My house has a Rheem heat pump/ac system with 2 outside units. (apologies if I'm wrong on the terminology) The downstairs a/c unit stopped cooling. The fan on the unit was running but not pulling out hot air and the copper line leading into it was not cold to the touch unlike the line on the upstairs unit which is working. So I called someone to come service it. The guy said the reversing valve was stuck and wouldn't switch over to cooling, (or heating either I suppose, though I didn't think to ask, he said it was stuck between the two). He said it was a 15 year old system using R22 and wouldn't be worth repairing and would likely need to be replaced.
So I have a few questions if anyone here could be kind enough to answer. Firstly, does this sound like a reasonable answer to the problem or are they trying to oversell me? A quick google search for the model number and reversing valve shows them priced between around $200 to $400. I have no idea how big a job it is to replace though so perhaps the labor cost would be prohibitive. I don't think the unit is quite as old as he was saying. I bought the house last year and it was built in 2005 so I wouldn't think the unit could be any more than 11 years old. The model number is 10pjb24a01 if that is helpful info. If I do have to replace the system, would I also have to replace the unit that is still working with a matching unit for the new one?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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