Ever-Rest? Any insight on this brand?

[wahoo]

Bald makes really good point....about your ten year old Trane on "last legs". I'm not so sure I'd not want a second opinion myself about this 10 yr. old furnace.

[fishman1]

Bald makes really good point....about your ten year old Trane on "last legs". I'm not so sure I'd not want a second opinion myself about this 10 yr. old furnace.

A few things: it's an AC not a furnace, it's American Standard (not trane) and a few others in the neighborhood have gone and we're attributing it to the fact that they were original home installs (I'm sure the builder used builder grade units right???) Make more sense now?

Some of you have mentioned passing your "tests". I wouldn't even know what to ask. Is it just sizing them up for comfort?

[BaldLoonie]

American Standard and Trane are identical other than cabinet. Their builder models 10 years ago were the same as the good stuff except for sound deadening and warranty.

[fishman1]

American Standard and Trane are identical other than cabinet. Their builder models 10 years ago were the same as the good stuff except for sound deadening and warranty.

OK well maybe people were confused because they were calling it a furnace? I dunno but out of 12 homes in the subdivision, 4-5 went in the past year and they're all 10 years old and same issues (pulling too many amps and leaking hoses). Doubtful based on the HVAC vendor reputation anyone is trying to "pull one over".

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[BaldLoonie]

Losing units prematurely can be the installer. Sis's inlaws moved into a vinyl village and most of their Lennox heat pumps lost the Copeland scroll in a few years. Hmmm, Lennox & Copeland are good manufacturers, so what does that point to. But then if you ware thinking the short life of a good A/C was install related, I'm not sure I'd be wanting to deal with the same company!

[fishman1]

Losing units prematurely can be the installer. Sis's inlaws moved into a vinyl village and most of their Lennox heat pumps lost the Copeland scroll in a few years. Hmmm, Lennox & Copeland are good manufacturers, so what does that point to. But then if you ware thinking the short life of a good A/C was install related, I'm not sure I'd be wanting to deal with the same company!

Guess I an more surprised people are making these assumptions. I hear of tons of new home units going in the 8 to 12 year range depending on use. Vendor has good reputation so for people to be making those leaps with little info seems odd

[motoguy128]

Guess I an more surprised people are making these assumptions. I hear of tons of new home units going in the 8 to 12 year range depending on use. Vendor has good reputation so for people to be making those leaps with little info seems odd

Whats your point? New homes are usually using an lowest bid hvac installer... well low bid everything, unless ecified otherwise. It called builder grade for an reason. Anything thats builder grade is the cheapest product that meets the bare minimum for code safety and shortbterm customer expectations. Some vinyl windows dont even last 10 years.


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[fishman1]

My point was pretty clear. People are jumping to conclusions without a lot of detail. Seemed odd. Got it?

[udarrell]

Many times compressor failure is due to improper refrigerant piping design/engineering for proper oil return to the compressor.

Far too many ignore the proper refrigerant piping to get the desired vapor velocities & then slopes to achieve proper OIL Return to the compressor.

Crankcase heaters can also help reduce liquid refrigerant migration into the compressor oil which causes it to foam out on startups...positive shutoff TXV's also help...

Of course, there are a dozen other critical things many fail to tend to on the installs.

[motoguy128]

My point was pretty clear. People are jumping to conclusions without a lot of detail. Seemed odd. Got it?

I think most on hear have been around bad contractors and new construction enough, then when they hear that a new sytem is only lating 8-10 years, it's not unreasonable to suggest that it wasn't installed correctly. IF that's true, the installation issue could be repeated with a direct replacement if the installer doesn't pay attention to details. Line size, ductwork, how it's charged, equipment sizing (don't assume the builder sized it correctly) all play a role is a good, reliable installation. You location is somewhat moderate in terms of cooling degree days compared to a southern state, texas and central states so there's little reason if properly maintained, that a unit shouldn't last closer to 15 years, even builder grade.

[wahoo]

Agree with Moto 100%.

[RyanHughes]

I think most on hear have been around bad contractors and new construction enough, then when they hear that a new sytem is only lating 8-10 years, it's not unreasonable to suggest that it wasn't installed correctly. IF that's true, the installation issue could be repeated with a direct replacement if the installer doesn't pay attention to details. Line size, ductwork, how it's charged, equipment sizing (don't assume the builder sized it correctly) all play a role is a good, reliable installation. You location is somewhat moderate in terms of cooling degree days compared to a southern state, texas and central states so there's little reason if properly maintained, that a unit shouldn't last closer to 15 years, even builder grade.

I completely agree. Existing installation issues should never be ruled out.