Recent total hvac replacement costs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How did you decide that the system needed to be replaced? We're getting ready for a bigger reno and trying to decide if we should update the systems while we're at it or just wait until they fail, and what the downsides are to waiting.

Ours was 30 years old. The AC could not keep up on hot summer days and the heater would stop working in really cold days.

[Anonymous]

7-9k

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:7-9k

what? More like $20K-$25K! Have you been in a coma for the last 15 years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Need to replace existing gas (80k btu) and AC (2.5 ton 14 seer) system. Furnace, AC coil, and condensing unit for est 2000 sqft 3-story colonial. No changes to ductwork, etc - just remove the old boxes and pop in new ones. Anyone care to share what they recently paid and contractor used. TIA

From a contractor: $6,500- $7,500 for this job using Trane/Carrier equipment is a fair price if its as straight forward as you make it sound. You might find someone willing to do it cheaper with as mild as its been. Anything more than $8,500 is robbery.

[Anonymous]

$35k for 2 gas furnaces and 2 AC units but that included duct work on 3 levels because we were replacing inefficient electric baseboards.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Need to replace existing gas (80k btu) and AC (2.5 ton 14 seer) system. Furnace, AC coil, and condensing unit for est 2000 sqft 3-story colonial. No changes to ductwork, etc - just remove the old boxes and pop in new ones. Anyone care to share what they recently paid and contractor used. TIA

From a contractor: $6,500- $7,500 for this job using Trane/Carrier equipment is a fair price if its as straight forward as you make it sound. You might find someone willing to do it cheaper with as mild as its been. Anything more than $8,500 is robbery.

This is spot on. 650 for evaporator, 1250 for condenser, 1250 for furnace and blower. Give or take a few hundred. Throw in a few grand for a days work and profit.

I would edit it to say “From an HONEST contractor not looking to fleece you”.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:7-9k

what? More like $20K-$25K! Have you been in a coma for the last 15 years?

Looks like you’re the one in a coma. We paid $9k in 2019 and even with pandemic pricing it won’t cost that much.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Need to replace existing gas (80k btu) and AC (2.5 ton 14 seer) system. Furnace, AC coil, and condensing unit for est 2000 sqft 3-story colonial. No changes to ductwork, etc - just remove the old boxes and pop in new ones. Anyone care to share what they recently paid and contractor used. TIA

From a contractor: $6,500- $7,500 for this job using Trane/Carrier equipment is a fair price if its as straight forward as you make it sound. You might find someone willing to do it cheaper with as mild as its been. Anything more than $8,500 is robbery.

This is spot on. 650 for evaporator, 1250 for condenser, 1250 for furnace and blower. Give or take a few hundred. Throw in a few grand for a days work and profit.

I would edit it to say “From an HONEST contractor not looking to fleece you”.

IME as a customer we definitely had quotes in this range this year. We opted for a more efficient system that cost more, but we are aware the efficiency gains won't make up for the additional cost we paid. Unfortunately it is not financially advantageous to get the most efficient system so you either pay more to reduce your emissions or pay less for a basic system.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:7-9k

what? More like $20K-$25K! Have you been in a coma for the last 15 years?

Looks like you’re the one in a coma. We paid $9k in 2019 and even with pandemic pricing it won’t cost that much.

No way you paid that for what OP is talking about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:7-9k

what? More like $20K-$25K! Have you been in a coma for the last 15 years?

Looks like you’re the one in a coma. We paid $9k in 2019 and even with pandemic pricing it won’t cost that much.

No way you paid that for what OP is talking about.

Have you read the last few posts? Do you understand the wholesale retail model? Do you understand that even in the DMV there are contractors that are reasonable? Do you understand that 90% of lift and replace is labor and that almost everything is straightforward and almost every manufacturer is precharged these days (no additional cost to contractor who may sell it as such, unless it’s a ‘long’ run)

10k today for what op is asking is extremely reasonable and likely. Ceteris Paribus.


Even if a contractor has to add
‘Spacers’ between say the furnace and the Evap coil your at most
Talking a hundred in material that is mostly readily available and only adds minimal time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:7-9k

what? More like $20K-$25K! Have you been in a coma for the last 15 years?

Looks like you’re the one in a coma. We paid $9k in 2019 and even with pandemic pricing it won’t cost that much.

No way you paid that for what OP is talking about.

Have you read the last few posts? Do you understand the wholesale retail model? Do you understand that even in the DMV there are contractors that are reasonable? Do you understand that 90% of lift and replace is labor and that almost everything is straightforward and almost every manufacturer is precharged these days (no additional cost to contractor who may sell it as such, unless it’s a ‘long’ run)

10k today for what op is asking is extremely reasonable and likely. Ceteris Paribus.


Even if a contractor has to add
‘Spacers’ between say the furnace and the Evap coil your at most
Talking a hundred in material that is mostly readily available and only adds minimal time.

+1 even if OP splurges on a variable stage communicating system it doesn't need to be that much more than $10k after rebates/tax credits. < $9k is totally achievable for simply replacing what OP currently has.

[Anonymous]

Jan 2022 full HVAC replacement in 1400 sq ft house. A very small adjustment to return duct was involved. 96% eff variable-speed Bryant gas furnace, 16 SEER 2.5 ton A/C, and added MERV 13 filtration sized to the blower unit. $9,000.

Get a blower door test done on your house first and make sure they don’t MF you by oversizing the a/c. Nothing but heartache, humidity and mold will result.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jan 2022 full HVAC replacement in 1400 sq ft house. A very small adjustment to return duct was involved. 96% eff variable-speed Bryant gas furnace, 16 SEER 2.5 ton A/C, and added MERV 13 filtration sized to the blower unit. $9,000.

Get a blower door test done on your house first and make sure they don’t MF you by oversizing the a/c. Nothing but heartache, humidity and mold will result.

And we used G&B. TBH other than your house being a tad bigger it sounds like an identical scenario. (Also an 80,000 BTUH furnace btw.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jan 2022 full HVAC replacement in 1400 sq ft house. A very small adjustment to return duct was involved. 96% eff variable-speed Bryant gas furnace, 16 SEER 2.5 ton A/C, and added MERV 13 filtration sized to the blower unit. $9,000.

Get a blower door test done on your house first and make sure they don’t MF you by oversizing the a/c. Nothing but heartache, humidity and mold will result.

Did you also get quotes for replacing the gas furnace with an electric heat pump? Trying to understand the cost difference

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jan 2022 full HVAC replacement in 1400 sq ft house. A very small adjustment to return duct was involved. 96% eff variable-speed Bryant gas furnace, 16 SEER 2.5 ton A/C, and added MERV 13 filtration sized to the blower unit. $9,000.

Get a blower door test done on your house first and make sure they don’t MF you by oversizing the a/c. Nothing but heartache, humidity and mold will result.

Did you also get quotes for replacing the gas furnace with an electric heat pump? Trying to understand the cost difference

I am not the PP but we got the following quotes earlier this year (we didn't go with this contractor but they were the only ones that offered a quote for a full heat pump conversion (last quote below).
90k BTU single stage furnace and 3.5 ton ac: $8,500
90k BTU two stage furnace and 3.5 ton ac: $10,500
110 BTU two stage furnace and variable stage 4.ton heat pump: $17,500
4 ton heat pump and air handler: $15,500

Bear in mind you can probably get a $2k tax credit if you get a qualifying heat pump (needs to be at least 20 SEER2 I believe). So that would bump the net cost of the heat pump down to $13,500. But remember that electricity is much more expensive than natural gas, so your utility bills in the winter may stay the same/go up.