John Galt III
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I know there are other threads about heat pumps, and I have read them. I just want to hear from the heat pump users out there their opinions on various brands. I currently have a Trane XE1000 which was installed in 1997. I have had zero problems with it until now. I think it will be a minor fix, like a sensor (I hope).
I have never even had a tech out to do anything at all to the unit, not even a so-called 'maintenance' checkup, since past experience shows that once a tech touches it, some other problem occurs a few months later. I have opened it up and cleaned out debris a few times, and make sure no piles of snow build up around it, that's all.
Anyway, I am wondering if the new Trane heat pumps are as reliable as the old ones. I'm not concerned with efficiency, just reliability. My search of the internet finds good and bad reviews for the same units from different users. Muddying the waters is the that apparently the installation process is very important to the proper functioning of any heat pump. Maybe the unhappy customers had poor installations. Or maybe not.
When it's time for a replacement, I wish I could just buy a brand new XE1000, and have the same company do the installation that did it before. But they don't make the Trane XE1000 anymore. The air handler, which is the indoor half of the heat pump, is the original, from 1986, and is still working fine. I just clean the fins off now and then. And change the filter.
So, any user experiences would be appreciated, even if your unit is not a Trane.
Thanks
I have never even had a tech out to do anything at all to the unit, not even a so-called 'maintenance' checkup, since past experience shows that once a tech touches it, some other problem occurs a few months later. I have opened it up and cleaned out debris a few times, and make sure no piles of snow build up around it, that's all.
Anyway, I am wondering if the new Trane heat pumps are as reliable as the old ones. I'm not concerned with efficiency, just reliability. My search of the internet finds good and bad reviews for the same units from different users. Muddying the waters is the that apparently the installation process is very important to the proper functioning of any heat pump. Maybe the unhappy customers had poor installations. Or maybe not.
When it's time for a replacement, I wish I could just buy a brand new XE1000, and have the same company do the installation that did it before. But they don't make the Trane XE1000 anymore. The air handler, which is the indoor half of the heat pump, is the original, from 1986, and is still working fine. I just clean the fins off now and then. And change the filter.
So, any user experiences would be appreciated, even if your unit is not a Trane.
Thanks