Good furnace/heat pump replacements (America)?
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Yes, I'm the same one who just had their Dishwasher fail. When it rains it pours! The heat pump was a good ol 1987 Trane, finally shorted out the motor and cannot be replaced. It used R12 anyway so it would have eventually been kaput. The furnace is a 1990 so we are just replacing it all at once.
I am wondering for those of you in cold northern climates what you recommend for full furnace and heat pump replacement brands. Some of the ones around here are:
Lennox
Carrier
Bosch
Amana
Now I've heard real bad things about Lennox, so I think I'll avoid that. I think Bosch is generally really good, and Carrier is decent. This is all just hearsay.
I appreciate your guys' help so much!!
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Yes, I'm the same one who just had their Dishwasher fail. When it rains it pours! The heat pump was a good ol 1987 Trane, finally shorted out the motor and cannot be replaced. It used R12 anyway so it would have eventually been kaput. The furnace is a 1990 so we are just replacing it all at once.
I am wondering for those of you in cold northern climates what you recommend for full furnace and heat pump replacement brands. Some of the ones around here are:
Lennox
Carrier
Bosch
Amana
Now I've heard real bad things about Lennox, so I think I'll avoid that. I think Bosch is generally really good, and Carrier is decent. This is all just hearsay.
I appreciate your guys' help so much!!
About a year and a half ago now I went with the most feature rich (expensive) Carrier heat pump and air handler to replace my contractor grade gas furnace. The cooling performance is really impressive for the low energy consumption. I specifically wanted a Cold Climate heat pump and this is listed as one. The tax credit helped a bit too. For heating performance, down to about 30 degrees its almost entirely heat pump (electric strips just for defrost cycle). However, its currently down to -4 degrees F outside right now, and while the heat pump is still used a bit, its relying much more on electric strips for heat which is expensive.
For our previous year's run the total amount spent on energy with heat pump was less than total energy with gas. This year isn't over yet so I don't have full data.
I've heard the same bad things about Lennox.
Any info you're looking for specifically I could provide from my recent experience?
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