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$20k for a heat pump is sky high, you better have gotten a 24 SEER2 state of the art fully variable system for that. If they sold you a 14 SEER1 for that then
by newZWhoDis 3y ago
$20k for a heat pump is sky high, you better have gotten a 24 SEER2 state of the art fully variable system for that.
If they sold you a 14 SEER1 for that then you got absolutely screwed.
- interroboink 3y agoPerhaps you know already, but a lot of the price is often the installation labor, not the device itself. Just as a data point, $20K is right in the ballpark for estimates you'll get for professional installation of a modern ≈3-ton forced-air 17SEER heatpump + air handler in the Seattle area.
- kccqzy 3y agoEven in the expensive Bay Area, I got a quote of only $10k to install a heat pump. It was basically the same price to install a new gas furnace + AC for summer.
- interroboink 3y agoBut what kind? For instance, a mini-split in an apartment is quite different from the 3-ton forced-air system I described. People use the term "heat pump" to sometimes describe quite different things, so it's hard to know what's apples-to-apples.
- kccqzy 3y agoIt's a forced-air system sized for a moderately insulated 1300 sqft home. Don't know how many tons or the SEER rating.
- oooyay 3y agoYou hit the nail on the head, but mine is a 5 channel Daikin heat pump. I got a bit of a deal because I paid in cash.
- oooyay 3y agoIt was a 5 channel heat pump with a single condenser. As the other commenter wrote it was mostly wrapped up in labor. For what it's worth, they're 24 SEER Daikin units. It's priced at replacing the AC and heat for an entire house, so compare it to a large AC installation.
- LUmBULtERA 3y agoThat feels like a lot of electricity usage for such high seer, in Oregon. Are you positive that electric backup wasn't being triggered for some reason?
- oooyay 3y agoYou mean the heat strip? It likely was turning on, but I have no way to know.