Furnace Installation....Reasonable price???

Posted by TH on December 16, 2005, 11:54 am

We have a fairly well insulated 1800 Sq Ft home in upstate NY and have a
80,000 BTU Lennox pulse furnace. We have no problem keeping the house warm
on the 20 below days but do have issues with the time required ( 3 hrs at
least) bringing it back up to 68 degrees after a 60 degree nighttime
setback. On cold days we go to manual and little setback.

> Last year Carrier Infinity 2 stage VS DC motor furnace installed by Direct
> Energy cost 4100CA$. + new Aprilair 600 humidifier 250$ installed. + GST
> Plus 300$ Endbridge rebate. Plus expecting more rebates as I did home
> efficiency audit before installing furnace, and submitted results just
> now.
> If you go with DirectEnergy, you have to pray that they will send you a
> good crew (they have many, and some of them have no clue what they are
> doing).
> My old furnace was 120BTU, new is 100BTU - more than enough for my 3700sq
> feet home + basement.
> A year ago I was quoted difference in price between 100,000BTU furnace and
> 120,000BTU furnace around 75$.

>> 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 Bubba on December 16, 2005, 6:50 pm

On 16 Dec 2005 05:35:31 -0800, ashwini19952002@yahoo.com wrote:

>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.

You need to run as fast as you can from this idiot company. Upsize the
furnace? Ask for the load calcs on paper and have him (in detail)
explain why he wants to upsize it. It might be fun to watch the
entertainment. Go find a real company that knows what the hell they
are doing. This guy wouldnt know a load calculation on your home if it
hit him on the head. Keep in mind. Load calcs take time done
correctly. If you want one from me, it AINT free. It is included after
a signed contract and deposit is paid. I dont do load calcs so the
customer can hand over my work to his el cheapo bidder.
Bubba

>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 yossarian on December 21, 2005, 4:05 am

I am also looking to install a furnace, as well as new A/C unit.

I have received quotes to install a new furnace and A/C unit at our
house and wanted to get a sanity check on the price.

The load calc indicates a need for a 120,000 BTU unit and a 4 ton A/C.
The units would replace a 120,000 BTU that was original to the house
(1982) and a 3 1/2 ton A/C that was also original to the house
(1982). Since the house was built, there is an additional 300 sf or
so, with a total of almost 3,300 sf of space.

There is a fair amount of work to be done in connection with any
installs, including a lot of venting/piping for the furnace and the
A/C, as well as lining our chimney to handle only the hot water
heater. In addition, we will certainly require some damper
adjustments.

We have been quoted $6,500 for an install of a Carrier 58 MVP 120 and
$6,300 for an install of a Carrier 38 TDB (16 SEER).

These prices seem high, but they are actually lower than pricing we
received on comparable (equivalent?) Bryant equipment.

Posted by Dr. Hardcrab on December 21, 2005, 6:39 am

> We have been quoted $6,500 for an install of a Carrier 58 MVP 120 and
> $6,300 for an install of a Carrier 38 TDB (16 SEER).

Never heard of a TDB (16 SEER) model before.....

Posted by CBHVAC on December 21, 2005, 8:13 pm

>> We have been quoted $6,500 for an install of a Carrier 58 MVP 120 and
>> $6,300 for an install of a Carrier 38 TDB (16 SEER).

> Never heard of a TDB (16 SEER) model before.....

If its the one Im thinking of, they were only sold in Mexico up till
recently.
Its the southern version of a YDB unit.
Cant wait till all those start falling out of warranty..LOL

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