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Comments (1)If this gives you a chance to have a return on both floors, I'd say it's definitely worth an attempt. I would be careful with a laundry room, though. If it's anything like mine, there are scattered lint particles and the smell of laundry....See More1939 house with air returns in floor; poor air quality
Comments (6)There are new ducts in the 700sf addition, but the existing HVAC unit was over-sized for the original old house, so the installer said I don't need to replace it. There are replacement ducts for the old kitchen (will be a den), dining room and two upstairs bedrooms where I moved walls. Most of the supply ducts are on the interior walls, but the two old air returns in the floor are under windows. Everything in my renovation/addition is permitted by the city and inspections have all passed. They also inspect the "old" part as it isn't grandfathered in when doing a renovation of this size. I've replaced any electrical and plumbing that weren't up to today's code. The furnace is located in the basement that has brick walls and a concrete floor, but there is also 21 foot section that is chest high that is open to the dirt floor crawlspace. 6 mil plastic is being added to cover the dirt. R-15 insulation was added since I wrote this and it seems to be helping. All window sashes have been replaced with new energy-efficient wood sashes (had to be custom made to fit the old window openings). Thanks!...See MoreWhich Furnace/Air Conditioner and Quoted Price to Choose?
Comments (4)Carrier and Bryant are the same and have identical models equivalents, one versus the other. Carrier is more expensive for the same thing. Both have three product lines - think of price higher to lower Cadillac-Buick-Chevrolet from GM, or Audi-VW from VW, cars essentially the same but with trim differences With Carrier, from higher to lower it's Infinity, Performance, Comfort For Bryant, higher to lower it's Evolution-Preferred-Legacy You've got quotes for mid-range Bryant equipment, but bottom range Carrier equipment. For the Bryant models there are Carrier equivalents, and for the Carrier models there are Bryant equivalents. Unless there are rebate differences that affect the price, there's no advantage of paying more (Carrier) for the same thing (Bryant). It's true that more features and more sophisticated equipment is available when you move above the bottom lines (Legacy and Comfort). Ask for quotes for the Bryant equivalents of the Carrier models quoted for quotes #2 and #3 (they should be lower) and then choose the furnace features you want....See MoreIs it okay for my air conditioners / furnace flue pipes to be here??
Comments (55)Austin Air My advice is you need to get tough with One Hour Installation. It is unfortunate but you have another year of fighting under your labor warranty in order to get the claimed "100% Satisfaction Guarantee". You have many photos showing problems. Reading all the posts it appears this franchisee has hired incompetent techs and is unwilling to fix the installation problems. You should speak to the franchise owner and explain you want this to be fixed properly and if he can't he can remove all the equipment and return all your money. Do It Yourself, Mike is right here. But the more information you can gather the better. What was installed before this unit, model # / serial # of previous equipment / note problems you have had either via service tickets from one hour / premature part failures etc. You need to go higher up the processing chain at your installer. Manager, is likely going to be your first stop. Because the way one hour is set up as a company this unit is likey a franchise. You may have to put in some serious work to figure out who owns this company. It could be the manager it could be someone else entirely. (namely an investor) Investors typically are just the deep pockets of the operation. Have little to "no" knowledge of HVAC. *maybe they do* If you don't get any traction calling them: Go to BBB (better business bureau) Think of this as a way to "reach someone" of importance. However, because one hour is a franchise you need to be sure BBB understands which franchise... because BBB will contact them. If you don't get any results thru BBB: contact your local news channel. This is really a drastic step, but given the situation you may need to give it some serious thought if the BBB option doesn't get any response or one that is satisfactory. Given all the trouble you've laid out here, I think it's in your best interest to have them take this equipment out / give your money back. Then you'll need to look for a new HVAC company and start this process over again. I'm interested in knowing where you are located. If you can post that info it isn't going to hurt anything. Let us know how things turn out. HVAC companies like this need to be put out of business they give the industry a black eye. --------------------- Me and my HVAC company: it would never come to this. I am hands on. You call me, you get me. Of course some commenting on this thread wouldn't want to talk to me, because they know how "easy & not complicated" this job is. LOL. "joke of the morning" I service the Katy, Texas area. Austin Air I would have to agree with you as well that unfortunately this problem it's just way too sophisticated for me to get anybody here to physically assist me without having to literally take out all of the garbage they put in wrong. I am going to have to gather up as much more evidence of anything and everything over the next two days as I am calling my Township inspector to do a full inspection on my HP AC unit this week I felt that once I have the township print out a piece of paper saying that the job was basically crap that might be a little more incentive to light a fire under their ass to correct this issue without going to court or any other legal means...See Moreremodeling1840
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