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Opinons on AC brands Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse
Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems?
Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? |
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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:19:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher
wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? Check Amana. http://www.amana-hac.com/ I'm happy. I can be wrong, but I'm told all HVAC systems in the USA are essentially make in the same factory. Just the brand names change. Chime in Doofus... |
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On Jun 17, 8:19*pm, Ashton Crusher wrote:
Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. *He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. *Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. *Is that the industry standard? We have been very happy with Rheem AC, lasted 30+years. |
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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:30:34 -0700, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:19:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? Check Amana. http://www.amana-hac.com/ I'm happy. I can be wrong, but I'm told all HVAC systems in the USA are essentially make in the same factory. Just the brand names change. Chime in Doofus... At least 6 "american" manufacturers. American Standard/Trane, Goodman/Daikin, Coleman/York/ Johnson Controls, Amana, Carrier, and Lennox. Add Rheem (now owned by Paloma of Japan) - Virtually all of the rest are either rebrands of the above or imports |
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On Jun 17, 10:46*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:30:34 -0700, Oren wrote: On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:19:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. *He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. *Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. *Is that the industry standard? Check Amana. *http://www.amana-hac.com/ I'm happy. I can be wrong, but I'm told all HVAC systems in the USA are essentially make in the same factory. Just the brand names change. Chime in Doofus... * At least 6 "american" manufacturers. American Standard/Trane, Goodman/Daikin, Coleman/York/ Johnson Controls, Amana, Carrier, and Lennox. Add Rheem (now owned by Paloma of Japan) - Virtually all of the rest are either rebrands of the above or imports goodmanm has been great for us |
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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:19:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher
wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? A good install is more important than the brand name. |
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On Jun 17, 10:28*pm, "
wrote: On Jun 17, 8:19*pm, Ashton Crusher wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. *He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. *Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. *Is that the industry standard? We have been very happy with Rheem AC, lasted 30+years. Rheem and RUUD are the same company. I had a RUUD that lasted 27 years. Only thing I ever had to do was put in a hard start kit. I replaced it with a new RUUD two years ago. When I did my research, I could not see a difference between the major brands in reliability. In fact, the problem rate with RUUD was less than some of the brands that have a better public perception. As Ed points out, getting the install done right is more important than the epqt. I'd rather have the lower rated eqpt with the best install, than the other way around. Also, when doing the install, consider if anything needs to be changed. For example, I realized that by just running the lines a little farther, I could relocate the outside unit away from my den, away from the backyard. I moved it to the north side, by a bathroom. The new unit being quieter, plus the relocation, made a big difference. Depending on your skill level, you could also DIY, but I would only recommend that if you have the various skills, most of the tools you need, and are willing to take the risk, have the time, etc. I did mine, saved $4000 and know that the install was done right. |
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On 6/17/2013 8:30 PM, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:19:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? Check Amana. http://www.amana-hac.com/ I'm happy. I can be wrong, but I'm told all HVAC systems in the USA are essentially make in the same factory. Just the brand names change. Chime in Doofus... Thanks for that smartypants ^_^ Trane and American Standard are like the old Chevy and GMC. Look a bit different but parts swap under the hood. They're expensive for the high end models but high quality. The Trane and American Standard are like a lot of units and sold only through authorized dealers. I've sold and installed a lot of new Goodman, Armstrong and Ducane but repaired and resold, rebuilt everything else. I did sell a new Samsung 4 ton 3ø unit to a restaurant and it