Carrier, Lennox vs. Trane

Tony -- I'm not aware of any big differences between the three, and your decision may depend upon other factors, e.g., warranty, distance of the dealer from your location (for future service calls), cost of a service call or yearly inspection, etc. Perhaps you can work this to your benefit -- try to negotiate in extra services, longer warranty or lower price. Especially in situations like this I have often been able to get a company to renegotiate at a lower price or throw in some extra goodies (such as a programmable thermostat, electronic air cleaner, etc.) Regards --

Check if the supplied units have a distribution house in the area? Tom

Check out York, a very trusted brand for years.

Sounds like collusion. How much was it? What locale?

Hi, I am in Calgary, Alberta. Quoted prices are ~4 grand CAD(~3.5 USD). I have programmable Honeywell Vision 8000 'stat, EAC, humidifier all installed already. Lately summer is getting hotter which calls for some in cooling the house in the afternoons.

Were I you, I would stay away from Lennox.

Lennox tends to "be different for the sake of being different."

This may have changed but my 12 yo (or so) Lennox heat pump had a reverse orientation of the change over valve with the result that when the Lennox HP was replaced I needed a new thermostat.

The Lennox blower motor was 824 rpm, 240 volts, 3 speed. The ONLY place that "carried" this motor was Lennox and Lennox never did supply my HVAC man with a replacement (we "worked" around and, essentially, repaired the old motor).

There are quite a few brands out there. Often a "cheap" brand and an "expensive" brand use many/most of the came components "under the skin."

Again, were I you, I would go for a small independent repair person who will likely give you a quote using whichever machine is temporarily cheapest. The quality of the installation and the length of the guarantee are more important that the maker of the box sitting in your backyard.

Or forget service calls and buy 8 $80 5K Btu/h 10 SEER window ACs with motion detectors with 1/2 hour delays, for an effective 20-SEER system. If one breaks (and the others keep working), return it in warranty or throw it away and buy another :-)

Nick

anyone who had a lennox pulse furnace will never ever buy another thing with the lennox name on it.

You might consider Rheem as well. I have received excellent service from my units.

I thought Trane had the same problem. The fellow I worked for installed a lot of Rheem, and I was impressed with them.

If you want quiet, York is the brand you want.

My York has been many good things, but quiet is not one of them.