HVAC cost

[ScareCrowe]

Originally Posted by Woogieman

I had my furnace repaired this winter, and the big companies were at least twice as much as local small guys...I assume the same goes for replacement. Furnaces aren't very complex. They can definitely be poorly installed, but 9/10 companies should be able to deliver the same installation and product quality. Try the small local guys or get a local referral and pay about half the price you mentioned!

I wanted to also address this because the bolded isn't really true. In some cases it can be, low end electric furnaces are still pretty simple. But any gas furnace is pretty complex at this point, and the high end ones can be very complex with DC driven inverters, variable speed blowers & exhaust fans & even variable capacity gas valves. Some of them even have proprietary computer style communication which can self diagnose issues.

[Woogieman]

Originally Posted by ScareCrowe

I wanted to also address this because the bolded isn't really true. In some cases it can be, low end electric furnaces are still pretty simple. But any gas furnace is pretty complex at this point, and the high end ones can be very complex with DC driven inverters, variable speed blowers & exhaust fans & even variable capacity gas valves. Some of them even have proprietary computer style communication which can self diagnose issues.

Good info, thanks!