Air Conditioning!

[suntan]

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It’s all relative, supply & demand.

If they were gouging they would be out of work.

In warmer climates TINA so they pay what it costs. My parents paid $40K for their dual AC. That's the going rate in California.

So remember you're competing against the thing that the USA uses 50% of their total energy usage on.

[tha_bandit]

thanks for googling w&j everyone, @ExtraSlow , number does not work

[Darell_n]

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thanks for googling w&j everyone, @ExtraSlow , number does not work

Don’t give everybody credit for providing a phone number for the wrong person. That’s all me, thank you. (I don’t have Gavin’s number)

[B69]

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looking to get A/C this summer, is W&J still the recommendation?

I recommend them!

[nagooro]

We used W&J, zero issues. Install was clean and pricing was pretty competitive compared to others.

[saiyajin]

got quoted about 4k for a 2.5 ton Tempstar, anybody have any experience with that brand? don't see it mentioned much in this thread

[Darell_n]

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got quoted about 4k for a 2.5 ton Tempstar, anybody have any experience with that brand? don't see it mentioned much in this thread

Tempstar is part of the Carrier group of companies. Really, a/c units are pretty simple and basically are all made from the same crap. The only brand I have any opinion of is Trane which I say avoid at all costs. They place an extraordinary amount of effort into proprietary parts which usually backfire in the long run.

[403ep3]

Currently receiving some quotes as we speak. Looks like there is still a shortage of units and install is a couple months away.

[tha_bandit]

w&j quoted 4700(-500 for rebate) for a 3 ton trane, seems like i should avoid as above.

[403ep3]

W&J offered $8100+ tax for 2 2.5ton Trane 13 Seer XR13
Gavin offered $8200 all in for 2 ton and 2.5 ton Tempstar 16 Seer Slimline

Based off previous threads, people seem to be happy with the Tempstars installed by Gavin

Still have a few more quotes coming

[cyra1ax]

Any point in going with mini-splits? Or is it just more cost-effective to go with a central air system instead?

[Tik-Tok]

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Any point in going with mini-splits? Or is it just more cost-effective to go with a central air system instead?

Minisplit only makes sense if they can't economically fit a central system on your current furnace. I unfortunately will have to go this route, or replace a perfectly functional furnace.

Edit: minisplits are also good if your 2nd story doesn't have it's own furnace, and you only want the bedrooms cooled

[pheoxs]

Mini splits are significantly more efficient than a central air but for limited areas. So it really depends what you want. If you just want AC in the bedroom for sleeping then a mini split is significantly cheaper to install and much cheaper to run over the long term. But if you want a lot of rooms cooled then their cost goes up a lot trying to do a multi zone system. So as above, they’re good to cool part of the upper floor of a two storey.

Mini splits can typically be SEER 21-23. Central air are typically 13-16 SEER. Give or take.

[T-Dubbs]

I just got quoted $3900 installed for a 1600sf duplex with W&J Heating

Trane
2.5T 13 SEER

[dj_rice]

I think I'm going to spring for central air this year as I cant survive another week of that heat wave last year hanging out in my boxers on a lawn chair in my basement (not developed/just bare concrete with nothing down there).

Question is, do you have to upgrade furnace for central air? House is built in 2000. Mid-efficiency Lennox.

Anyone have recco's in Edmonton?

[403ep3]

I received a quote from Gavin about a month back and hoping install is around May - that’s when he said the units should arrive.

[ExtraSlow]

Don't change your furnace.

[sabad66]

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I think I'm going to spring for central air this year as I cant survive another week of that heat wave last year hanging out in my boxers on a lawn chair in my basement (not developed/just bare concrete with nothing down there).

Question is, do you have to upgrade furnace for central air? House is built in 2000. Mid-efficiency Lennox.

Anyone have recco's in Edmonton?

No you don’t have to. I had it added to my 1980s era Lennox. Some places will highly recommend it and some might even say they won’t install an a/c on an older furnace (w&J said this to me) so you may have to shop around if you hear that.

[hurrdurr]

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I received a quote from Gavin about a month back and hoping install is around May - that’s when he said the units should arrive.

Can I have his contact details?

I reached out to a couple different places and i was getting wildly ranging quotes. from $4000 (unknown brand) to $5500. (2300 sq ft home 1 zone requested)

[403ep3]

I’ll PM you

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