Adding a heat pump or A/C to high-efficient furnace in Seattle
Sam
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tigerdunes
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help deciding between heat pump and a/c
Comments (11)tigerdunes, I do not currently have an a/c unit. He did tell me the G71 is being discontinued. I have thought about going with the SL280 which is 80% AFUE, but if going with the heat pump i can only assume i will be using this furnace a couple weeks out of the year so it should not reall matter with the lower afue. But on the flip side isn't that counter productive when I am trying to go with a duel fuel source to hedge again energy costs. I think the rates above are petty accurate as I don't have them handy at this moment. I also realize the costco rebate is not free but might come in handy when negotiating prices. Thanks for your help....See MoreAdvice please - Switched from heat pump to high efficiency Trane
Comments (3)I'm not sure how a modern heat pump compares to a high efficiency furnace running cost wise, but I would imagine that a properly running one ought to cost less to run than just a furnace and you have the added advantage of electricity being able to be generated a number of ways versus your furnace runs on gas or gas you have no choice (I'm thinking along the lines of the price of oil/natural gas vs electricity) Don't forget that a heat pump has the advantage of being able to take advantage of 'free' energy out there (existing heat in the outside air) which raises its efficiency quite a lot, people will argue, for example that a heat pump is "300% efficient" on the face of it impossible, they mean you get three times the heat for the same amount of electricity than if you used the electricity to just generate heat through heating elements. What you've described is confusing, more details if you can please....See Moreadding heat pump to existing gas furnace
Comments (2)Jcm most contractors will balk at your deal, due to the fact if you install it and there is a problem you will want to come back on them for the problem under warranty. which leads to another issue, if it is not installed by a certified installer/tech you technically have no warranty, unless you are hvac licensed and certified. As for the defrost problems you should use an outdoor stat on the pump to shut it down around 40 degrees F then you wont have many icing problems. The stat will shut the heat pump off at 40 and bring the gas on. the 2 wont run at the same time....See MoreBryant A/C vs Heat Pump Help
Comments (39)So I got a better bid today from a different dealer for the 126B 3 1/2 ton A/C. And the reason it was better is they measured the coil case and figured out they could put the new coil in the existing coil case (with a Bryant cover, not a Carrier cover) and save 3 1/2 hours of labor vs. removing the newly installed furnace. Does anyone see any problems with that? I kind of liked it as the furnace is working fine and I don't want it messed up. Also, the original dealer thinks we should get the 4 ton 126B since our old 3 1/2 ton A/C had trouble keeping up on hot days. Here is the AHRI #6364408. It is a generic listing, not for our furnace like the 3 1/2 ton is. Does that matter? They say they are confident it will work with my furnace, but does that impact the SEER, etc? I still have not heard anything re the new model that may be on the way, but the Bryant rep is at a training conference in Oregon so isn't as easy to get a hold of right now. I would appreciate any thoughts you guys have on these two proposals. Thanks, Cindy...See Moremike_home
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