2 new HE furnaces , Lennox HC16 aircleaner, humidifier & UV light
QUOTE: Lindon from AirFlex inspeceted the house, patiently listened to me and provided excellent profeccional advice. He did not try to upsell - quite the opposite. He was very honest, not pushy at all, and provided an excellent quote - an offer I could not refuse.
INSTALLATION: The installation crew showed up on time; it seems like they had everything they could have possibly need in their vans. The installation took the whole day, and they did an excellent work. They even replaced many old components that they thought were not done the best way: I noticed all old plastic water supply lines for humidifiers were replaced with copper tubing; new grounding (including expensive grounding clamps) - not only free of charge, but without even mentioning it to me to get some credit!
For the second furnace, they installed a quality condensate pump - again, free of charge (I believe $80 value).
CLEANUP: They left the place clean - even cleaner than it was before - and took away both old furnaces, humidifiers and even two old electrostatic filters that were sitting in the corner of the basement since the reign of the previous homeowner..
PERFORMANCE: The furnaces keep the house worm and are quiet. Have not gotten any gas bills yet, but they should go down. Most importantly: the new humidifier Lennox HCWP18 that Lindon recommended does actually work and keeps the humidity where it is asked to. And it does not cost much more than the types that do not perform...
- Approximate cost of services:
- $6,000.00
- Any advice to offer fellow homeowners facing a similar project?
- -Do as much research as possible - Be cautious about contractors that push only one brand and are not aware about other products and technologies - Use power humidifiers - they work (the flow-throughs and evaporator pad types are too "passive" and did not seem to make make much difference in our house)