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I am replacing a 10 yr old Rheem 3.5 ton unit now and very high electric bills ....currently running very high amp ,yes coil is clean LOL I received a quote this evening from another large local company. The salesman was the owner. I always like when owner is involved.
$6837.00
$676.00 for additional 8 yr labor
This gentleman mentioned new building code included
Plenum modification sealer with mastic ???? He mention they have to pressure test all vent /returns for leaks and any found leaking would cost $50.00 to seal. Is this a scam or normal charge ? I dont like this unknown cost ???? I have 22 vents and don't want to get told I need to seal all of them at additional $50.00 each Please advise Thanks Update 2
This company also quoted me
I am so confused they all make good points ...I dont know who to believe I have been scammed before when building my pool ,house etc..... HELP PLEASE PLEASE help me decide .Do I go with $5500 ,$7950.00 or $6500.00 contractor Is installing the xl20i with xl950 overkill is it really worth spending the extra funds Do I go with cheapest company and hope they install it right....(company $7950 above total me good luck with them,"we have had to reinstall some of there unit " ) I found 50 positive reviews on the cheapest company on service magic.com Thanks in advance ....All suggestions /comments welcome PS I am located in Cape Coral Fla CaptGene |
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| I am not the Trane expert, but I will give you my opinion. The first quote you got for the XL20i seems good to me. I assume it is a valid match and sized correctly. This is a high end unit, but I think you will make use of it in the Florida climate. The 10KW heat strips should be staged. I would not get unhung up on the charge to seal your duct work. The sealing would be done on any seam which is leaking. I like the fact the contractor is getting a permit, doing a load calculation and a leakage test. |
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- Posted by harlemhvacguy (My Page) on Fri, Sep 21, 12 at 15:26
| capt, Nobody on here can choose for you but I will offer my opinion. I am a little confused about the price the first contractor quoted you though. It is on the really low side....almost ridiculously so. So it gives me some reservation. Wondering is there a catch? If the catch is the duct sealing, if he does it right, will not be such a bad thing.
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| Harlem Funny you asked about the first prices on XL20i I received an email this morning telling me .we made mistake on pricing IS $8100 after rebates. Well I have another contract that will install a xl20i with tam8 ,cleaneffect 12 yr parts ,10yr labor ,surge protection at unit, permits etc for $7500.00 includes Harlem any experience with the XL950 Stat. looks like awesome unit. I might just spend the extra funds now and get top of the line unit. Otherwise I have feeling I will be kicking myself down the road. We plan on staying here next 7 to 10 yrs.... How much did your electric bill go down per month???? ... I am hoping to save $100 per months off my current monthly bill of $340.00 Thanks |
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- Posted by harlemhvacguy (My Page) on Mon, Sep 24, 12 at 8:58
| I don't have the xl950 but have installed some. Seems to be a great t-stat. It is a little on the complicated side for some homeowners though. If you are a little tech savvy you will not have a problem. With it you can turn your thermostst up and down from your cell phone. I built my house new so I don't have a basis for how much it lowered my power bill. I don't know how big your house is but I live in Ga( also hot) and my power bills never break $200. I also have the 4 ton size like the one you are getting quoted. |
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| Harlem Thanks for reply Do you have any experience with Clean Effect or Perfect Fit 5 .... So contractor likes the Clean Effect and the other one stated its "nothing but a problem and hard to clean" ... So he quoted the Perfect fit 5 |
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- Posted by energy_rater_la (My Page) on Mon, Sep 24, 12 at 18:10
| investing in duct sealing is a long term improvement. any sealig should be done with mastic materials. best of luck. |
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- Posted by harlemhvacguy (My Page) on Tue, Sep 25, 12 at 8:54
| Air cleaning is a catch 22 no matter what. I personally have the CleanEffects air cleaner. I am not overly impressed with the ease of cleaning but it does clean the air well. (evap coil 6 years old never cleaned because it still looks like new) Perfect Fit media filter aslo cleans air well but yuo have to keep buying new filters for it on a regular basis. So take your pick... hard to clean or on going cost of filters. |
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