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Originally Posted by JGVillages
Replaced mine last month. Got 4 quotes for 3 1/2 ton variable speed unit. Sunshine, Munns, DeSantis, and Chuck Farrell. Simply first 3 were at slightly over $6000 except Farrell that came in at $4500 for an American Standard/Trane system. Also received $500 rebate from TECO gas.
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Based on your information Farrel is 25% cheaper-that is quite a difference. I would ask the others WHY. Are they bidding on the same thing? Perhaps one is only replacing the compressor-the outside unit that you see and the others are going to replace the air handler, thermostat etc
We have a 3 year old Carrier, supplied by the builder with out newly built house. Ours is 13 SEER, the efficiency rating and I BELIEVE that was the minimum the government people would allow at that time. I looked at Fenney and they are installing 15 SEER units it my math is correct that is 13% more efficient.
I DO NOT CLAIM TO BE AN EXPERT BUT a major issue here is humidity. The multi-speed fans is the latest sales gadget. There are compressors with two speed fans and there are others with continuously variable speed fans. Is it worth the difference? Beats me. I could expect a constant noise you would stop hearing a changing noise you would notice. The reason for the multi speed fan is more efficient removal of the humidity.
RE: Payback time
That is salesman's BS. Try to get someone to put that in writing.