spiffywebcreations
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My heat pump stopped working back in Sept, but it's been mild enough here (central MD) to not have it repaired right away.
So the guy comes by yesterday and we go over the whole unit. Turns out there is a blown part (cap?) on the control mod for the fan motor. Could be from a lightning strike or the fact that the motor didn't spin freely (he said they should spin a bit after you spin them by hand) so that put a load on the module.
He guesstimated that a new motor was expensive at $300...he calls from the distibutor and says Bryant (Carrier) has one left and its $1300 plus install!
While he was there, he asked how old the unit was (10 years) and said we should think about replacing it, since 10 was about the avg lifespan.
He called today and said a new 16 seer Rheem 3-ton unit is $7800 - $2200 in tax breaks and rebates = $5600.
So - what would you do?
I'm going to look around this weekend online for the motor and module - but I understand that can be tricky to get it to match the unit I have. That could keep it running for years more or something else could go wrong tomorrow. It may also be nice to save on heating costs with a newer more eff unit, but I wouldn't actually see savings for a few years with the cost of the new unit.
So the guy comes by yesterday and we go over the whole unit. Turns out there is a blown part (cap?) on the control mod for the fan motor. Could be from a lightning strike or the fact that the motor didn't spin freely (he said they should spin a bit after you spin them by hand) so that put a load on the module.
He guesstimated that a new motor was expensive at $300...he calls from the distibutor and says Bryant (Carrier) has one left and its $1300 plus install!
While he was there, he asked how old the unit was (10 years) and said we should think about replacing it, since 10 was about the avg lifespan.
He called today and said a new 16 seer Rheem 3-ton unit is $7800 - $2200 in tax breaks and rebates = $5600.
So - what would you do?
I'm going to look around this weekend online for the motor and module - but I understand that can be tricky to get it to match the unit I have. That could keep it running for years more or something else could go wrong tomorrow. It may also be nice to save on heating costs with a newer more eff unit, but I wouldn't actually see savings for a few years with the cost of the new unit.