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New central a/c installation including ductwork -- ballpark pricing
AG1973
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Hello-- I live in a 1600 square foot 3br/2BR house in New England on 2 floors. House built in the 1980s, with unfinished attic and unfinished basement, no ductwork, and no a/c. Looking for a central a/c solution (conventional or heat pump) including ductwork installation, and I'm not looking at any kind of wall mounted ductless system. Wondering what a fair ballpark installation cost would be. I know there are a million factors I'm not describing, and I am not asking for an exact dollar amount, but wondering *very roughly* what something like this could cost, based on very limited info I am providing--
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And that, I'm sorry, is one thing which we simply don't do on the Wall. Pricing. There are way too many variables, not to mention many of us are pros and there would be questions about competition.Br. Jamie, osb
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Thanks, @Jamie Hall.Jamie Hall said:And that, I'm sorry, is one thing which we simply don't do on the Wall. Pricing. There are way too many variables, not to mention many of us are pros and there would be questions about competition.
@AG1973, we cannot discuss pricing here. Thanks.President
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Just remember one thing
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR0 -
> @GBart said:
> Just remember one thing
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> YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR
Sometimes.
More often than not price can not be used to judge quality.Single pipe quasi-vapor system. Typical operating pressure 0.14 - 0.43 oz. EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Control for Residential Steam boilers. Rectorseal Steamaster water treatment1 -
aye but I've seen jobs go for 1/2 of what others are bidding and the end result was garbage, didn't work and had to be redone, the customer DID NOT save any money
then there's overall efficiency of the system over the life of the unit, just because something is advertized as high efficiency doesn't mean it will be, the installation is important in achieving that as is0 -
Eh.
Single pipe quasi-vapor system. Typical operating pressure 0.14 - 0.43 oz. EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Control for Residential Steam boilers. Rectorseal Steamaster water treatment0 -
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I know the quality of the installation is the most important part of the system.GBart said:
Eh?ChrisJ said:Eh.
you don't think the quality of the installation has anything to do with system efficiency or life expectancy??
you're in the wrong trade
I don't think price necessarily reflects that.
How do you know what trade I'm in?Single pipe quasi-vapor system. Typical operating pressure 0.14 - 0.43 oz. EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Control for Residential Steam boilers. Rectorseal Steamaster water treatment0 -
If you're not in this trade you shouldn't be posting or advising people here0
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@Erin Holohan Haskell Is this correct?GBart said:If you're not in this trade you shouldn't be posting or advising people here
Single pipe quasi-vapor system. Typical operating pressure 0.14 - 0.43 oz. EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Control for Residential Steam boilers. Rectorseal Steamaster water treatment0 -
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