Carrier Heat Exchanger Class Action Settlement
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Comments (7)Class action suits are a unfortunately a necessary evil. When defined and certified they encompass all except those who chose to opt out, and those of us who remain have no responsibility. How else would you address a legal concern which spans the country? Mona, You can opt out, hire your own counsel, and pursue any claim you wish. Further, no one is accusing anyone of lying. The civil legal system is a confrontational one which in the end the trier of facts, be it judge or jury, having heard the case of each side makes a decision based solely on the evidence presented. The original plaintiffs will reap the rewards followed by the attorneys who in general get 1/3 plus costs. Those of us in the defined class normally get token relief. In this matter it appears it was settled before trial in which HP admitted no wrong doing, but on their own created a pool of relief to be distributed in a defined fashion. The plaintiffs in this case agreed to the offer and following the date of closer the entire matter will be submitted to the presiding judge for his review, certification and order of settlement. K9, Since I didn't know anything about this litigation so I didn't participate. I guess anything I recover is a plus. HB, I have personally been involved as a defined party in maybe a half a dozen class action law suits of which I had no knowledge until I was notified that I was in the effected class, and the matter had reached a settlement. Most were from products I had registered with the manufacturer and one was a credit card company. In the credit card case I received 12 cents as it had to do with the way the CC company used the exchange rate of the American versus Canadian dollar. I don't shop in Canada often. I have one CA pending where I am to receive $25.00. I have another one pending where I will be receiving $175.00. I did have a CA suit that I was knowingly a participant that settled. It provided me with what amounted to $3007.00 a year for life besides other residual financial benefits. In all cases I could have opted out, and legally proceeded on my own. DA...See MoreCracked heat exchanger in 4 year old furnace
Comments (7)The part is under warranty. There was a class action suit against Carrier because they switched to an inferior material which did crack in many instances. We're concerned that the replacement part might also be a problem in the future. This repair sounds like a major one. We built our house 4 years ago and suspected that the installation might not have been the best. Also had problems with the water heater not being installed right. We're expecting to replace that soon also. The furnace stopped putting out heat, but the blower ran constantly when we turned it on last week. The technician cleaned and checked it. Thought it was okay and was ready to leave when it cut off again. The furnace was very hot to the touch. He determined that there is a crack in the heat exchanger. We're waiting to hear from him after he contacts the manufacturer....See MoreCarrier Infinity Heat Pump & AC Quote in northern VA
Comments (40)12" return is almost definitely too large for the basement. I have a 6" return in my basement, and I have actually found it to draw ~200-240 cfm (using a barometer) -- plenty in my case with just a few supply outlets. In your case, I have no way of knowing for sure, but I assume it's piped directly (or near) to the inlet of the furnace blower compartment, in which case there is a lot of pressure and it's sucking in a lot of air and making the basement quite negative (not a good thing). So your basement return in that state may have been drawing close to, if not more than, half of the return air the entire system requires. Is the basement floorplan open to the rest of the home or closed off? If typically closed off, I wouldn't be surprised if the basement door had a tendency to close itself when the system was operating. I suppose putting cardboard over half of the grille is one way to reduce its intake capacity. Your older furnace does not (presumably) have a variable speed blower that will vary its RPM in order to maintain a specific CFM setting. That means that while you are noticing more airflow from the rest of the returns throughout the home, in totality your system is receiving less airflow -- no, not a good thing considering your ductwork is likely undersized to begin with. You have decreased its return capacity. To get the SAME (total) airflow from the rest of the returns throughout the home that were not previously drawing as much air generally requires the system to operate at an increased static; with older PSC type blower motors (non variable-speed), this results in decreased airflow. Hence variable speed motors are often termed "constant CFM" as they can adjust (increase) their speed to maintain a constant airflow (cfm) when subjected to as much as 0.8-1.0" of external static pressure (vs. conventional blowers max. of 0.5", which many duct systems are nowhere close to achieving despite it being the standard "design" figure). You can think of the ESP number as a measure of resistance to airflow, in a sense. The fact that you say the (supply?) ductwork is now much warmer is both concerning and telling. It is unwise for me to say much more than that as I am not there to evaluate your system design and give an accurate assessment of the ductwork design/layout, etc. But it suffices to say, with the info you've provided us, your return ductwork is now more restrictive, which would exacerbate any existing airflow issues. You do say it met the set point without tripping the high limit. Please let us know how the system performs as it gets colder out and the system runs more often in its present state. I would like to ask what made you consider replacing the systems (and proceeding to get 8 proposals) in the first place? Are there functional problems with the existing equipment (besides most likely being oversized) or other comfort issues? By now we have at least established that it is likely the existing equipment is a bit oversized and the existing ductwork is marginal -- but that is (unfortunately) exceedingly common on most residential construction. Are you after more efficiency, better comfort, both? It helps us to help you when we know more about your current system's performance. Lastly, I would not factor online reviews into your decision too much. An air conditioner or furnace is not like most appliances (such as a refrigerator) in that the installation practices and quality can make or break even the best equipment selection. There is a good chance that many (but not all) of the negative reviews you read were due to installation errors. This post was edited by ryanhughes on Fri, Nov 22, 13 at 9:51...See MoreWhat features lost replacing a Carrier Infinity furnace w Performance?
Comments (30)Back to an earlier question, the house is about 2200 square feet. We are considering finishing about 400-800 square feet of the basement and in that case is the current 100k size of the system + Infinity zoning sized well? If I end up replacing the furnace on my own I'd need to know if I should downsize to 80k and/or if Infinity zoning vs a separate (ductless) system for the basement would be a better option. Zip code is 22015 (northern Virginia). Also, the FAD that gave the $7k quote didn't have great things to say about Carrier and suggested that due to the age of the A/C unit, if I was going to buy a new furnace we might consider starting from scratch with a Daikin system that they also carry and recommend over Carrier. Nothing is ever simple, right?...See Moresnoringcow
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