Earlier this month, after a furnace inspection it turned out that the heat exchanger was cracked and needed to be replaced. Of course this happens when the furnace is 13 years old, past the 10 year warranty on it. Thankfully it didn't happen in the middle of winter, but we still needed to use a portable heater to keep the house somewhat warm. Now the furnace was, I believe, a Comfortmaker brand, a high efficiency, but not a top of the line brand. Anyways the cost to replace the heat exchanger is significant, so I decided to replace the furnace with a newer, better quality name brand. After doing some research online on different brands and at different review sites(your head will spin after a while, there's something like 100 different brands of furnace and a/c makers, though many are made by the same companies) the points I came away with were, any of the major name brands are all built well nowadays and come with good warranties, but the most important thing is to find a good installer to insure a long and trouble free installation. After getting a few estimates we ended up with a local company, Stouffville Home & Comfort. Now the a/c we had was a Coleman brand. Though it still ran well, it was 23 or 24 years old. So I decided to replace the a/c as well and was able to take advantage of rebates of $650. The brand we went with was Amana. They seem to be a good brand with one of the better warranties. Brian and his crew from Stouffville Home & Comfort are real pros when it came to the installation. They did a top quality job inside and out, very neat and professional. After inspecting the job I can see the difference in the quality of the work they did. It all looks perfectly done and solid. I would recommend Brian and his team very highly to anyone who needs a new furnace or a/c. Also the units look very impressive, very solid looking. Can't wait to try out the a/c next summer. Have had the furnace going now for a couple of weeks, working great and very comfortable. Good luck to all in their hvac needs.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $6,000.00