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Comments (12)I paid just over $4 this year for propane, but closer to $3 last year (Amerigas owns my tank). There is no chance I will ever get natural gas. My electric is running about $0.10 right now, but could get as high as $0.12 during the summer. I would love to go off propane totally. The Lennox guy said I should upgrade to a 5 Ton XP25 if I want to go off propane for better heating (which he recommended). I would also have to run a 220V line over to my furnace for the heat strips, which he said would be about $1,000. His quote was for $11.8k with the heat pump, air handler, coil, etc. installed. That doesn't include the $1k rebate, or the cost for the electrical wiring. I asked the Carrier dealer about going full electric, and he didn't recommend it with the propane already there. I did get a quote for a Trane system, but the dealer had very poor reviews online and their system was $15k for an XC95m and XL20i heat pump....See MoreHVAC Quote help!
Comments (9)Wow, it sure helps to read closer. I thought the $27k was for one system. For metal ducts and all equipment and materials, $27k would be about right--that's $13.5k per system, which for a complete installation is ballpark. The equipment for the first floor is good, but why no variable-speed for the second floor? I would go with the 80% variable-speed Trane furnace model TUD. 80,000 btu's for the second floor, though it is 80% efficient, sounds like a lot. Heat rises. Was a load calculation was done to determine sizing? Can you provide the square footage of both floors? What thermostats are included? You could request Honeywell VisionPRO IAQ YTH9421 thermostats which can slow the blower down for dehumidification with a variable-speed furnace. A 1924 home might be leaky--have you considered adding a humidifier for the first floor? Also, the XL15i to me is a better unit. It's quiet and has a leaf guard on the top. It also bumps the warranty up to 10 years on all parts for the complete system....See MoreBryant HVAC quote help
Comments (42)Gotcha. I will pass this along to the builder for him to have hvac guy do. I spoke to hvac guy about the $400 overrun vs the over-the-phone/options fax estimate (turns out it is not $1k -- $600 of that is the builder's problem for the 13 SEER base upgrade). He said that $200 of that came from needing to add 120v wiring to the power humidifier since it does not run off the furnace fan. We didn't specifically get to the other $200 as he stated that FILCAB was $450, and EZXCAB was $275. FILCAB is what was in the quote. So after a $40 MERV10 filter for EZXCAB we're now at $10 less than the upgraded quote. Interesting, especially since he previously said FILCAB was $225 -- and I had to set him straight that FILCAB could only take MERV8 filters from what I understand. I'll make sure the builder also gets a competing quote. And I am getting the complete model number of the coil in writing, of course....See MoreHVAC Quote Questions (SoCal)
Comments (12)The design temps used on the load calc (outside/inside): winter (42/70) and summer (97/75). The condenser is on a flat roof in the back of the house. It can be accessed for servicing but wasn't something I could get at easily on my own to check size. As far as original equipment size, I can have my husband climb up tomorrow to try to find a serial number and see if we can confirm the tonnage. It keeps the house relatively cool (we keep the thermostat around 76-78 most days), but not really cold. The ducts are smaller, 5-6" if I'm properly reading the sketch Contractor 3 made, which is what I think he meant when he said the house may be designed for 3/3.5 tons max. As far as Quote 3, that contractor originally quoted us Carrier equipment: a 16 SEER two stage 4 ton Carrier condenser (24ABC748A003) paired with a two stage 4 ton furnace (59TP5A080E2120) for $11,940. He said that he could get a comparable American Standard quote, but it's not a brand he typically reps, and he sent us Quote 3. The Carrier furnaces he quoted us are smaller, so I'm not really sure why the American Standard isn't. We didn't press him for more info yet since we've realized we're in over our head and need some outside advice. The 16 SEER is arbitrary based on the fact that we've been looking at quotes for various SEER (13-21). We've ruled out the high end as too expensive for the energy saving but the 16/17 SEER models seem to offer a decent savings compared to the price difference for a 13 SEER. My husband like Quote 1 because it's the cheapest but the contractor seemed sketchy. It's a big company and the rep offered us a "great deal" to replace "any accessible ductwork" (which is basically none of the ductwork since we don't have crawl space or attic access and everything in in the walls/ceiling) for $2000 so we could upgrade to a 5 ton unit. We like the contractor for Quotes 2, but the $2400 difference between quote 1 and 2 is off putting. The Quote 3 contractor spent the most time with us and did a load calc at our request, but he seems to better understand the Carrier equipment if he's misquoting the American Standard equipment so badly. This is our first huge decision as new homeowners and it's become so confusing. Since we hope not to replace the AC system for enough 20+ years, we're stressed about getting it right....See MoreHU-29056523
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