Cracked heat exchange, now I need a new unit. Options?

[legendary furnaceman]

When you stop caring about the homeowner, thats when people get hurt.

[ct2]

When you stop caring about the homeowner, thats when people get hurt

and thats when people get ripped off , sloppy work is done, and dangerous mistakes are made.

we arent selling used cars here,

And it only takes a few people that have no experience or education in this feild to convince folks that we are out to take advantage of them

yep the initial cost of a furnace is a shock to some folks, but a good unit will last them for a number of years.

instead of being concerned about the cost of a good quality unit and a installation team , I would be more leary ofthe 1 hour install guy that is selling you a furnace that was made in china

[ct2]

gn1220

By the way ,if You do have a cracked heat exchanger you really have no other options other than to replace it with the best quality furnace you can afford.

I just had to break this same news to a friend of mine that bought her house 6 months ago.
There was a home inspection done and they said the furnace was in good condition, and she is havingtrouble believingit went bad in the 6 months she has been there

Dont be suckered into believing that you do not need a new furnace...you do.

[gn1220]

As of now this is what I'm going with. Keep in mind this is for a 1,500 sq.ft. ranch.

75,000 btu Heil variable speed furnace
3 ton, 12 SEER Heil a/c unit
3 ton 12 SEER Heil coil
Honeywell electronic air cleaner
Aprilaire humidifier
All this for $1,500 less than the price in the original post. And this is from a well known company here in town, not some hack. I'm still waiting to get 2 more bids but this guy explained everything very well and was not pushy at all. He really seemed to care about the homeowner.