Carrier Infinity Greenspeed System - Dual Fuel
I spoke with 4 companies before deciding on Zone Home Solutions and the Carrier solution. Jason was EXTREMELY knowledgeable and thorough in his assessment of the house, including doing a Manual J before making a system recommendation. We have replaced all windows and doors in our home in addition to spray foam insulating our attic since our last system was installed and he wanted to ensure the system was properly sized. The other companies just looked at what we had and proposed a comparably sized system. This wasn't the lowest (or the highest) quote we received, however we felt that Zone was very thorough in their requirements assessment and would do a quality installation \- which they did. Any HVAC system is only going to be as good as how it is installed, and the team did a great job. In addition to a full system replacement, including a steam humidifier, he also recommended replacing all vents with high velocity vents which has helped to better balance the temperature in several of our rooms (house is a ranch on a slab). As for the Carrier components, we replaced a 2 speed Trane system. As expected, the variable speed Carrier system is much quieter and has worked extremely well so far. The technology advancements in the last 12 years have been significant, and the communicating systems and Wifi thermostats leverage technology to improve service of these systems. Time will tell how this impacts our utility costs, but based on the low speeds it has been running that would should see some savings on cooling, as well as the ability to run the Greenspeed heat pump at much lower temperatures. We have a dual fuel system, but gas is extremely expensive in this area and the less we can use the furnace the more money we save.