pack unit

[honda1]

i am building a new house and want to do the heat and cooling myself. i have seen the goodman pack units for sale on e-bay and was wondering what are the disadvantages of this units. i see very few in my area. im in virginia. i need all the help i can get thanks.

[coolguysfl]

Mr. Honda - unfortunately you're looking for advice you won't find here, this is not a DIY site.

If you're looking for opinions of various products --- you'll find many doing a search of this site by manufacture.

Re: - install it your self - You are discouraged from this pursuit - this is not a hobby.

[smokin68]

The only dis-advantage to that unit will be a rookie installation, which could affect the performance and longetivity of it. You could have probs with warranty work down the road also. If you pay a local to install it, you probably won't be saving anything either.If you pay a local to fix your screw-ups, you definetly won't save anything. Good luck in your venture. A new house warrants a new professionally installed/warrantied system IMO.

[hvacman06]

1st off dont but off E bay if you do diy it will not mess with warranty I like package units dont have to worry about crawling every where to axcess it everthing is right there and also you can watch the tech if he/she has to work on it.

[key]

Originally posted by honda1
i am building a new house and want to do the heat and cooling myself. i have seen the goodman pack units for sale on e-bay and was wondering what are the disadvantages of this units. i see very few in my area. im in virginia. i need all the help i can get thanks.

Do your family a favor:

Find yourself a contractor that may work with you. Purchase the equipment through him and have him do a duct design. You might be able to do 80% of the install yourself and have him do the rest.

If your intention is to save money...

short term gratification = long term headaches

As contractors we take several things into consideration when installing a new system...heat gain, heat loss,CFM delivery, latent heat, btu requirements in each room, air exhange, return...ect..ect..ect

sheet metal is more than an art..it is a science!

[Edited by key on 10-26-2006 at 06:48 AM]