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Road Side Pub
New HVAC system
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<blockquote data-quote="matab14" data-source="post: 14775622" data-attributes="member: 44239"><p>This is probably more so from a location standpoint, but we put a new AC / Heat Pump in our home last year. Went from Electric Heat strips in the ceiling to the Heat Pump and while I think it heats the house just fine, it's made our electric bills dang near triple on cold days. We're up in Southern IL though and anytime it's below 32 degrees (Which is about every night from Dec to March) the Aux Heat kicks in on it and is just terribly inefficient. </p><p></p><p>I had initial concerns about that very fact and the guy that did the initial install told me he could "Tune" that to not be a problem. Problem was after I paid him (Cash for New unit / duct and whole works aka a chunk of money) he won't call me back. He just sent one of his techs out last time and that guy told me there is no way to tune a heat pump. Lesson learned there. </p><p></p><p>As some one else noted though about the attic install, you don't hear the handler vibrate at all. It's very quiet and does great from that stand point or at least in our house.</p><p></p><p>Also we used 3 Ton unit, 14 Seer. 1600 sqft house. I looked at pricing the 16 seer and like you noted it was a significant difference in price. I believe to get the tax credit it has to be greater than 18 Seer anyways so the payoff wasn't there in my mind. I will say AC is great and only cost us around $100 mo in the dead of summer to cool the house.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="matab14, post: 14775622, member: 44239"] This is probably more so from a location standpoint, but we put a new AC / Heat Pump in our home last year. Went from Electric Heat strips in the ceiling to the Heat Pump and while I think it heats the house just fine, it's made our electric bills dang near triple on cold days. We're up in Southern IL though and anytime it's below 32 degrees (Which is about every night from Dec to March) the Aux Heat kicks in on it and is just terribly inefficient. I had initial concerns about that very fact and the guy that did the initial install told me he could "Tune" that to not be a problem. Problem was after I paid him (Cash for New unit / duct and whole works aka a chunk of money) he won't call me back. He just sent one of his techs out last time and that guy told me there is no way to tune a heat pump. Lesson learned there. As some one else noted though about the attic install, you don't hear the handler vibrate at all. It's very quiet and does great from that stand point or at least in our house. Also we used 3 Ton unit, 14 Seer. 1600 sqft house. I looked at pricing the 16 seer and like you noted it was a significant difference in price. I believe to get the tax credit it has to be greater than 18 Seer anyways so the payoff wasn't there in my mind. I will say AC is great and only cost us around $100 mo in the dead of summer to cool the house. [/QUOTE]
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