Not a fan of Lennox. Be interesting to find out where it is manufactured.

The Trane has electronic demand defrost which is a great feature, the Lennox does not.

If budget{{gwi:9241}} allows I would upgrade to Trane's XL14c for the var speed blower.

What size heat strip? What thermostat?

And I strongly discourage purchasing HVAC at a big box store.

IMO

This post was edited by tigerdunes on Sun, Nov 23, 14 at 13:10

Well, it would be purchased through a local contractor who has signed up with Costco to provide the service/product. They seem reputable as far as I can tell. No complaints with the ROC. They are a registered Lennox dealer/contractor. We'd just get Costco pricing.

We were told the Trane XL14c is about $2500 more. Doesn't seem worth it for this house. We've been comfortable in the middle of summer with the crappy unit we have currently despite it not working as well as it should.

The Lennox dealer quoted a Honeywell 3000 thermostat which I see is not programmable (which we need). I didn't ask and don't see the type listed on the Trane quote but it does say programmable. Will need to find out about that.

I don't know what a heat strip is.

Stick with the Trane...wish you could see the units themselves side x side...

IMO

"We'd just get Costco pricing."

Realize that Costco has to make money on the transaction, and the contractor is forced to sell at a lower price than he may otherwise charge. The contractor has to offer lower cost equipment and/or cut corners on the installation labor.

You're comparing apples to oranges, the Trane is one of their higher end models, the Lennox is their bottom of the line. As has already been said the Trane is a better quality unit but in my opinion not worth the extra since you're moving soon.

>Not a fan of Lennox. Be interesting to find out where it is manufactured.

USA

hvtech42,

Do you think a comparable level Lennox unit would be as good as the Trane?

I haven't worked with the higher end Lennox packs, so not much to say about them good or bad. What I can say is that if you upgraded to the equivalent Lennox it would probably be as much as the Trane if not more, and not worth the upgrade price. Might as well just get the cheapest you can since you're moving soon.

Moving isn't a guarantee and even if it did happen, it's still at least 3 years out. It's just something we hope to do, and I didn't think spending the money on something like a super high efficiency unit or a variable speed unit was worthwhile. I'd still like a reliable unit for the time we live here though, and it might be worth it if we don't end up selling in the next 3 years. I'd hate to have to start pumping money into another crappy unit right before we decide to sell.

Can you or anyone else recommend any other units we might want to look at getting quotes for?

If not the Trane, look at the equivalent from sister company Am Standard.

Just as good as Trane and sometimes less expensive.

IMO

Here is a link that might be useful: Am Standard Package Heat Pumps