Opinions about Armstrong furnace

[Clay Pigeon]

In some of the older homes in areas around indy we find this a lot. If you are running a 100BTU unit into the brick flu you can make enough draft but on a cold cold cold windy day it is not easy. The inducer will save you.

 

[Jaybird1980]

I just talked to my furnace guy and he said the 2 stage 80% is a no-no, and that there has to be a way to upgrade to 90+. Coming over this evening or next to come up with a plan

 

[defaultdotxbe]

Its time for a new furnace in my house as well, but we are also replacing the water heater so we are going to get a HE tankless water heater as well and just put all the PVC up the old flue to the roof

We have an Armstrong now and seems OK, almost 25 years old and still going, we just want to upgrade and install an air purifier too. We will be going with a new Armstrong, 951E, 95% single stage

 

[Clay Pigeon]

Its time for a new furnace in my house as well, but we are also replacing the water heater so we are going to get a HE tankless water heater as well and just put all the PVC up the old flue to the roof

We have an Armstrong now and seems OK, almost 25 years old and still going, we just want to upgrade and install an air purifier too. We will be going with a new Armstrong, 951E, 95% single stage

I would check Indiana code on tank-less venting, I have never seen anywhere that is approved. Most opt to run the double wall plastic through a side wall in the home to the outside. The last thing you want it to pull in exhaust to the tank-less from your furnace.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Its time for a new furnace in my house as well, but we are also replacing the water heater so we are going to get a HE tankless water heater as well and just put all the PVC up the old flue to the roof

We have an Armstrong now and seems OK, almost 25 years old and still going, we just want to upgrade and install an air purifier too. We will be going with a new Armstrong, 951E, 95% single stage

The 951e is the model that he recommended this morning

 

[ghitch75]

just putting this out there....i have hundreds of Goodman's out there and i have little to no trouble from them .....i sell Amana to that has life time unit replacement for 16seer AC's and higher if the compressor goes out....

all 90+ have life time replacement if either heat exchanger fails..

it you go 90+ get a 2 stage as you will use half the gas in mid temps than a single stage.

been doing this 40 years next year...

 

[Jaybird1980]

just putting this out there....i have hundreds of Goodman's out there and i have little to no trouble from them .....i sell Amana to that has life time unit replacement for 16seer AC's and higher if the compressor goes out....

all 90+ have life time replacement if either heat exchanger fails..

it you go 90+ get a 2 stage as you will use half the gas in mid temps than a single stage.

been doing this 40 years next year...

The Armstrong has a lifetime on the heat exchanger s, 10 year on other parts. One factor is that there is 7 dealer/installers locally, and there is 0 for Carrier/Payne(which was recommended by a couple people up thread).
So my question is would it be wise to go with a brand that no body local supports, if I ever do need parts there is a good chance that between the 7 local dealers it will be available.

 

[ghitch75]

they will replacement the heat exchanger not the whole furnace Amana gives you a complete furnace same goes with AC's too.....10 years on everything else....

but i would get the 2 stage in the Armstrong if your going with them...

 

[churchmouse]

The Armstrong has a lifetime on the heat exchanger s, 10 year on other parts. One factor is that there is 7 dealer/installers locally, and there is 0 for Carrier/Payne(which was recommended by a couple people up thread).
So my question is would it be wise to go with a brand that no body local supports, if I ever do need parts there is a good chance that between the 7 local dealers it will be available.

Go with what can be serviced.

 

[Jaybird1980]

they will replacement the heat exchanger not the whole furnace Amana gives you a complete furnace same goes with AC's too.....10 years on everything else....

but i would get the 2 stage in the Armstrong if your going with them...

Wow the whole replacement is impressive