had an American made compressor and controls but it worked very well and is still going after being relocated 3 times when the business has moved. The systems me and my friend GB sold were the systems sold as builders/contractors grade systems by the supply houses. The different manufactures produce expensive high end, high efficiency units that are as good as any but the less expensive units will do the job and last a long time if they're correctly installed and serviced properly on a regular basis. Unfortunately, the cheaper units windup being thrown in by Billy Bob's AC Service and the things break because of improper installation and Billy Bob is nowhere to be found. This tends to cause customers to blame the equipment rather than the moron who did the minimum amount of work just to make the system run. If an installer takes the time to properly install the equipment, support the line set and do a leak check with nitrogen then a triple vacuum before charging the system with refrigerant, any AC/heat pump will give years of service as long as the homeowner changes filters and keep the equipment clean. I've done a lot of modifications to less expensive systems to protect them from power surges and loss of refrigerant charge and added high pressure safety switches like the expensive units have as standard. The mods prevent a lot of system failures and burned out compressors. ^_^ TDD |
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On 6/17/2013 11:43 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:19:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? A good install is more important than the brand name. Yes very true. I have and Amana dual stage 16 SEER heat pump/AC. The nice thing is that Amana provides a lifetime warranty. If anything breaks in the outside unit, they replace the whole unit! My heating guy was impressed with that. That said, a friend of mine has 2 Goodman units. Goodman and Amana are one and the same, sort of. He has had nothing but trouble and most of it was a bad install. BTW, the units that come out of the factory with the Goodman name, only have the lifetime warranty on the compressor. |
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On 6/18/2013 8:27 AM, Art Todesco wrote:
On 6/17/2013 11:43 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:19:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? A good install is more important than the brand name. Yes very true. I have and Amana dual stage 16 SEER heat pump/AC. The nice thing is that Amana provides a lifetime warranty. If anything breaks in the outside unit, they replace the whole unit! My heating guy was impressed with that. That said, a friend of mine has 2 Goodman units. Goodman and Amana are one and the same, sort of. He has had nothing but trouble and most of it was a bad install. BTW, the units that come out of the factory with the Goodman name, only have the lifetime warranty on the compressor. Oops, missed one thing in my previous post/answer. With the dual stage outdoor unit and a Honeywell thermostat with humidity control, it works really well at removing humidity on those not so hot, but humid days, which we have in my area almost all summer long. The unit usually only runs in stage 1, but if it needs it, it pops up to stage 2 and cools rapidly. |
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On Jun 18, 8:27*am, Art Todesco wrote:
On 6/17/2013 11:43 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:19:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. *He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. *Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. *Is that the industry standard? A good install is more important than the brand name. Yes very true. *I have and Amana dual stage 16 SEER heat pump/AC. *The nice thing is that Amana provides a lifetime warranty. *If anything breaks in the outside unit, they replace the whole unit! *My heating guy was impressed with that. I think if you read the warranty, there has to be a lot more to it than that. For example, if the contactor fails, they're going to replace the whole unit? Or the fan? Usually these long warranties apply only to the compressor and typically don't cover labor, other parts, etc. |
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Art Todesco wrote: On 6/17/2013 11:43 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:19:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? A good install is more important than the brand name. Yes very true. I have and Amana dual stage 16 SEER heat pump/AC. The nice thing is that Amana provides a lifetime warranty. If anything breaks in the outside unit, they replace the whole unit! My heating guy was impressed with that. That said, a friend of mine has 2 Goodman units. Goodman and Amana are one and the same, sort of. He has had nothing but trouble and most of it was a bad install. BTW, the units that come out of the factory with the Goodman name, only have the lifetime warranty on the compressor. It's important to remember that just because two units are built in the same factory does not mean they are built with the same parts. |
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On Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:26:59 AM UTC-4, Pete C. wrote:
