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Originally Posted by Risuli
Obviously there is some truth in what you are saying, but "the old tried and true" has a much longer track record to judge against. If you are of the age to move to the Villages, as most all are, you have certainly experienced the change in what used to be truly "durable goods", like furnaces/AC, stoves, refrigerators, hot water tanks, washers/dryers etc. Growing up these items LASTED. Furnaces/AC could go 20+ years, stoves forever, refrigerators well over 10 years (I sold my grandparents 1940 fridge a few years back after 70 years of perfect use!). Hot water tanks routinely lasted well over 10 years; washers/dryers over 10 years as well.
Now, due to plan obsolesence, most hot water tanks have a 6 year warranty, as well as all the other appliances with a 1 year/5 year parts warranty now. And these things simply do not last HALF as long as they used to as they are no longer made to do so. Guess all I am saying is that the impression is that NEWER, for some, means less reliable.
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I don't disagree that they don't make things like they used to. My point is, when your HVAC system does need replacing, you will have a choice of a single stage, multi stage or variable speed inverter system. All three systems will not be built like they used to. So, given that, if you can get the more capable variable speed system vs the single or multi-stage system for the same or slightly more money why wouldn't you do that? Especially if there is small higher cost that can be recovered in a couple years from the energy savings. Considering you are getting full parts and labor for 10 or 15 years on all three systems means the manufacture believes all three systems will last about the same length of time so even if one system is more complicated than the other so it will fail more often the manufacture doesn't believe so and you are covered. I do know that most of the larger HVAC companies servicing the Villages do stock these variable speed systems now so you can probably get one in a day assuming the technicians are available.