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Don Ocean

Todd H. wrote:
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Is there anything good/bad about either furnace? Comments? I know the
bigger places might offer more piece of mind, but the price seems
pretty steep.
The big places may need to charge higher since they must employ some
mediocre workers due to the volume they handle (like any large
company), and add in a rework fee to begin with to cover themselves.
The best and worse work is done by small family own businesses. The
simpler the furnace the less risk you will encounter now and in the
future regardless of the choice. Talking to few customers of the big
contractors is not of much help as the installation quality can
vary.

Okay I'll bite. How does a bad furnace installation typically evidence
iself?

First sign is when your home becomes airborn and the sound of Sirens.

The culture of "pay for good installation" is rich certainly, and
perhaps it's justified. On the other hand, is this beingf overblown a
bit? How much really can go wrong?

What are the top 10 things that folks have actually seen (or heard
directly from someone who saw, no hypotheticals please) screwed up by
prior installers, and the potential consequences of those screwups?

For the purpose of limiting the discussion, let's leave system sizing
out of the equation because a) assume we're replacing an existing
system that the owner would notice is either evenly/adequately heating
or cooling the house or not, backed up by b) assume the homeowner has
gotten several quotes and has reviewed them to see whether all bidders
have quoted consistent sizes c) the folks doing the estimates are
doing the sizing, and the actual installer is showing up with a given
size unit already in the truck.

Best Regards,
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Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/