Art Todesco wrote: On 6/17/2013 11:43 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:19:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? A good install is more important than the brand name. Yes very true. I have and Amana dual stage 16 SEER heat pump/AC. The nice thing is that Amana provides a lifetime warranty. If anything breaks in the outside unit, they replace the whole unit! My heating guy was impressed with that. That said, a friend of mine has 2 Goodman units. Goodman and Amana are one and the same, sort of. He has had nothing but trouble and most of it was a bad install. BTW, the units that come out of the factory with the Goodman name, only have the lifetime warranty on the compressor. It's important to remember that just because two units are built in the same factory does not mean they are built with the same parts. When I look inside a lot of them it looks like a lot of the same parts. |
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On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:26 -0700 (PDT), jamesgang
wrote: On Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:26:59 AM UTC-4, Pete C. wrote: Art Todesco wrote: On 6/17/2013 11:43 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:19:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? A good install is more important than the brand name. Yes very true. I have and Amana dual stage 16 SEER heat pump/AC. The nice thing is that Amana provides a lifetime warranty. If anything breaks in the outside unit, they replace the whole unit! My heating guy was impressed with that. That said, a friend of mine has 2 Goodman units. Goodman and Amana are one and the same, sort of. He has had nothing but trouble and most of it was a bad install. BTW, the units that come out of the factory with the Goodman name, only have the lifetime warranty on the compressor. It's important to remember that just because two units are built in the same factory does not mean they are built with the same parts. When I look inside a lot of them it looks like a lot of the same parts. There are only so many ways to make an airconditioner that (a - Works and 9b- is economical to build. Nobody makes their own capacitors - and it would be unecconomical and foolish for everyone to manufacture their own compressors, motors, and fans. So yes, under the covers they all LOOK pretty similar. Heck, they ARE pretty similar. And in many cases they do share many common parts. That's just the nature of the product. You couldn't afford to buy or service any of them if they made all their own components, down to the cover screws and wire connectors. |
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On Monday, June 17, 2013 6:19:40 PM UTC-7, Ashton Crusher wrote:
Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Apparently Westinghouse A/C is no longer actually Westinghouse but is now Nordyne. You may want to check in the HVAC-talk.com forum for residential A/C. Consumer Reports' surveys have found few differences in reliability among brands, but they've almost always ranked York and Goodman/Amana at the bottom. Consider urine and hail. Louvers on the outdoor unit will help protect the coil fins from being dissolved by animal urine or smashed by hail. I believe all Rheem/Ruud units have louvered cases. |
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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:19:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher
wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? I settled on Rheem. My AC guy said he typically beats other companies by 20 to 30%. His off the cuff estimate for lower tier (American standard (Trane) was about 7 to 8 thousand per unit. He insisted I get two estimates from other companies to validate his prices. So one company told me 16K to do the two systems with single speed Amana 14 seer. For 16 seer 2 speed Amana they wanted a little over $20K. For 25K they would do Trane XLi16 which I think was 16 seer 2 speed. Another company quoted Rheem 15.5 seer 2 speed non-communicating system for a little over $13K for the two systems. I conveyed this to my AC guy and he said the second guy was the first time he's ever seen anyone else come in so low. He priced out what he believed to be the same system and came up with $14K but he's eating some of the work he did trying to get my old system to work and he's actually supplying the next step up Rheem, the 16 seer with 2 speed communicating motor (serial communication between the outside box and the air handler and the thermostat). So He's doing the work. Got the first system done yesterday and it's working good. Second will be done Monday. System looks well built to me. Outside is fully enclosed, very large coil, very quiet. Looking in the "electric box" part of it and there is almost nothing there compared to all the wires, relays, contactors and delay gizmos on the old system. Just one contactor, start cap, and a small PCB controller. If the compressor or coil goes out they replace the entire outside unit for 10 years. 2 years on labor. The inside box is variable speed and the evap coil in it looks almost twice as large as the coil in my old air handler. I'll report back in 10 years plus a day.... |
