Have you ever thought about changing the central air conditioner?

[ultrarunner]

Pretty sure the American Standard guy just didn't want to do the job..

Sounds like it… maybe busy enough without taking on more?

I almost went with Carrier in 2013 but decided on Rheem based on a better warranty from the dealer.

The warranty fizzled away when the company sold…

It’s a story we have heard on TBN before.

 

[kenmac]

The warranty fizzled away when the company sold…

It’s a story we have heard on TBN before.

the warranty is only as good as the company offering it. Have seen many companies over the years offer up the moon, and when it came down to it only produced a box of rocks !

 

[ultrarunner]

the warrant is only as good as the company offering it. Have seen many companies over the years offer up the moon, and when it came down to it only produced a box of rocks !

Seems to be the way now with lots of closures or buy outs especially around the pandemic...

 

[Sigarms]

I have speculated and considered the efficiency, longevity of the mini split unit before installing it and fully understood it could be hard to find parts if the unit gets into trouble.

As I ment on video, I only paid less than $800 for the seer rating 21 unit and if the last was less than 10 year or even 5 years without any hassles I would be satisfied because I can replace it with brand new easily. It is still affordable instead of spending more than $11,000 for Heat pump plus maintenance headaches.

You never answered my question on how many indoor heads vs outdoor heads?

If you have a unitary split and the blower is in a mechanical room / basement or has easy access, I'd take the suggested annual maintenance on a unitary split product vs a ductless wall mount unit if I had more than a couple of indoor heads.

If you spent $800 on a multi zone system to do your entire house, you got the deal of the century. Anything over 2 heads though, and I'd go with refrigeration ball valves in case you have to service one indoor head so you can still operate your system.

The reason why I ask on how many indoor heads you have is I'm a big proponent of ductless for single zone systems, but once you increase the indoor head amount off of one multi zone outdoor unit, depending on the house and why you're thinking of using ductless, if you have a well laid out duct system, I'd go with the ducted system. Less money and easier maintenance IMO. Price out a 5 zone ductless system with line sets, line hide cover, safety switches and or condensate pumps. On a new construction job, equipment and ductwork will be higher with ductless BUT the labor will be higher due to ductwork with unitary splits.

Reality is I would love a ductless for my own home, but as is, I don't really need one.

 

[Sigarms]

the warranty is only as good as the company offering it. Have seen many companies over the years offer up the moon, and when it came down to it only produced a box of rocks !

That's basically on a in house warranty. That's why it's important to find out who is standing behind the warranty.

Only two manufacturers offer a "factory labor plan", and I'd only maybe install one brand.

3rd party is out there, but equiguard left a bad taste in everyones mouth I guess in the late 90's when they went out of business.

 

[jkk04]

You never answered my question on how many indoor heads vs outdoor heads?

If you have a unitary split and the blower is in a mechanical room / basement or has easy access, I'd take the suggested annual maintenance on a unitary split product vs a ductless wall mount unit if I had more than a couple of indoor heads.

If you spent $800 on a multi zone system to do your entire house, you got the deal of the century. Anything over 2 heads though, and I'd go with refrigeration ball valves in case you have to service one indoor head so you can still operate your system.

The reason why I ask on how many indoor heads you have is I'm a big proponent of ductless for single zone systems, but once you increase the indoor head amount off of one multi zone outdoor unit, depending on the house and why you're thinking of using ductless, if you have a well laid out duct system, I'd go with the ducted system. Less money and easier maintenance IMO. Price out a 5 zone ductless system with line sets, line hide cover, safety switches and or condensate pumps. On a new construction job, equipment and ductwork will be higher with ductless BUT the labor will be higher due to ductwork with unitary splits.

Reality is I would love a ductless for my own home, but as is, I don't really need one.

I thought you already watched my video on the first page.

It is one unit system (one indoor head) which is 24000 BTU 21 seers perfect size for my 1500sq house.