Thank you, ACC. The property is great, but the house needs a lot of work. The previous owners trashed the place & then it sat empty for 3 years. Our planned renovations are going to take a couple of years & the present HVAC won't make it that long. I've gotten the impression most of the guys who have come to give us estimates either deal with double wides exclusively or they deal only with high end homes. Only one guy has taken into consideration that we are in the middle and what the renovations will entail (that was the Trane guy). Unfortunately, the HVAC, roof, and water erosion problems need to fixed in the next few months before we can move on to the next slew of problems. Thank you again

If you are going to sell this fairly soon, I wouldn't spend money on a high end system. 14-seer system should be just fine. Look and see if you have an American Standard dealer around and get an estimate from them. Also ask the Trane guy to quote a X15 system single stage with fix blower and variable.

Those prices seem high for GA. But you got several estimates and they are all high, so I guess that's the going rate. I'm concerned by the range of sizes proposed, 2 ton, 2.5 ton, 3 ton. Did anyone do a heating/cooling load determination. You don't want to oversize your system in the humid south and definitely get a variable speed air handler and a dehumidifying thermostat.

Thank you Weedmeister and Sktna for your thoughts on this. We'll take a look for American Standard and the Trane X15.

We did get lower quotes, but these are from the guys who were pushing Goodmans and seemed to be from the "double wide" crowd. It was like pulling teeth to get model numbers etc. from them. It makes me a little nervous dealing with them if something goes sideways.

The Trane guy offered to do a load calculation, but that value will change with the renovations/remodeling we're going to do. He was also recognized our problem will be humidity. The present HVIAC is a 2.5 ton and that seems the magic number for the house. I'm beginning to get why a variable speed is a must.

Thank you again!

We got an $8000 bid on a Trane XR 17. The unit got sent to the wrong address, but never run? What do you all think?

1.New pad

2.new electrical disconnect box

3. New thermostat(programmable and wifi compatible)

4. New return work being done to improve smaller return that is currently with high wall grille. Also replace filter grille in LR to match new one.

Also re running of return line to get it out of way of front side of system.

5. New copper refrigerant lines.

6. Removal of all current equipment.

7. Sealing up of all duct connections at the return and supply plenum with the attachment of the new larger air handler.

8. Spot wrapping of some of the deficient areas that are lacking in installation.

9. Charging system with refrigerant, testing and starting up new system.

10. This service includes a 1 year Comfort Club Membership(the name of our service program)

11. This includes all taxes, permits, labor and inspections.