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On Monday, June 17, 2013 9:19:40 PM UTC-4, Ashton Crusher wrote:
Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? I would think long and hard about a simple 3 speed relay controlled motor vs an electronically controlled variable speed motor. Consider the cost to purchase AND repair after a power surge vs how much energy it supposedly will save you. Mark |
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On Monday, June 17, 2013 6:19:40 PM UTC-7, Ashton Crusher wrote:
Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? Maybe, instead, you should ask if you will be able to buy parts for it without having to show a state HVAC license. |
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The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 6/22/2013 8:22 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote: On 06/22/13 05:07 pm, wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? I would think long and hard about a simple 3 speed relay controlled motor vs an electronically controlled variable speed motor. Consider the cost to purchase AND repair after a power surge vs how much energy it supposedly will save you. If the OP has any licensed amateur radio operators in his immediate vicinity, he would be advised to inquire about the Radio Frequency Interference characteristics of any variable-speed units he considers: some of them are truly horrible in that regard and -- by FCC rules -- they are *not allowed* to interfere with licensed services; however, many manufacturers would rather save a few dollars on every unit and *hope* they can fix the ones that cause trouble without spending too much on those specific ones. Perce The CB era was a fun time for me with regard to RFI. I have a First Class commercial FCC license and I tracked down all sorts of those critters and kilt them. ^_^ TDD I have not done anything since last summer. Have not been using the cb. Last summer found terrible noise from fan system. I did put some filtering in, but it's still high. Then there is the led light supplies, then there is that very noisy sears drill charger. That was tricky to find, plugged but no battery. Always something. I was walking up and down street finding that charger. It was radiating at wavelength intervals. Not that strong at the charger. Greg |
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gregz wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote: On 6/22/2013 8:22 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote: On 06/22/13 05:07 pm, wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? I would think long and hard about a simple 3 speed relay controlled motor vs an electronically controlled variable speed motor. Consider the cost to purchase AND repair after a power surge vs how much energy it supposedly will save you. If the OP has any licensed amateur radio operators in his immediate vicinity, he would be advised to inquire about the Radio Frequency Interference characteristics of any variable-speed units he considers: some of them are truly horrible in that regard and -- by FCC rules -- they are *not allowed* to interfere with licensed services; however, many manufacturers would rather save a few dollars on every unit and *hope* they can fix the ones that cause trouble without spending too much on those specific ones. Perce The CB era was a fun time for me with regard to RFI. I have a First Class commercial FCC license and I tracked down all sorts of those critters and kilt them. ^_^ TDD I have not done anything since last summer. Have not been using the cb. Last summer found terrible noise from fan system. I did put some filtering in, but it's still high. Then there is the led light supplies, then there is that very noisy sears drill charger. That was tricky to find, plugged but no battery. Always something. I was walking up and down street finding that charger. It was radiating at wavelength intervals. Not that strong at the charger. Greg Fan noise sounds like a train, tornado. Only starts noise at some rpm, then you can hear the noise increasing pitch. Greg |
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Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
On 06/22/13 05:07 pm, wrote: Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? I would think long and hard about a simple 3 speed relay controlled motor vs an electronically controlled variable speed motor. Consider the cost to purchase AND repair after a power surge vs how much energy it supposedly will save you. If the OP has any licensed amateur radio operators in his immediate vicinity, he would be advised to inquire about the Radio Frequency Interference characteristics of any variable-speed units he considers: some of them are truly horrible in that regard and -- by FCC rules -- they are *not allowed* to interfere with licensed services; however, many manufacturers would rather save a few dollars on every unit and *hope* they can fix the ones that cause trouble without spending too much on those specific ones. Perce Hmmm, I am a HAM for half a century. My furnace has ECM blower motor(a DC motor) I took care of RFI concern my self with a kit. Brand of the unit is Carrier. Motor itself seldom fails, the control module does. I have 10 yr. P&L coverage but I can fix the module most likely if it fails. Another DC motor is not VS but it has speed taps like older PSC motors. |
