Blazer406
Mechanical
- Sep 27, 2006
- 34
I had pretty much decided to get American Standard 5 ton with gas heat to replace my current 10 SEER RUUD. Everybody around here (I live in central MS) said don't waste your money on the 90% or 95% furnace.... cause you won't see your payback until the product is already at the end-of-life.
My decision was either get the 13 SEER or 15 SEER.
Similar situation on a 2 ton system for my upstairs. AS 13 SEER or 15 SEER except a 5KW heat strip for the 2 ton instead of GAS.
Then I get my quote from my installer..... whoa!
Now I am rethinking buying the AS equipment.... as I would have to step back to the 13 SEER stuff for sure.
I want the most efficiency I can get for the $$ but I would like for it to last for 10+ years without any major problems.
My budget has me settling with 13SEER AS stuff or look into the higher SEER cheaper stuff..... like Goodman.
I really like the Goodman stuff with the 2 stage compressor.... the 2 stage (if it is gas heat) heat..... and the variable speed blower.
Has anyone on here installed a 2 stage copeland scroll..... and how do you like it? Have they been out long enough to have any sort of track record for reliability?
My decision was either get the 13 SEER or 15 SEER.
Similar situation on a 2 ton system for my upstairs. AS 13 SEER or 15 SEER except a 5KW heat strip for the 2 ton instead of GAS.
Then I get my quote from my installer..... whoa!
Now I am rethinking buying the AS equipment.... as I would have to step back to the 13 SEER stuff for sure.
I want the most efficiency I can get for the $$ but I would like for it to last for 10+ years without any major problems.
My budget has me settling with 13SEER AS stuff or look into the higher SEER cheaper stuff..... like Goodman.
I really like the Goodman stuff with the 2 stage compressor.... the 2 stage (if it is gas heat) heat..... and the variable speed blower.
Has anyone on here installed a 2 stage copeland scroll..... and how do you like it? Have they been out long enough to have any sort of track record for reliability?