This homeowner was already looking for a way to reduce utility costs. A crack in the heat exchanger of the old Carrier gas package sped up the process. The gas package was replaced with a Trane 14 SEER electric heat pump. Note the interesting use of guttering to replace a missing exhaust termination on the old gas package.

With an aging split heat pump on a 1970's era addition and a gas package that was even older on the original structure, the blue utility company envelope in the mailbox was a fearsome site. New units alone were not the solution. Replacing the leaky duct system with a new, sealed system was the key to reducing the utility bill. Even new units have to work harder and longer if part of the heat and air conditioning gets lost to the crawlspace.

Our solution was a Trane hybrid heat pump/gas package combination, a high efficiency split heat pump and new, mastic sealed ductwork.