Ok, is my original post in the wrong place or did I do it incorrectly? Is there a general boycott on providing information on new Carrier systems?
My present Carrier heat pump worked flawlessly for the first 15 years. At that point the fan motor on the outside unit started acting up. An authorized Carrier dealer wanted $xxx to replace the motor. I went to an electric motor/generator repair shop and bought an identical GE generic replacement motor with the same specs. for $xxx and installed it myself. Only difference was the need to solder and shrink wrap the wire splices as the new motor didn’t have the Carrier plug on the side. As I said in my OP the system is now 25 years old and has needed to be recharged every couple of years since year 21 or so. Nothing else has ever gone wrong with it. I wish everything in my life was as reliable as my Carrier heat pump has been. That’s why I want Carrier for my new system.
I had a York Maximizer heat pump with oil back-up in my first house that I had built in 1978/1979. The builder had the same system in his house and recommended it for my new house. I took his advice and what a mistake that turned out to be. It worked fine and was economical in my opinion as long as it worked. During the course of years 2 through 8 the reversing valve needed to be replaced twice, bushings or grommets that isolated the indoor fan motor needed to be replaced and then the indoor fan itself starting acting up 1 month before I sold the house and moved out in 1988. I even went as far as having the authorized dealer come out the morning we moved to check out the fan problem. He couldn’t find anything wrong since it wasn’t exhibiting the problem then but felt it was either a faulty fan motor or relay. I did nothing as I wasn’t going to start throwing money at it with no guarantee that the problem would be solved. Two days later the fan stopped coming on again. I paid a $xxx deductable and a 1 year HOW policy that I had purchased for the new owners paid the rest.
So, the point of all this is to say that I’ve had both York and Carrier products and have been very happy with my present Carrier unit and want another. I’d sure appreciate help with model numbers or model recommendations. If more info is needed, please let me know.
Thanks!