Replacing 47 year old AC unit

04-15-2009, 02:33 PM	#46
kenmac HVAC / Plumbing   Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,801	Replacing 47 year old AC unit Quote: Originally Posted by hvaclover Sorry I had to be the one who told you. Good luck. If I had known ..I would have.. Glad you shared that info. Wonder what the lawyer's share $$$$$$$$$$was ?? Last edited by kenmac; 04-15-2009 at 02:37 PM.

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04-15-2009, 03:24 PM	#47
beenthere An old Tradesmen   Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PA Posts: 18,673	Replacing 47 year old AC unit Probably more then a third. Plus court fee's plus investigator fee's, plus engineer fee's, etc. So furnace owner share is maybe 20 million.

04-15-2009, 04:01 PM	#48
cable_data_guy Newbie   Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 16	Replacing 47 year old AC unit OK, I looked at the web site. It appears that my model was not included in the safety alert or lawsuit. Consolidated or Premier furnaces with model numbers starting "HAC", "HBA", "HCA", or "HCC" and ending with an "X" in the last three characters (e.g. X, RX, RXC, RXD) and Addison Products Company Addison and Weatherking furnaces models beginning with "GHC" and ending in either "CC" or "DX" are included in this safety alert. My model # starts with MBA. It does end in NH4RX so it must have NOX rods. My model could be installed as either horizontal, upflow, or with changes downflow. Even if I had the defective furnace I couldn't get anything back since I missed the deadline to file a claim since I never heard about it. CPSC issued a safety alert warning about these furnaces in September 2000. Consolidated Industries (formerly Premier Furnace Co.), which was liquidated under Chapter 7 bankruptcy laws, manufactured approximately 140,000 of these furnaces for sale in California between 1983 and 1994 under many different brand names. About 110,000 of these furnaces were manufactured and distributed under the Premier/Consolidated labels. They include the brand names Consolidated, Premier, Addison, and Weatherking. They are not covered by this recall program. After Consolidated filed for bankruptcy, class action was pursued, and a settlement was ultimately reached in early 2002. However, claimants were required to file a claim by January 13, 2003. Potential claimants who missed the deadline have no remedy available. Even though no remedy is available, CPSC staff believes that the Consolidated, Premier, Addison, and Weatherking furnaces are defective and should be replaced or repaired. But thanks for the info. I'm going to check it good for any burner/heat exchanger damage tonight.