Sedro Woolley Furnace Replacement

March 22, 2016   |   Author: Gary Kirkendall   |   No comments   |   Categories: Furnace   |   Tags: • • •

Sedro Woolley Furnace Replacement.

Here we are again, decision time for another one of our customers.… do we put money into our older gas furnace or replace it. I try to be as honest as I can with people when making this decision. I look at age of the furnace versus the cost of the repairs and then the cost of the future repairs based on my experience. And in this case it was time for this Sedro Woolley furnace replacement.

Where did the quality go

I certainly see a lot of the York Diamond 80% in Skagit County, in fact I use to be a York dealer back when this furnace was actually installed. At that time York made a very good furnace. I personally have sold, serviced and installed 100’s of them, but today, based on actual field experience and experience with many other different brands I would say York and or Coleman all made by Johnson Controls have taken a big hit in the quality of their product.

 

The American Standard 80%

The new American Standard 80% gas furnace did require a little bit of modifications to the return ducting, as well as eliminating the angled base-can that the customer kept stubbing their toes on. We also added a Custom 4″ filter bank to the system, we just had to make a custom door for access because of the venting. Overall this Sedro Woolley Furnace Replacement project went fairly smooth.

 

Conclusion

Like I have stated on many occasions in Alpines blog before, American Standard is my choice of equipment to install, this is based on the fact I have sold, serviced and installed many other brands. I only like to install equipment that gives me the least call backs … American Standard is that equipment.

 

Sedro Woolley Furnace Replacement
Furnace Replacement

Mix Matched Heat pump

August 3, 2015   |   Author: Gary Kirkendall   |   No comments   |   Categories: Heat Pump   |   Tags: • •
American Standard Heat Pump

Mix Matched Heat Pump in Skagit County.

When it comes to heat pumps a lot of people don't fully understand that you still need a 2nd source of heat. A heat pump will only work down to about 32 degrees, after that we need to switch over to an electric, gas, LP or oil furnace. In some cases their existing furnace will work just fine, and if they/we get lucky we can even install the HP coil directly into their furnace, such is the case here.

American Standard With Lennox

In this case of a mix matched heat pump we have an older Lennox electric furnace (that's in great shape) with a 3 ton blower. This furnace was designed to have a heat pump or air conditioning coil installed directly into it. There is actually a rail system setup and a filter system designed for the coil. Of course it was originally designed for a Lennox coil.

 

Fitting In The New Coil

The trick to fitting a coil into an older piece of equipment is the physical size of the coil versus the space it goes into. We also have to make sure the existing furnace can actually produce the air we need for the new system. Years ago our coils where much smaller, the reason they grew in size was because of efficiency, the larger the coil the more efficient the system can get. And with today's minimum standards the coils are much larger.

 

All Working Great

We where able to find an American Standard heat pump coil that fit (with a custom modification to the rails) into the existing Lennox furnace. The new American Standard heat pump(mix matched heat pump) matched up to the coil and the Lennox furnace produces more than enough air. With a few modifications to the control system and a new Honeywell thermostat we had that old Lennox electric furnace turned into a full heat pump system.

 

Conclusion

We actually saved our customer a lot of money by not selling him a complete system rather converting his existing furnace to a heat pump. He will see his bills drop dramatically and of course he gets air conditioning.

 

Lennox mix matched heat pump
New American Standard Heat Pump

Sedro Woolley Air Conditioner

July 13, 2015   |   Author: Gary Kirkendall   |   No comments   |   Categories: Air Conditioner • Furnace   |   Tags: • •
Sedro Woolley Air Conditioner

Simple Sedro Woolley Air Conditioner.

This year we have sold and installed record numbers of air conditioners. In this case we actually replaced the existing gas furnace with a new American Standard furnace at the same time. Seeing how the home was fairly small the customer decided against a high efficiency furnace. In reality the difference would have only been about a 15% savings on a very small gas bill.

 American Standard Furnace

As you can see the new furnace installed right next to the washer and dryer in the utility room, nice tight fit. Seeing how it was the same efficiency there was no need for redoing the venting. We did have to cut down the existing base can to make the coil fit, everything else just got reconnected.

 

Air Conditioner Location

When it comes down to it there is a compromise when I look at the Air Conditioners location. I have to think about the refrigeration lines from the indoor coil and the high voltage lines coming from the panel. I also have to think about cosmetics, no one wants an air conditioner located in the front of their home. Overall this Sedro Woolley Air Conditioner turned out great.

American Standard Furnace
American Standard Air Conditioner

Ductless For Mobile Home

March 26, 2014   |   Author: Gary Kirkendall   |   No comments   |   Categories: Ductless   |   Tags: • • •

Ductless For Mobile Home

Once in awhile we get a ductless project that is a little out of the norm, here we have older well kept mobile home that actually has some rough cut timber added into the interior and exterior of the home

Ductless For Mobile Home

Ductless For Mobile Home

Running our line sets tight against the siding would have been almost impossible. So we simple ran the line set on top of the trim down to the Ductless Daikin unit. Actually turned out pretty good.

Ductless For Mobile Home

Ductless For Mobile Home

The indoor Daikin unit was positioned centered between to timber columns, making for a very clean installation.

Need a Heat Pump, Air Conditioner, Furnace, Boiler, Ductless, Mini-Split or Tankless Water Heater? We install them all over Skagit county including Mount Vernon WA, Burlington WA, Anacortes, Sedro Woolley, La Conner, Stanwood WA, and on Camano Is.

Ductless In Sedro Woolley

March 26, 2014   |   Author: Gary Kirkendall   |   No comments   |   Categories: Ductless   |   Tags: • •

Going Ductless In Sedro Woolley

Ductless In Sedro Woolley

Daikin Mini Split Indoor #2782

On this particular project (Ductless In Sedro Woolley) we actually installed the Daikin ductless indoor unit in the center of the home, a more difficult installation for a ductless but in this application it was the best location in the home. Here in the northwest we have to deal with rain and when the weather gets a little on the wet side we usually like to pop up a canvas/tent to help keep us and our work dry.

 

 

Ductless In Sedro Woolley


Ductless Mini Split Outdoor #2782

Unfortunately this is one of those projects where I failed to get an picture of the indoor unit. If I happen to get back to this ductless project in the near future I will snap a picture.

 

Dont forget if you have a questions about ductless heat pumps drop me an email.

 

 

 

Need a Heat Pump, Air Conditioner, Furnace, Boiler, Ductless, Mini-Split or Tankless Water Heater? We install them all over Skagit county including Mount Vernon WA, Burlington WA, Anacortes, Sedro Woolley, La Conner, Stanwood WA, and on Camano Is.

Mini Split Sedro Woolley

March 26, 2014   |   Author: Gary Kirkendall   |   No comments   |   Categories: Ductless   |   Tags: • •

New Mini Split Sedro Woolley

This project brought a few challenges, like the outdoor ductless Daikin unit being located around the corner from in indoor unit.

Another Mini Split Sedro Woolley

Mini Split Sedro Woolley

Fortunately we use a product that can wrap around outside and inside corners. Hiding the refer lines and control wiring. Really adding a clean professional look to the project.

Daikin Mini Split indoor unit

Daikin Mini Split Sedro Woolley

The indoor Daikin unit was installed above an exterior window on one end of the home. Pointing down the middle of the home seemed to work out the best for our customer.

Need a Heat Pump, Air Conditioner, Furnace, Boiler, Ductless, Mini-Split or Tankless Water Heater? We install them all over Skagit county including Mount Vernon WA, Burlington WA, Anacortes, Sedro Woolley, La Conner, Stanwood WA, and on Camano Is.