Must confess I love it all! I love to swim in a 90 degree pool in the summer (though admittedly the heat is not so great for my daily run). I love to fling all the doors and windows open as soon as the humidity falls enough (been doing that on and off for weeks now). I love to walk, run, and work outside in this cooler air. I love to leave a restaurant at night to a blast of warm air. I love to live outside year round. I love the thunderstorms with their heavy downpours. Most of all I love the spirits-lifting sunshine we can count on almost every day of the year. I am originally from England, why wouldn't I love the weather here!

I know this is a bit late, but people obvuously still have access to it & thought it was super important for everyone to know... When you find a hummingbird that seemingly appears dead - double check to MAKE SURE IT'S NOT JUST SLEEPING!!! There's plenty of sources out there that explain SLEEPING HUMMINGBIRDS that APPEAR DEAD but are actually in a PSEUDO-HIBERNATION STATE alled TURPOR! You may even find them UPSIDE DOWN, as their death grip o lm a tiny branch may have also slipped them into that position - BUT NOTE - THEY ARE NOT DEAD! While in the sleeping state of TURPOR, everything slows down so extremely slow in order to survive colder night temps, that it is often mistaken (I've found them that way myself)... and they are oblivious to ANYTHING, including human touch - since it may take them anywhete between 20 MINUTES TO AN HOUR TO WAKE UP OUT OF A TURPOR STATE.... EASILY MISTAKING THEM FOR BEING DEAD! As I have found them upside down & appearing dead, not to mention how INCREDIBLY LONG IT TAKES THEM TO WAKE UP - I had no idea of/ ever hears of TURPOR at the time! As such, all these years later - I am now wondering if I had actually buried a perfectly fine, living, slow breathing Hummer all those years ago... and the thought sickens me! I try thinking back to my having it in a box for some time before that & double checking several times - but the fact that it takes them anywhere from 20 minutes to AN HOUR TO WAKE UP... I just want people to KNOW TO REALLY WAIT & DOUBLE, TRIPLE, QUADRUPLE CHECK BEFORE BURYING OR DISPOSING OF WHAT THEY PERCEIVE TO BE A DEAD HUMMER - AS IT MAY ONLY REALLY BE SLEEPING!

yes this seems to be a common occurance this year. Hopefully our weather here in the northeast will become more seasonable very soon and they can get back to their normal behavior. Penny

A 2TWR3042 heat pump combined with a 2TEE3F40 air handler is indeed an XR13 rated at 40,500 btu-hour, 14 SEER, 12 EER, 8.2 HSPF. A little low on HSPF but you are in Florida so no big deal. Otherwise, these are good numbers especially the 12 EER. I think that it is smart to replace the 2 refrigerant lines. You won't have to worry about any junk from the old lines getting into the new system. As far as the v-s blower, it is an ECM motor, extremeley quiet, and adjusts it's speed based on constant CFM output. These are the latest and greatest motors. The pros love them because they can adjust their speed based on ductwork conditions and provide a fixed CFM. They are also very expensive to replace. Some poor girl many months ago paid $1000, part-only, for an OEM Bryant ECM motor. My entire Goodman air handler was only $700. There are dip switches in the air handler that have to be set by the installer for the v-s motor to run properly. The v-s blowers are touted to people who like to run the fan all of the time to help circulate air in the home. In this mode, the v-s motor drops to about 30%, and you can't hear it if you are standing next to the air handler. There is a setting called "Comfort R", offerred by Trane, that slows the air handler down to provide better humidity control when the a/c is running. I am not sure if this is a function of the air handler or t-stat so you should ask Mr Trane. For pricing comparison, an April 30th quote for a 3-ton XR13 in Baltimore was $4600, different heat pump and air handler. Your performance numbers are much better than what I was quoted. Your pricing looks good. I wouldn't let the R22 be a major factor in your decision. I just installed a new 3-ton, 14 SEER, 12 EER, Goodman heat pump in June. I chose good old R22 and a fixed speed fan in the air handler. These were my personal choices after many days of research. I too am I mech engineer employed in the steel industry. This HVAC stuff is side interest to keep my brain cells communicating.