipment (only then) does it work. People see this type of thing a mile away... (when it becomes all about selling new equipment) then everything and any thing becomes a case for replacing the equipment instead of repairing it. While true the warranty would still be valid, in theory you can read any manufacturer warranty fine print and 'if' a start up date can not be determined said manufacturer will only give you probably not more than 90 days from the date code within the serial number. It might be as little as 60 days from the date code. So as an example: if the unit was made in April 2015, was properly registered and installed in 2019 the recorded time is in the hands of manufacturer and their validation systems. If you lose that start up paper work, you could get swindled out of it. Because the serial number doesn't lie, that is why. If the unit was not registered and installed in 2019 the warranty is reduced to 5 years which should be 2024, but because the serial number doesn't lie and there is no record of when the install occurred other than paper work. Well this is how people lose. Under this possible scenario the unit would be out of warranty by the end of this month. (Unit made in 2015, installed in 2019 and not registered... good luck trying to get that honored by Carrier. I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole.) Due to the serial number, they would likely claim you are lying. Carrier equipment is a pain to do any warranty claim for. So the odds are you lose, by default. This is how it works from someone who actually files warranty claims on equipment failures. Circa 2020. I buy equipment only after you put a deposit on it... in most cases 99% of the time it is fresh off the factory floor. On rare occasion it might be 1.5 years old. Meaning instead of current year, it's previous year made. I service the Katy, Texas area.

Well the metal shavings were from me cutting it open. An electrical failure the inside is always 'dirty' due to burn out reasons. Compressors don't fail that often, I'd say maybe 30% of the time failure is due to compressor related problems. Specific improvement: scroll compressors are the better compressor in my opinion. They are very reliable, problems are far and few between if you're only using *skilled* people to do the work. There are so many choices in equipment selection people often faced with this decision spur of the moment unexpected break down in the heat of the summer. So I doubt people are going to fret over every mundane part in the HVAC unit. Just use a pro like me: easy as pie. Why else would you use a pro? We don't like the pro price, must keep searching for cheaper price. That being said there are those running around like pros, but are anything but. (look at some of the recent threads for clues) Definition of a true pro: someone who can fix the machine you have right now. (in some cases this may mean replacing part of it.) Anyone can fix a unit by replacing the whole HVAC system. However, in some situations an entire HVAC system may be the better choice. (no two homes are exactly alike, no two comfort goals are exactly alike) Foreign made compressors: it's a cost cutting move. I doubt this will change any going forward. The low price is never low enough, so this mentality just feeds upon itself. I sell Bosch *Inverter* equipment, that is German engineered and made in China as an example --this is premium equipment . (it's not going away -- the phone in your pocket was made there, plus a slew of other things we buy with out much thought about it.)