FAIR PRICE for residential install?

Posted by thatonedude72 on June 23, 2008, 6:47 pm

I was quoted this price for residential replacement of central air:

-american standard allegiance 13 air conditioner - 3 ton - 13 SEER
-american standard freedom 90 single stage gas furnace
-honeywell thermostat
lifetime warranty on heat exchange, 10 year factory limited warranty
on the compressor, condensing coil and evaporator coil. 5 year factory
warranty on all other parts. 1 year labor warranty.

$6,340.

am i getting a fair deal?

thank you.

Posted by thatonedude72 on June 23, 2008, 7:41 pm

no... you must have misread my question.. "am i getting a fair deal?"
quote/unquote.

i'm a new homeowner and have not had experience in HVAC matters, so
just a straight answer of it being a fair/competitive price would
suffice.

i'm not looking to low-ball or price-shop, i just want to know whether
or not it's fair for the market, service and equipment i am getting...
so anyone who would be willing to answer that, i'd appreciate it.

thanks.

Posted by Bubba on June 23, 2008, 9:49 pm

On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:41:45 -0700 (PDT), thatonedude72

>no... you must have misread my question.. "am i getting a fair deal?"
>quote/unquote.
>i'm a new homeowner and have not had experience in HVAC matters, so
>just a straight answer of it being a fair/competitive price would
>suffice.
>i'm not looking to low-ball or price-shop, i just want to know whether
>or not it's fair for the market, service and equipment i am getting...
>so anyone who would be willing to answer that, i'd appreciate it.
>thanks.

Unfortunately, no one hear can answer that. It depends on the area and
the company you are getting. YES, prices vary that widely.
I had a consumer call me from Michigan the other day. He was calling
for his daughter who lived in my area. He had an in warranty (3 yrs
old) 2 ton compressor changeout quoted to him/her at $800 from another
company. I told him without looking Id quote about $1000 over the
phone. He was shocked at the prices. He said he just didnt think it
would be "that much". It was 95 degrees out at the time. I told him to
call around. We shot the shit for a few and he told me that he got a
complete split system for about $3500 installed in his home in
Michigan. I congratulated him and told him that here that would get
him just the air conditioner and pretty much just the entry level
stuff.
So again, NO, no one can really tell you what the hell is fair or not.
Simple solution. Get 2 more bids and you might begin to get a good
idea.
Bubba

Posted by KJPRO on June 24, 2008, 12:17 am

>I was quoted this price for residential replacement of central air:
> -american standard allegiance 13 air conditioner - 3 ton - 13 SEER
> -american standard freedom 90 single stage gas furnace
> -honeywell thermostat
> lifetime warranty on heat exchange, 10 year factory limited warranty
> on the compressor, condensing coil and evaporator coil. 5 year factory
> warranty on all other parts. 1 year labor warranty.
> $6,340.
> am i getting a fair deal?

Don't know...

Are they doing a "Manual J" load calculation, to properly size the unit?
Are they doing a "Manual D" duct calculation, to insure adequite ducting for
proper air flow?
Are they having a trained and qualified technician set-up the unit, to
insure its operating within the manufactures specifications?
Do they offer 24 hr service?
Have they answered and addressed any and all of your questions?
Are they disposing of the old equipment?
Did they offer you different equipment configurations, so you could chose
the system that saves you money on operational costs?
Did they offer you a 10 year parts warranty? (This is becoming standard)

So many questions, so little time...

Posted by thatonedude72 on June 24, 2008, 7:34 am

Are they doing a "Manual J" load calculation, to properly size the
unit? YES
Are they doing a "Manual D" duct calculation, to insure adequite
ducting for
proper air flow? YES
Are they having a trained and qualified technician set-up the unit, to
insure its operating within the manufactures specifications? I DO NOT
KNOW, BUT WOULD ASSUME SO.
Do they offer 24 hr service? NO
Have they answered and addressed any and all of your questions? YES
Are they disposing of the old equipment? YES
Did they offer you different equipment configurations, so you could
chose
the system that saves you money on operational costs? NO
Did they offer you a 10 year parts warranty? (This is becoming
standard) NO. 5 years on the compressor, condensing coil and
evaporator coil, 10 year on "all other".

hope this information will help with your calculations.

thanks!

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