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| Rpfingsten
 |  "which to choose?"
, posted Tue 9 Sep 04:54  
Hello from muggy Louisiana... have a quick question for you. My current heat pump is 16 years and and just 2 days ago went out. I don't think it's a good idea to put any money in a unit that old so I'm shopping for a new system. The problem is every dealer out there trashes the competition and for a layman like myself, I don't know what to believe. I have actually narrowed my choices to 2 brands, one is a Lennox heat pump, the other is called "air ease", a division of lennox. Here's the deal, both are close to the same amount as far as the sales price ( yes, the name brand Lennox is close to the air ease price, which I thought was unusual ) and about the only difference I see is the warranty. Lennox is 10 yrs on compressor, 5 on parts 1 on labor..., the air ease is 10 years across the board, ( impressive yes? ) both used 2 stage copeland scrolled compressors. I'm not one that has to have the name brand unit, but I would have at least like to have heard of the other brand, which in this case I had never heard of "airease". The dealers trashing it say it is a builders "track" home installation unit, but I find that hard to believe on a unit that is 16 to 18 seer with a copeland compressor and has the warranty it has. Can you advise is the airease as "good" as the others or am I being mislead. I appreciate your help. thanks
Roland
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| rlj1117
| "Re(1):which to choose?" , posted Tue 9 Sep 13:05
either system should perform fine , as long as they are installed properly , have them explain in detail the installation practice they would use and then compare the 2, some companys get offended ,if so scratch them off the list , cause thats the same thing thats going to happen if you have warranty issues, good luck
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| | yuri
| "Re(2):which to choose?" , posted Tue 9 Sep 19:39
Air Ease is actually Armstrong which is owned by Lennox. Not a bad unit but I believe the Lennox is a bit better and may be a bit easier to get parts for. Lennox main warehouse where I am does not stock Armstrong parts but uses a distributor. Lennox usually has a better supply of parts than secondary distributors IMO. They have EXCELLENT tech support, not sure about Armstrong. You can usually buy more warranty from the dealer through EQUIGUARD. I would buy the Lennox. Quality of installation is incredibly important also.
Yuri
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