Recently moved to a condo in Feb and probably have to do some mechanical upgrades based on the inspection report and subsequent issues.
Forced HA Furnace = NG Lennox Signature (maybe 13 years old)
AC = York; 30+ years old
Electric HW; AO Smith; 13 years old; HOA requires "under warranty" Recently stopped making HW.
Electric Panel "Challenger" (needs replacement because model is deemed not suitable)
Curious what BITOG'rs would do in this circumstance. (broken HW, 30+ year old AC) I was thinking replace the AC with a heat pump (AC is on roof 5 stories up) and use the Lennox as a backup or just get rid of it? NG prices going down IIRC. Replace the HW heater with an on demand gas? ( I assume this requires a separate vent from the furnace?)
This mechanical closet is on the second floor of the unit and basically is behind a door in "living space" so I am concerned about using a Hybrid electric hot water heater. Does anyone have one and how much noise does it make. When the HW heater was working i would basically hear the thermostat click on so the idea of having a compressor behind a wooden door is concerning.
Just looking for what BITOGs experienced with the stuff would do in this circumstance. Probably going to make a service call on the HW heater. Could be just the thermostat.
-T
Forced HA Furnace = NG Lennox Signature (maybe 13 years old)
AC = York; 30+ years old
Electric HW; AO Smith; 13 years old; HOA requires "under warranty" Recently stopped making HW.
Electric Panel "Challenger" (needs replacement because model is deemed not suitable)
Curious what BITOG'rs would do in this circumstance. (broken HW, 30+ year old AC) I was thinking replace the AC with a heat pump (AC is on roof 5 stories up) and use the Lennox as a backup or just get rid of it? NG prices going down IIRC. Replace the HW heater with an on demand gas? ( I assume this requires a separate vent from the furnace?)
This mechanical closet is on the second floor of the unit and basically is behind a door in "living space" so I am concerned about using a Hybrid electric hot water heater. Does anyone have one and how much noise does it make. When the HW heater was working i would basically hear the thermostat click on so the idea of having a compressor behind a wooden door is concerning.
Just looking for what BITOGs experienced with the stuff would do in this circumstance. Probably going to make a service call on the HW heater. Could be just the thermostat.
-T