Take a hard look at the furnace/AC system.

Unless you reasonably expect it to last another 5+ years without
major repair expense, seems likely that you would do well to take
advantage of the $1500 tax credit and replace the system soon.

Will

On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:15:06 -0800 (PST), Rob Kiz wrote:

My furnace is 21 years old and I am thinking of replacing it this year
to take advantage of the $1500 tax credit and hopefully save some
energy cost. The AC is the same age and would also be replaced.

The furnace is a Carrier Weathermaker Infinity (58SXi) and has an
Annula Fuel Utilization Efficiency rating of 94%.

The furnace runs fine. Outside of a rather expensice blower motor
replacement 10 years ago, I have had no problems.

I can't see getting a new furnace that would be much more efficient
than the current one, so no savings there. On the other hand, it is
pretty old and will eventually have to be replaced and I hate to miss
out on the $1500 tax credit.

Thanks in advance for your opinions on this.

Rob