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Hot take: I chose the old Otis hydro over the new MCE controller on a mod job in Cleveland last month and it paid off big time.
Everyone said I was crazy for keeping the ancient valve instead of swapping to the MCE, but after 3 weeks of solid running, the customer's downtime cost was $0 compared to the $1,200 I saved them on parts, so who's the real genius now?
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samreed1d ago
Keeping that old Otis hydro sounds like a gamble that could have backfired hard if a valve went out after those three weeks. You saved $1,200 upfront but now you're stuck with a obsolete system that any future mechanic will HATE working on. The real genius move would have been the modern controller that actually has parts available and doesn't require a specialist every time something hiccups.
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shanes661d ago
Yeah but (and I'm saying this as someone who's been burned before) sometimes the old stuff just works. @samreed I get the parts availability worry, but that Otis valve is a tank, not a ticking time bomb. If it went three weeks no issues, it's probably good for another decade with basic maintenance. Those old hydraulic systems are simple enough that any halfway decent mechanic can figure them out with a multimeter and some patience. The modern controller might be easier to find parts for, but it's also got more failure points and electronics that crap out the second a power surge hits.
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