Hi everyone,
First time poster but i read quite a few articles on here while i was trying to decide what unit to get an what contractor to use.
So i chose a local contractor referred by several friends over the big big company.
Out of several brands he suggested i picked up the broan ihybrid, 2 ton dual fuel 15 seer unit. This is replacing an 11 yr old unit with a cracked heat exchanger.
So here are some questions that he answered but not sure about:
1) Different contractors had different answers on whether or not the unit required an upgrade from 14-16 in. He put in 16 at my request but he could only get the 16 in up to the flooring so the last 2-3 feet is the regular duct. he says he would have had to cut holes in my wall and the flooring to get the larger duct in.
- So did i waste money paying him to put in 16in part of the way? How do i really know if i needed full 16 in at all? Is SEER negatively impacted by this?
addtl info - the ductwork underneath is pretty straight, no noticeable tears or etc so everyone said ductwork was in good 'shape'
2) i was unaware that while waiting on inspection my gas would be off and no hvac downstairs -- is this typical? if so i think he should have warned me.
3) i was told the honeywell thermostat (nice big touch screen thing) tends to loose communication with the broan units. he asked if i would be willng to switch to the aprilaire 8600 which has been proven to work well with broan. Anyone else heard of this?
4) should the homeowner get an owner's manual with the HVAC unit?
First time poster but i read quite a few articles on here while i was trying to decide what unit to get an what contractor to use.
So i chose a local contractor referred by several friends over the big big company.
Out of several brands he suggested i picked up the broan ihybrid, 2 ton dual fuel 15 seer unit. This is replacing an 11 yr old unit with a cracked heat exchanger.
So here are some questions that he answered but not sure about:
1) Different contractors had different answers on whether or not the unit required an upgrade from 14-16 in. He put in 16 at my request but he could only get the 16 in up to the flooring so the last 2-3 feet is the regular duct. he says he would have had to cut holes in my wall and the flooring to get the larger duct in.
- So did i waste money paying him to put in 16in part of the way? How do i really know if i needed full 16 in at all? Is SEER negatively impacted by this?
addtl info - the ductwork underneath is pretty straight, no noticeable tears or etc so everyone said ductwork was in good 'shape'
2) i was unaware that while waiting on inspection my gas would be off and no hvac downstairs -- is this typical? if so i think he should have warned me.
3) i was told the honeywell thermostat (nice big touch screen thing) tends to loose communication with the broan units. he asked if i would be willng to switch to the aprilaire 8600 which has been proven to work well with broan. Anyone else heard of this?
4) should the homeowner get an owner's manual with the HVAC unit?
