This var speed air handler can be paired with a wide variety of condensers both HP and AC mainly in sizes ranging from 2 ton, 2 1/2 ton, and 3 ton according to the AHRI Directory. Very versatile. Both Carrier and sister company Bryant outside models.

IMO

Your best option is to put a posting on Craigslist, Ebay, or any other free classified listings you have in Canada. I don't think the buyer will get the parts warranty from Carrier. You will have to talk to the distributor to figure this out. If that is the case then it is being sold "as is" and you will get much less than $2300.

Thanks for the help tiger and mike. Maybe the machine is versatile as suggested by Tiger. We certainly expect to get far less than the price the contractor paid for it. We have tried the regular Kijiji like online advertising. I wondered if there was an HVAC type forum where we could reach more contractors than Kijiji. What asking price would you suggest? We will double check the warranty (if any) that is passed along to a buyer and lower the asking price even further if there is no warranty to a new owner.

Carol

BTW, we live near Toronto ON so need to find a buyer in general area

Anyone have an opinion on a good selling price for this unit? Any other thoughts on the unit?

Carol

No longer in the box?...I wouldn't accept anything less than 1/2 of what you paid...understand there may not be any warranty with this air handler, something you should verify.

IMO

It seems odd that the contractor couldn't return it to the distributor.

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Thanks for your comments everyone. It was never in a box when I first saw it on site (guessing the contractor discarded the box). The contractor told us the distributor would not take it back. It probably sat on our site 4 months before it became clear it would not suit out needs.

I will check out the warranty for a new owner tomorrow.

Carol

It also seems odd that it didn't arrive in its shipping box. I wonder if the contractor is hiding where he got it from?

Could be an issue with the contractor hiding something. I just assume though that the box was shipped to him and he unloaded and removed the unit from the box on our site when we were at work.

Carol

The contractor should be able to give someone else a good deal on this for you and minimize the hit you took on it. Talk to him.... I would have jumped on this a year ago, the FV4 is a GREAT air handler!

Glad to hear your think the FV4 is a great air handler. The contractor is no help to us. He does more in-floor heat and does not do that much installing of air handlers to use it on another client.

Carol

Just updating this thread to say we have still not sold this unit. It is very hard as non HVAC types to be able to have the knowledge base needed to answer questions posed from potential buyers. We have reduced our price again ($800.00 Canadian), and would love to see it sold. One potential customer turned it down saying it did not have enough Btuh for his/home. I assume he was referring to heating Btuh. The manual also says you can purchase an auxiliary electric heater to presumably augment the heat pump capabilities. Can anyone tell me what size of home this unit would be suitable to? The link below is to the unit's owner's manual. Any more info on the pros or cons of this unit would be very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Carol

Carrier Manual for model FV4C003

I will refer you back to my post on Feb 25. Air handler can be used on up to a 3 ton AC or HP condenser. That would be around 35 KBTUs both cooling and heating on a HP condenser. Heat strips can be added to HP for supplemental/emergency heat. Size depends on what is required. On a 3 ton condenser, a 10 KW heat strip would be the usual size needed for a 3 ton condenser. 10 KW heat strip yields about 35 KBTUs. Outside condenser size depends on cooling/heating load of home. Not set rule of thumb.

IMO

Thank you tigerdunes for your quick and helpful reply.

Carol

you could list it here:
http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/forumdisplay.php?42-Junk-Yard

read the rules first, and make sure
you include your location.
I'd put it in the title.

best of luck.

Excellent suggestion, energy_rater_la! Thanks for posting. On your suggestion, I just posted the ad to the hvac-talk forum.

Carol

Well clearly this unit is not used much in our area. We have priced it around $650 USD so it should be a bargain for someone. I think heat pumps are more used in milder climates no? We are outside Toronto, Ontario, Canada. So I have tried every avenue to sell this unit in our area and surrounding areas (all suggestions above and more have been tried). It is new and has now been in storage for 3 years (so not getting any younger despite being brand new). DH often travels to parts of the US so could bring it somewhere if there was a market/consignment type store to find a buyer. Is there a way to sell it in an area where more of these type units would be sold? What US states would make best use of this kind of unit.

Carol

Try posting on DIY Chatroom (www.diychatroom.com/f17/).

Thanks sktn77a for that lead. I emailed that chatroom forum to see if posting an item for sale was aloud. Have you posted an item for sale on that forum, or seen items for sale on it? I appreciate your help!

Carol