Hi,
Our furnace is coming up on 16 years old. Last winter is acted up a bit by being a little reluctant to fire up sometimes (being in my 40s I can relate
). We are actually having our rental hot water heater replaced by Reliance today because when I was looking at bike insurance pretty much all the insurance companies had concerns about a 16 year old hot water heater. The funny thing is that even though this new hot water heater is a bit more energy efficient the installer says that the older unit is/was better built.
Anyways back on topic. Not sure if we should get the furnace checked out or just outright replaced. I guess if we can nurse another 2-3 years out of it why the heck not. I think it is about 92% efficient. I imagine new ones have all sorts of upgrades since ours was made. The one put in by the builder is a Lennox.
Since Reliance came out anyways we got some info from them for a new one. They use Rheem which is what our water heater is.
Recommended brands and installers to look at? The AC unit was put in by Sear in the summer of 2001 whereas we took possession of the house in August 2000. So, the AC unit is younger than the furnace but is older as well.
I would like to look at an air exhanger/HRV as well. We have a backsplit so the duct work does some interesting twists and turns to make its way upstairs. An air exhanger might help equalize the temp a little bit.
Thoughts?
Our furnace is coming up on 16 years old. Last winter is acted up a bit by being a little reluctant to fire up sometimes (being in my 40s I can relate
). We are actually having our rental hot water heater replaced by Reliance today because when I was looking at bike insurance pretty much all the insurance companies had concerns about a 16 year old hot water heater. The funny thing is that even though this new hot water heater is a bit more energy efficient the installer says that the older unit is/was better built. Anyways back on topic. Not sure if we should get the furnace checked out or just outright replaced. I guess if we can nurse another 2-3 years out of it why the heck not. I think it is about 92% efficient. I imagine new ones have all sorts of upgrades since ours was made. The one put in by the builder is a Lennox.
Since Reliance came out anyways we got some info from them for a new one. They use Rheem which is what our water heater is.
Recommended brands and installers to look at? The AC unit was put in by Sear in the summer of 2001 whereas we took possession of the house in August 2000. So, the AC unit is younger than the furnace but is older as well.
I would like to look at an air exhanger/HRV as well. We have a backsplit so the duct work does some interesting twists and turns to make its way upstairs. An air exhanger might help equalize the temp a little bit.
Thoughts?
