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Posted by Noon-Air on August 4, 2006, 1:27 am
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>> Our contractor quoted us $5,000 for installation of Trane 15i air
>> conditioner. That includes both inside as well as outside unit.
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>> Is that reasonable?
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>> i
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> There are a number of factors which will drive costs. Which refrigerant
> are you going with? R22 will be cheaper but there's a fear that you won't
> be able to service your units in a few years as production of said
> refrigerant and equipment will cease. I dunno, I can still get parts for
> my 67 Ford Mustang just fine so it's not a real worry for me. The newer
> refrigerant units (R-410 I believe) will cost more but supposedly will
> last longer (ie. production of). That being said, all the guys that came
> out to give me quotes seemed to think the R-410 was over hyped, under
> tested, and not worth the extra expense. Time will tell. When the
> company did mine, they had to run new supply lines through the ductwork
> under the house (concrete slab), remove the old Evap. cooler, modify the
> furnace, and do all the hookups. Mine's a 4 ton unit Rheem. Cost ended
> up being about $3400 however, I did all the electrical myself which saved
> about $500 off the bid price. I got 3 quotes. The other 2 were: $6500
> and $10000. Both had the electrical in them. I'd definitely recommend
> getting as many quotes as reasonable to narrow the price down. Good
> luck.
> Cheers,
> cc
Yup... and that was all before the first of this year.... what you didn't
bother to tell the guy was the efficiencies of the systems in the other
bids. Paying $3400 for a 4 ton Rheem system *installed*, had to be for a 10
SEER system, or your installer got it out the back door of a supply house.
In case you didn't bother to look, January 28 2006 the minimum efficiency
got jacked up to 13 SEER.
FYI a 4 ton 13 SEER heat pump and air handler, *installed* runs in the
neighborhood of $6,000 - $7,000.
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