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On 06/23/13 11:54 pm, Tony Hwang wrote:
Any opinions on these brands of Home AC systems? Rheem, Trane, Westinghouse? First estimate I got was for a Rheem system. He also gave me a comparison $$$ on a Westinghouse. Rheem 5 ton (15.5 seer) was $6,600 and the Westinghouse (16 seer) $5,800. Rheem warranty is 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Is that the industry standard? I would think long and hard about a simple 3 speed relay controlled motor vs an electronically controlled variable speed motor. Consider the cost to purchase AND repair after a power surge vs how much energy it supposedly will save you. If the OP has any licensed amateur radio operators in his immediate vicinity, he would be advised to inquire about the Radio Frequency Interference characteristics of any variable-speed units he considers: some of them are truly horrible in that regard and -- by FCC rules -- they are *not allowed* to interfere with licensed services; however, many manufacturers would rather save a few dollars on every unit and *hope* they can fix the ones that cause trouble without spending too much on those specific ones. Perce Hmmm, I am a HAM for half a century. My furnace has ECM blower motor(a DC motor) I took care of RFI concern my self with a kit. Brand of the unit is Carrier. Motor itself seldom fails, the control module does. I have 10 yr. P&L coverage but I can fix the module most likely if it fails. Another DC motor is not VS but it has speed taps like older PSC motors. It's my understanding that the manufacturers often have an interference-suppression kit that they will send free of charge, but the consumer will still have to pay somebody to install that kit if s/he is not willing or able to do it him/herself. Perce |
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I'm going to have an A/C central heat & air conditioner unit install it's going to be a 3 ton unit inside & outside both being replaced my sq feet in my house is like 1100 square ft .they priced me a total of $ 6,903.00 that includes checking and sealing and replacing any ducting that is damage. Is this a good price?
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On 04/04/2017 10:55 PM, wrote:
I'm going to have an A/C central heat & air conditioner unit install it's going to be a 3 ton unit inside & outside both being replaced my sq feet in my house is like 1100 square ft .they priced me a total of $ 6,903.00 that includes checking and sealing and replacing any ducting that is damage. Is this a good price? https://www.ecomfort.com/cooling/goo...-packages.html |
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On 4/4/2017 11:54 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 4 Apr 2017 19:55:25 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I'm going to have an A/C central heat & air conditioner unit install it's going to be a 3 ton unit inside & outside both being replaced my sq feet in my house is like 1100 square ft .they priced me a total of $ 6,903.00 that includes checking and sealing and replacing any ducting that is damage. Is this a good price? That sounds like a pretty big unit for that size house. What else is going on? I had a similar Carrier installed here for about $5500 but I did some of the removal work myself. I was thinking the same thing, unless he lives in an area that gets very hot.I always wonder if proper calculations are done. In my area, that size could be done with half that size. Too big a unit will make it cooler but too humid. Uncomfortable. |
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On Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 10:29:28 AM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 4/4/2017 11:54 PM, wrote: On Tue, 4 Apr 2017 19:55:25 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I'm going to have an A/C central heat & air conditioner unit install it's going to be a 3 ton unit inside & outside both being replaced my sq feet in my house is like 1100 square ft .they priced me a total of $ 6,903.00 that includes checking and sealing and replacing any ducting that is damage.. Is this a good price? That sounds like a pretty big unit for that size house. What else is going on? I had a similar Carrier installed here for about $5500 but I did some of the removal work myself. I was thinking the same thing, unless he lives in an area that gets very hot.I always wonder if proper calculations are done. In my area, that size could be done with half that size. Too big a unit will make it cooler but too humid. Uncomfortable. +1 on the 3 tons for 1100 sq ft sizing sounding wrong. I have 40 years total experience with Ruud and Rheem, which are built by the same company. Very satisfied. I replaced the last AC when it was 24 years old. It was still working, only thing I ever had to do to it was put in a hard start kit. |
