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| Fred97
 |  "HEAT PUMP CONFUSION"
, posted Thu 31 Jul 09:30  
I am confused regarding a replacement heat pump. I need to replace a Trane (circa 1995) Weathertron heat pump model XE1000 and evaporator coil....this is a 4 ton unit with matching coil that sits atop a 1995 XE-90 FURNACE. I have proposals that are all over the board in terms of mix and match and pricing.
Bottom line, whats my best choice for that furnace >> price/quality/SEER/HSPF/compatibilty? I understand that I cant go much higher than a 13 or 14 seer with that single speed furnace.... I've been quoted 1) builders grade AMER STD UNIT, 4A6B3048A1, also an upgrade to a 2) HERITAGE 13 heat pump..with NO ENERGY STAR rating, and 3) HERTIAGE 14 HEAT PUMP WITH the ENERGY STAR RATING....also a TRANE XR-13 AND XR-14 HEATPUMP.....
Arent the Trane 13 and 14's identical to AMER STAND'S HERITAGE LINE?.. and if so why do the AMER STD respective units yield higher SEER AND HSPF #'s and get an ENERGY STAR RATING, while the same Trane units do not? SOMETHING ISNT RIGHT HERE...HOW CAN THE HERITAGE 14 BE AN ENERGY STAR UNIT AND THE TRANE XR-14 NOT?? ( they are essentially the same)
Also , I have been quoted an attractive price on a Goodman 14 SEER heat pump.....are these reliable?....and will they work with my TRANE XE-90 furnace w/o sacrifice of efficiency?
any help much appreciated,
Fred
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| Banger
| "Re(1):HEAT PUMP CONFUSION" , posted Fri 1 Aug 06:35
Trane and American Standard are the same units, manufactured in the same facilities. However, each company is seperate. The American Standard Heritage 14 is a maximum 15 SEER - the same unit as Trane's XL15i, not the XR14. It all has to do with how they are paired for efficiency testing in the labratory.
As for Goodman, They have a real bad reputation due to poor quality of their line in the mid to late 90's. They were bought in the early 2000's by an investment firm, but it is unclear how much that influenced their product. They have dramatically improved their quality and have gotten away from the "build them cheap - sell them cheap" business plan. For the last six years or so I've had good experiences with Goodman.
Matt
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