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Originally Posted by jrref
I would tend to agree based on what I've seen and heard. This is why even if your system is only 10 years old and you have the budget, it may be prudent to change your system out this year for one of the variable speed inverter systems like the Carrier Infinity Greenspeed that qualifies for the $2,000 Federal Tax Credits vs waiting a couple of years and paying significantly more for the same system or have to go with a basic single stage system because the variable speed systems will be too far out of reach by then.
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This thread got me interested. Our HVAC is a 9 1/2 years old GAS furnace & A/C (16 Seer). Just got through with a replacement estimate from Sunshine A/C. I may have missed it in an earlier post but the $2000 tax credit is ONLY FOR HEAT PUMP replacement. Gas furnaces do not qualify for anything other than a $450 credit (by Carrier).
That said, for replacement of our furnace/AC, all rebates, etc. considered, the estimate provided for either gas furnace & A/C or heat pump & A/C, both (~ 22 Seer) Carrier Infinity systems, only amounts to a $800 difference (~ $15K v. $14K).