Hot Air Furnace

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I put in Carrier for 25 years then discovered the Amana 2 stage variable speed and I love it. I do all high end custom and I only put in this unit. Same General Electric ECM blower motor, nice heavy gauge unit construction, very easy drain hookups and one pipe venting.
Very quiet with lifetime warrenty exchange of whole unit if heat exchanger fails. Best of all, very well priced. I have introduced to several mechanical engineers to have spec'd on new jobs instead of the default Carrier.
Mike

Ric Murray

Choice of Hot Air Furnace

Guys...

RicM from HVACTV here for some advice. I have to replace my hot air furnace, (100,000BTU Gas). Had a terrible experience with a Concord (lenox) piece of junk, 2 years old an nothing but trouble. What do the pro's like? Concerned about noise, efficiency, not so much about cost,

Matt_21

i would go

with carrier or trane, variable speed condensing.

Dof3

American Standard

Get an American Standard Variable speed. They are quiet and reliable.

tom_49

hot air furnace

Ric,

Check out the Carrier Infinity furnace. It works with the Infinity control (tstat ).

2 stage, variable speed, IMO, the quietest out there.

The control is incredible! it does heat/cool/humidity/dehumid./outdoor temp. sensing/ etc. all w/ just 4 wires. It also has self diagnostics right at the control in plain Engligh ( or Spanish . I think? ), not codes.

We install lots-o-them. Only problem weve ever had was a failed ind draft motor, but that was on a new const. job and the unit was caked w/ crud.

Good luck

jim lockard

american standard

been installing product since 95 no problems.

steve_93

A no nonsense Thermopride... with a Riello burner

joeoilman

would be better on oil but, since you're asking about gas i'd have to go with any of the nordyne line. tappan westinghouse frigidaire - top line kelvinator philco - mid line great equipment!!!

John Mills_5

The install?

We've had no problems with the Armstrong Concord furnaces we've installed. I wonder if there is something about this installation causing the problem that needs to be solved. The Concord is a pretty simple furnace. The older units did have the infamous Honeywell SmartValve but last generation of those controls were pretty reliable. Far better, in our experience, than the "Intell-ignition" control that American-Standard, Trane & Lennox use.

Guy_6

Choice

I am on board with the Thermo Pride as well. Pound for Pound, all quality (and you an feel it in the pounds!).

steve_29

I'd convert to oil... it's cheaper and a whole lot safer.

I'll stick with the Thermopride gas if they have money to waste.

harvey

go with the best

Rheem modulating furnace. It varies from 40%-100% input Its like having outdoor reset on your furnace Been using them since 1999 WORKS GREEATT

Wayne_16

got to back Harvey

The Ruud or Rheem modulating gas furnace, full range of gas modulation, The first company to use the white/rodgers modulating gas valve. Quiet and reliable.

Darin(in Michigan)

LP or Natural gas?

Carrier and their other brands have had alot of problems with soot in the secondary over time. Although its never kept me from putting them in(one variable, one fixed capacity) for family or friends i just wish they would have corrected the problem back on the late 90's. Lennox seems too be doing well with their secondaries and I hear alot of good things about the Trane line. What ever model you get, get the technical service manual for it(the one the TECHS carry in their truck) and keep it near the furnace.

Steve_35

Pick the best contractor you can find

I'd suggest staying away from brands that are very proprietary or make it difficult for contractors to get parts for. Lennox, Trane and Carrier come to mind.