Great advice ! I have my system checked 2 times a year and change filters. My old system finally died and i didn't want to put more money in a old system. So finally got the Daikin Fit inverter system and couldn't be happier ! Got the extended warranty for swrvice, so i'm good for 12 years with no out of pocket. I suspect the Daikin should go at least 15+ years so now life is good.
Most of the problems that a customer is going to endure with their new HVAC is likely going to be installation related or being installed as per the manufacturers recommendations. Most installs simply remove the old HVAC and replace it with the new HVAC and fail to bother checking the rest of the requirements such as ducting, sizing, returns, gas pressures, static pressures blah blah. Most of those items rarely get the attention they should.
Joshua I had installed an American Standard 2 stage (two compressors) at home a long time ago. The outdoor unit lasted 19 years. We replaced it with a Coleman a/c 9 years ago. The indoor unit/ coil is still working. 28 years is pretty good.
I say the same thing to my customers as what you said, “ I change mine on my birthday (March), 4th of July, and Halloween. I use a MERV 11 Honeywell 25x20x5
My uncle's heat pump lasted 17 years before he decided to have it replaced. He experienced a 40% power reduction. The 2024 winter was a little milder, though, but it was nothing that would have reduced power cunsumption by that amount. It is a 2 ton Moovair unit with a COP rating of 3.54. My Daikin MXL 18,000 BTU ehanced capacity heat pump has a COP of 4.2.
My AC has vastly outlasted the furnace. The furnace (80%) was replaced shortly before I bought the house 20 years ago. The AC is a GE from 1972! As long as it keeps cooling the house I'm keeping it. I'm in Michigan, so it's not getting use as if it was in Texas. Would I like a new unit, of course, but I can't justify the cost of changing even if the new unit used zero electricity.
In our neighborhood, the supply plenums were fabricated out of duct board and the installers just taped them and didn’t staple the flaps. Eventually, the plenums start to leak. My neighbor was 80 years old and her plenum just came apart during the hottest part of the summer.
I have an older home with a damp basement. So, for me, having appropriate dehumidification is important to getting a good lifetime out of equipment in the basement.
Okay, my ac is facing North and I live in Nebraska. Behind me, farm field so the wind, rain, and snow just weather. Not sure age, do you know how long if we put up a fence around in that can be moved for maintenance? Then the hot water is starting to run out of hot water even if you are using cold water and something else is using hot water.... Does this mean we are towards the end of life of this? We have hard water. HVAC seems to be chugging and just working away. Sometimes I feel too much.. 😬 Random question, if you buy a HVAC system, water heater and water softener then have the specialists come in to hook everything up, is that okay?
@@NewHVACGuide both offered by same contractor. Trane outdoor 4TWR6048N1000 w/ indoor TEM6AOC49H41 w/ Heat strip BAYHTR15110LUG, 2 stage OR Tempstar outdoor N4H7T48AKAA w/ indoor FVM4X4800BL w/ outdoor EHK10AKN, 2 stage. Both are 16 SEER, 10 KW Heat strips, 10 years on parts and compressor and 1 year labor. Trane = 12k and Tempstar = 12.1k.
@@DocWood-sd5lm Interesting... I'm surprised the contractor isn't selecting one over the other then. My opinion would be they're about the same since you're looking at lower end equipement. Trane has the spine fin coil that may sway your decision, but both have good reputations.
Great advice ! I have my system checked 2 times a year and change filters. My old system finally died and i didn't want to put more money in a old system. So finally got the Daikin Fit inverter system and couldn't be happier ! Got the extended warranty for swrvice, so i'm good for 12 years with no out of pocket. I suspect the Daikin should go at least 15+ years so now life is good.
Most of the problems that a customer is going to endure with their new HVAC is likely going to be installation related or being installed as per the manufacturers recommendations. Most installs simply remove the old HVAC and replace it with the new HVAC and fail to bother checking the rest of the requirements such as ducting, sizing, returns, gas pressures, static pressures blah blah. Most of those items rarely get the attention they should.
Joshua I had installed an American Standard 2 stage (two compressors) at home a long time ago. The outdoor unit lasted 19 years. We replaced it with a Coleman a/c 9 years ago. The indoor unit/ coil is still working. 28 years is pretty good.
I say the same thing to my customers as what you said, “ I change mine on my birthday (March), 4th of July, and Halloween. I use a MERV 11 Honeywell 25x20x5
My uncle's heat pump lasted 17 years before he decided to have it replaced. He experienced a 40% power reduction. The 2024 winter was a little milder, though, but it was nothing that would have reduced power cunsumption by that amount. It is a 2 ton Moovair unit with a COP rating of 3.54. My Daikin MXL 18,000 BTU ehanced capacity heat pump has a COP of 4.2.
My AC has vastly outlasted the furnace. The furnace (80%) was replaced shortly before I bought the house 20 years ago. The AC is a GE from 1972! As long as it keeps cooling the house I'm keeping it. I'm in Michigan, so it's not getting use as if it was in Texas. Would I like a new unit, of course, but I can't justify the cost of changing even if the new unit used zero electricity.
In our neighborhood, the supply plenums were fabricated out of duct board and the installers just taped them and didn’t staple the flaps. Eventually, the plenums start to leak. My neighbor was 80 years old and her plenum just came apart during the hottest part of the summer.
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My Reem Condenser AC system is 21 years old, Has never failed and still going. Should I replace it?
The installation of the entire HVAC system is critical.Especially AIRFLOW 😊
I have an older home with a damp basement. So, for me, having appropriate dehumidification is important to getting a good lifetime out of equipment in the basement.
Okay, my ac is facing North and I live in Nebraska. Behind me, farm field so the wind, rain, and snow just weather. Not sure age, do you know how long if we put up a fence around in that can be moved for maintenance? Then the hot water is starting to run out of hot water even if you are using cold water and something else is using hot water.... Does this mean we are towards the end of life of this? We have hard water. HVAC seems to be chugging and just working away. Sometimes I feel too much.. 😬
Random question, if you buy a HVAC system, water heater and water softener then have the specialists come in to hook everything up, is that okay?
Trane vs Tempstar Heat Pump. Which one is best?
Which contractor is better? 🙂
@@NewHVACGuide You know it.
@@NewHVACGuide both offered by same contractor. Trane outdoor 4TWR6048N1000 w/ indoor TEM6AOC49H41 w/ Heat strip BAYHTR15110LUG, 2 stage OR Tempstar outdoor N4H7T48AKAA w/ indoor FVM4X4800BL w/ outdoor EHK10AKN, 2 stage. Both are 16 SEER, 10 KW Heat strips, 10 years on parts and compressor and 1 year labor. Trane = 12k and Tempstar = 12.1k.
@@DocWood-sd5lm Interesting... I'm surprised the contractor isn't selecting one over the other then. My opinion would be they're about the same since you're looking at lower end equipement. Trane has the spine fin coil that may sway your decision, but both have good reputations.
I have added my filter channges to Google calendar.
Evaporator coil leaks on new equipment is a thing.
I like how when you said “using proper brazing techniques“ you showed a picture of someone brazing, but they were not flowing nitrogen.
Good catch! 🙂
To me. 18 years is a good life for the system. I good 23 years out of mine.
Just change your filter on spring , summer,, fall , winter . Ez
None of this Chinese made crap lasts past 5 years 🎉🎉