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Replacing GE Heat Pump with gas furnace Paulaner 09-15-2006
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Posted by Paulaner on September 15, 2006, 12:38 pm
It was due to happen sometime, the blower motor died on my 20 year old
3.5 ton GE heat pump. I'm planning to switch to natural gas because
we like the warm air feeling of gas heat and we had the gas line
plumbed into the area already. The installer will only need to add
the PVC exhaust pipe to complete the conversion.

We've owned this house in Maryland for 7 years, and we plan to stay
here indefinitely, so we want to install a reliable efficient system.
The full system will cost a little over $8000 so I want to be sure I
do this right.

The company is recommending the Carrier Infinity 96 Gas Furnace
http://www.residential.carrier.com/products/furnaces/gas/infinity96.shtml

and the Infinity Series Central Air Conditioner (21 Seer)
http://www.residential.carrier.com/products/acheatpumps/ac/infinity.shtml

Does anyone have experience with the Carrier Infinity products? Any
recommendations for a nice system? Should I look into buying the air
cleaner add-on, we have hay fever in the spring and fall?

I have another company coming out on Monday to quote a Trane system.

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Posted by Eric in North TX on September 15, 2006, 12:58 pm


> Does anyone have experience with the Carrier Infinity products? Any
> recommendations for a nice system? Should I look into buying the air
> cleaner add-on, we have hay fever in the spring and fall?
>
I have both the Infinity furnace and matching A/C and like them very
much. By all means get the air cleaner, not much initial cost compared
to benefit. The variable speed blower is nice though a little noisy on
the rare occasions when it hits high speed. I got the humidistat, I
don't know it it is part of the package, but worth adding if it isn't.
You can set it to run on low to dehumidify at a given level. I got the
96% furnace and the 18 seer A/C about 2 years ago and have yet to
regret it.


Posted by Mark on September 15, 2006, 1:21 pm

Paulaner wrote:
> It was due to happen sometime, the blower motor died on my 20 year old
> 3.5 ton GE heat pump. I'm planning to switch to natural gas because
> we like the warm air feeling of gas heat and we had the gas line
> plumbed into the area already. The installer will only need to add
> the PVC exhaust pipe to complete the conversion.
>
>

why not replace the blower motor?

even if you get a gas gurnace, the heat pump works as AC in the summer
on heats well on days that are just chilly, not cold..

Mark


Posted by Robert Gammon on September 15, 2006, 2:08 pm
Paulaner wrote:
> It was due to happen sometime, the blower motor died on my 20 year old
> 3.5 ton GE heat pump. I'm planning to switch to natural gas because
> we like the warm air feeling of gas heat and we had the gas line
> plumbed into the area already. The installer will only need to add
> the PVC exhaust pipe to complete the conversion.
>
> We've owned this house in Maryland for 7 years, and we plan to stay
> here indefinitely, so we want to install a reliable efficient system.
> The full system will cost a little over $8000 so I want to be sure I
> do this right.
>
> The company is recommending the Carrier Infinity 96 Gas Furnace
> http://www.residential.carrier.com/products/furnaces/gas/infinity96.shtml
>
> and the Infinity Series Central Air Conditioner (21 Seer)
> http://www.residential.carrier.com/products/acheatpumps/ac/infinity.shtml
>
> Does anyone have experience with the Carrier Infinity products? Any
> recommendations for a nice system? Should I look into buying the air
> cleaner add-on, we have hay fever in the spring and fall?
>
> I have another company coming out on Monday to quote a Trane system.
>

Where do you live??

Have you considered a ground source heat pump??? Installing a 3.5ton
gshp would not cost an arm and a leg more than what you are
considering. check out WaterFurnace and ClimateMaster. EER is running
in the 27-30 range with COP of 5.0 (5x more efficient than electric
resistance)

Unlike your 20 year old GE air source heat pump, you are not likely to
need a backup heater, but these two companies offer it if you want/need
it. I correspond with folks in Quebec who have a 2 ton gshp and they
don't need backup heat until the outside temp goes below -20F and stays
there for more than 48 hours.

Posted by Paulaner on September 15, 2006, 6:35 pm
I'm in Maryland. My old heat pump used the backup electric heat in
Jan & Feb, especially at night.

I asked about geothermal and this installer told me that the
installation would be over $20,000 here. I don't have a well, a large
yard, or pond nearby. Maybe I'll ask the next guy that comes by on
Monday to see what he says.

I would be willing to pay more to for a geothermal, especially if it
will pay for itself in lower costs over time, but the $23k price tag
says to me I should wait a bit longer.

wrote:

>Paulaner wrote:
>> It was due to happen sometime, the blower motor died on my 20 year old
>> 3.5 ton GE heat pump. I'm planning to switch to natural gas because
>> we like the warm air feeling of gas heat and we had the gas line
>> plumbed into the area already. The installer will only need to add
>> the PVC exhaust pipe to complete the conversion.
>>
>> We've owned this house in Maryland for 7 years, and we plan to stay
>> here indefinitely, so we want to install a reliable efficient system.
>> The full system will cost a little over $8000 so I want to be sure I
>> do this right.
>>
>> The company is recommending the Carrier Infinity 96 Gas Furnace
>> http://www.residential.carrier.com/products/furnaces/gas/infinity96.shtml
>>
>> and the Infinity Series Central Air Conditioner (21 Seer)
>> http://www.residential.carrier.com/products/acheatpumps/ac/infinity.shtml
>>
>> Does anyone have experience with the Carrier Infinity products? Any
>> recommendations for a nice system? Should I look into buying the air
>> cleaner add-on, we have hay fever in the spring and fall?
>>
>> I have another company coming out on Monday to quote a Trane system.
>>
>
>Where do you live??
>
>Have you considered a ground source heat pump??? Installing a 3.5ton
>gshp would not cost an arm and a leg more than what you are
>considering. check out WaterFurnace and ClimateMaster. EER is running
>in the 27-30 range with COP of 5.0 (5x more efficient than electric
>resistance)
>
>Unlike your 20 year old GE air source heat pump, you are not likely to
>need a backup heater, but these two companies offer it if you want/need
>it. I correspond with folks in Quebec who have a 2 ton gshp and they
>don't need backup heat until the outside temp goes below -20F and stays
>there for more than 48 hours.


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