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On Wed, 5 Apr 2017 08:21:12 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote: On Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 10:29:28 AM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On 4/4/2017 11:54 PM, wrote: On Tue, 4 Apr 2017 19:55:25 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I'm going to have an A/C central heat & air conditioner unit install it's going to be a 3 ton unit inside & outside both being replaced my sq feet in my house is like 1100 square ft .they priced me a total of $ 6,903.00 that includes checking and sealing and replacing any ducting that is damage. Is this a good price? That sounds like a pretty big unit for that size house. What else is going on? I had a similar Carrier installed here for about $5500 but I did some of the removal work myself. I was thinking the same thing, unless he lives in an area that gets very hot.I always wonder if proper calculations are done. In my area, that size could be done with half that size. Too big a unit will make it cooler but too humid. Uncomfortable. +1 on the 3 tons for 1100 sq ft sizing sounding wrong. I have 40 years total experience with Ruud and Rheem, which are built by the same company. Very satisfied. I replaced the last AC when it was 24 years old. It was still working, only thing I ever had to do to it was put in a hard start kit. Yup I am running 3 tons in an old 1660 sq/ft house in Florida (CBS with minimal insulation and big "Miami" windows) |
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wrote in message ... I'm going to have an A/C central heat & air conditioner unit install it's going to be a 3 ton unit inside & outside both being replaced my sq feet in my house is like 1100 square ft .they priced me a total of $ 6,903.00 that includes checking and sealing and replacing any ducting that is damage. Is this a good price? I am not HVAC guy but the square footage do not mean anything, However it would be nice to know, Insulation, Living space in Cubic footage and house configuration with size of windows, doors ETC. Your location all of this it must be known before someone can comment to your question. |
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On Tue, 4 Apr 2017 19:58:09 -0700 (PDT),
wrote: Are Daiken central heat & air great units to have installed when replacing central units? Back to the beginning - a 3 ton unit is WAY too big for a 1000 sq ft house. Whoever is selling you that should be strung up and taught their business.. It will never run long enough to effectively reduce humidity. |
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On Wed, 5 Apr 2017 12:19:19 -0700, "Tony944"
wrote: wrote in message ... I'm going to have an A/C central heat & air conditioner unit install it's going to be a 3 ton unit inside & outside both being replaced my sq feet in my house is like 1100 square ft .they priced me a total of $ 6,903.00 that includes checking and sealing and replacing any ducting that is damage. Is this a good price? I am not HVAC guy but the square footage do not mean anything, However it would be nice to know, Insulation, Living space in Cubic footage and house configuration with size of windows, doors ETC. Your location all of this it must be known before someone can comment to your question. You are right - you are not an AC guy. Sadly half the guys selling AC aren't AC guys either. It would have to be a pretty special situation to require 3 tons of AC in a house with 1000 square feet of living space - and if that case exists, he will be MUCH farther ahead remedying the situations that make that gross overkill necessary. He WILL get a lot more comfort for his dollar - both installion and operating cosr. |
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On Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:56:36 -0400, wrote:
On Tue, 4 Apr 2017 19:58:09 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Are Daiken central heat & air great units to have installed when replacing central units? Back to the beginning - a 3 ton unit is WAY too big for a 1000 sq ft house. Whoever is selling you that should be strung up and taught their business.. It will never run long enough to effectively reduce humidity. I just ran a basic whole house manual J on my 2 story house with finished basement in Waterloo. I was conservative - going for the low end of insulation, overestimating window space etc to make sure my requirements would err on the high side, not the low. The house is 635sq ft per floor with 7.5 foot ceilings, brick bottom, aluminum siding on top. Comes out to 24516 heating load and 8746 cooling. The furnace I installed 14 years ago is a 35000/50000 btu 2 stage - the smallest Tempstar I could buy - and the AC is a 1.5 ton and it doesn't control humidity as well as I would like because it doesn't run enough. The furnace runs on low output virtually all the time it runs - only kicks on high on a REAL cold day when warming up from setback - if then. It has always been my impressin the furnace is also oversized - supported by the Manual J calculations.. On REALLY hot humid days (95F and 95%) the AC runs about 50% of the time - 12 hours out of 24 - mabee up to 14. On REAlLY cold days - 20F, The furnace might run for 9 hours out of 24 |
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