Lennox to American Standard
Years ago I use to be an Lennox furnace dealer ... and way before that I use to install Lennox furnaces for a local company.
Lennox Pulse
I can not tell you how many Lennox pulse furnaces I have installed, but I can tell you I absolutely hated the Lennox pulse because of the noise it produced. Because of the way it burns its fuel it creates a pulsing/knocking sound that is so annoying it will drive you out of your home. We literally had to install mufflers and vibration pads to try to help bring down the noise.
Here we have a 100,000 btu Lennox pulse, the grand daddy of noise makers. Seeing this old knocker reminded of my early days installing when I was in my early 20's. Fortunately for my customer there is the new American Standard 95% Variable 2 stage gas furnace that is mouse whisper compared to the pulse.
Lennox to American Standard ... Cont.
American Standard furnace
I had to replace the existing venting with larger 3" PVC, do a few duct changes and added a Honeywell 4" pleated filter bank. Other than that the job went fairly smooth. And because the existing thermostat location could not be moved easily we went with a Honeywell wireless thermostat. If you want to move your thermostat location but cant because of wiring issues ... use the wireless... very cool.
Pulse To American Standard
When I was much younger and still learning about this trade I was installing many Lennox Pulses. The foreman made sure we where loaded up and ready to go before starting the furnace. Reason being ... THEY ARE LOUD.
Lennox Pulse Furnace
I remember we use to place bets to see whether or not the customer would phone the shop before we got back. And if the unit was installed in the home ... we seldom get out of the driveway before the complaining started.
Pulse To American Standard ... cont.
Pulse to American Standard
My customer called me about adding AC to their existing system, once I explained how much they would be saving on labor by installing a new American Standard furnace at the same time they where sold. With a little transition work we got rid of that old freight train pulse and installed an American Standard 95% single stage furnace.
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
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
The indoor Daikin unit was positioned centered between to timber columns, making for a very clean installation.
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A Rheem 90 to American Standard
My customer was done with her Rheem imperial 90% gas furnace , the age and condition of the furnace simply did not justify the amount of money she was about to put in to it for repairs.
Rheem 90 to American Standard
Like I have said in many past posts “I love replacing Rheem furnaces” and here is another opportunity to do just that.
Single Stage American Standard 95% gas furnace
The new American Standard 95% single stage gas furnace has the exact same foot print as the Rheem furnace, but is a little shorter. All that was needed was a simple transition to adapt to the existing return ducting and it slipped right in to place. Because the existing Rheem furnace was an high efficient model we where able to reuse the existing PVC venting and condensate line.
We also converted the Honeywell electronic air cleaner to a 4″ pleated air filter bank so she did not have to worry about washing her cells every 3 months.
Heating And Cooling Skagit County
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Furnace replacement
Here you can see a few of the dilemmas heating contractors go through … this Carrier unit has seen its life and its ready for furnace replacement.
Carrier 90% gas furnace.
In the photo above you see the the top half of a Carrier gas furnace. Whats different about this furnace install is it is vented with ABS and not PVC, 1-1/2″ not 2″ and it is also vented out the side of the unit not the top, making it very difficult to access a filter system, like this Honeywell with an American Standard furnace.
American Standard 95% Single Stage Furnace.
This is a typical challenge for Alpine Heating And Cooling. What we did was fabricate and install a transition on top of the furnace, raising the existing Honeywell air cleaner up and out of the way so we can run the new PVC venting/combustion air pipe. We then replaced the undersized ABS venting with new PVC venting all the way up and out through the roof. Everything else bolted right up.
Heating And Cooling Skagit County
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.