Furnace Installation....Reasonable price???

Posted by on December 16, 2005, 5:39 am

Hello,
I am located in Ottawa, Canada. We are thinking of replacing
our 20 yr. old furnace. The old furnace works but we recently had a
couple of service calls and thought best to start looking at
replacement.
Yesterday we were quoted a price of $5000 Canadian dollars
(around $4300 US) for a replacement furnace.
The new furnace will be a high efficiency Carrier Infinity 96
(dual stage heating, variable speed DC motor, 5 yr parts warranty and a
lifetime heat exchanger warranty). This was quoted by a reputable and
large company with offices across the province.
I was wondering if this is a reasonable price.
Thank you.

Posted by m Ransley on December 16, 2005, 5:54 am

The Carrier "96" is only 96% efficient on their smallest 38000 input btu
model the rest of the infinity line are apx 94-94.5%, a deceptive
marketing ploy. With VS DC get the 10 yr warranty or dont get it , even
though its redesigned by GE they may cost 600$ US when it breaks, but
with a 10 yr I would do it. Price, nobody can see your install but im
quoted 3200 US apx 60000 btu unit with a fancy thermostat. My install is
easy. Many others are 94.5%, Armstrong even has a stainless steel heat
exchanger. Was a load calc done in writing

Posted by on December 16, 2005, 8:35 am

Hello,
Sorry, I forgot to mention that it will be a 100,000 BTU unit.
The load calculation was done (but not in writing). The existing
furnace is 80,000 BTUs. The salesperson mentioned that for our house
(2700 sq.ft) the 80,000 BTU unit will suffice but it would be better to
go to the next higher BTU unit. The price differential between 80,000
and 100,000 is only around $200.

ashwini19952002@yahoo.com wrote:

> Hello,
> I am located in Ottawa, Canada. We are thinking of replacing
> our 20 yr. old furnace. The old furnace works but we recently had a
> couple of service calls and thought best to start looking at
> replacement.
> Yesterday we were quoted a price of $5000 Canadian dollars
> (around $4300 US) for a replacement furnace.
> The new furnace will be a high efficiency Carrier Infinity 96
> (dual stage heating, variable speed DC motor, 5 yr parts warranty and a
> lifetime heat exchanger warranty). This was quoted by a reputable and
> large company with offices across the province.
> I was wondering if this is a reasonable price.
> Thank you.

Posted by louie on December 16, 2005, 8:59 am

You want to be careful with that. I've been looking for a new furnace
recently too, and in my reading have learned that oversizing a furnace
will not only cost more initially, it can also make the house have
uncomfortable hot & cold spots, the furnace will cycle on and off more
quickly and more often which will shorten its life cycle.

Posted by Greg O on December 16, 2005, 9:20 am

> Hello,
> Sorry, I forgot to mention that it will be a 100,000 BTU unit.
> The load calculation was done (but not in writing). The existing
> furnace is 80,000 BTUs. The salesperson mentioned that for our house
> (2700 sq.ft) the 80,000 BTU unit will suffice but it would be better to
> go to the next higher BTU unit. The price differential between 80,000
> and 100,000 is only around $200.
> ashwini19952002@yahoo.com wrote:

>> Hello,
>> I am located in Ottawa, Canada. We are thinking of replacing
>> our 20 yr. old furnace. The old furnace works but we recently had a
>> couple of service calls and thought best to start looking at
>> replacement.
>> Yesterday we were quoted a price of $5000 Canadian dollars
>> (around $4300 US) for a replacement furnace.
>> The new furnace will be a high efficiency Carrier Infinity 96
>> (dual stage heating, variable speed DC motor, 5 yr parts warranty and a
>> lifetime heat exchanger warranty). This was quoted by a reputable and
>> large company with offices across the province.
>> I was wondering if this is a reasonable price.
>> Thank you.

Why in the world would you want to go to a larger size??
Was the old furnace not keeping up?
Are you adding on to the house?
You said the old furnace was twenty years old, was it a 90% furnace?
If it was an 80% and was heating the house well, you could probably go
SMALLER!!
You do not want to over size a furnace. For the best in fuel efficiency you
want the furnace to size the furnace to run constantly at the coldest days
of the year. Over sizing the furnace will cause shorter run times and higher
gas bills.
Here in North Dakota we take out high BTU furnaces all the time and install
smaller units. .One in particular we took out a 100,000 BTU Lenox and put in
a 60,000 BTU Ruud mod furnace and it heats the house fine. I just replaced
the furnace in my dad's house and put in a 75,000 BTU, 2400 square foot
home. In my home I removed a 80,000 BTU and put in a 60,000 BTU Ruud mod. I
would have gone smaller yet, but Ruud does not build a mod smaller than the
60,000 BTU.
Greg

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