Cost of HVAC replacement.

Go for both to get the new refrigerant. Est $6000-7500 installed. (It's July.)

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Also, would anyone recommend switching just the outside unit and leaving the old inside one or should I switch both.

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depends...have you had any other problems with the unit?...how often are you having to put refrigerant in the current one?....

I changed mine out today. I jumped from a 4 ton to a 5 ton (13 seer), so the condensor, coil, and furnace all had to be changed. It cost me $6900. The 4 ton I was quoted would have come to $4500 (without changing the furnace). A 5 ton 16 seer would have been over $9000.

3,000

I'll be changing my equally as old unit for around $3500. Much smaller place/unit though...going with a 2.5 ton 14 seer Rheem.

What's a complete system replace looking for for a 3 ton unit? Plan to only be in my current house for 2 or so more years so I wouldn't be looking top of the line. 1300 sq foot house

Spinoff, but what would be causing my breaker to trip with a new 4 ton unit installed last week? Breaker is 30 amp and trips daily after the unit runs for 6-8 hours. Previously had a 3.5 ton unit with no issues. Is the 30amp breaker to small?

I checked around online last week for a unit for my upstairs. I ordered from https://www.budgetairsupply.com/

Luckily for me, my brother-in-law is an AC guy, and did the install for me for free, but the price I got on the system was great. Granted, it's not a MAJOR name brand that I bought, but the warranty was 10 years.

I got a Goodman 2.5 ton 13 SEER heat pump, matching air handler, 8kw heater, free programmable thermostat, free shipping (came from central Florida in two days via freight line)for $1400

General rule is that if your air handler if over 7 years old, you may want to change it along with the condenser.

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Goodman = junk

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Been doing a lot of reading on them as I was initially quoted a 2.5 ton/13 seer Goodman outside condenser unit...I think this is blown out of proportion.

They seemed to have had some issues 4-8 years ago, but most seemed to be due to bad installs. More specifically, the fact that Goodman sells direct to consumer - so you have more botched install jobs.

Do they make the best unit on the market? No. But if you have it installed by a competent HVAC guy, I wouldn't have any issues running a new Goodman. They seem okay for the price. That's just my very limited knowledge though...