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The new Trane XL15i was installed today.  The installers from Cook’s Comfort Systems were very nice, they worked quickly, and cleaned up everything before leaving.  I had quite a few conference calls this morning, so I wasn’t able to watch everything, but I don’t think they checked the ductwork for leaks.

There was a mixup in the paperwork and they’ll come back sometime next week to finalize everything, so they may check the ductwork at that time. Also, TVA will do a free inspection since I went with one of their approved contractors, so I’ll be calling them for an independent inspection to make sure everything was completed properly. I’ll post the results of their inspection.

First impressions:

1) The XL15i is much larger than the old GE unit.  It’s square, about 2.5 feet on each side, and about 5 feet tall.  It’s even taller because it sits on 4 small stands that are about 6 to 8 inches tall. It reminds me of an over sized, green, R2D2.

2) The unit is VERY quiet!  We have a screened in porch about 20 feet away from the unit, and you really have to listen to hear it running.  Ditto for the air handler in the garage.  I can hear 3 of my neighbors’ units running over the sound of mine when I’m sitting on the porch. (My PC fan is louder - but I sit 2 feet from it, not 20 feet.)

3) There is no noise at all in the house when it’s running - you have to feel for air coming out of the vents to know it’s on.  Very impressive.

The bottom line is that I like it so far.  Now I want to see what the electric bill looks like….  I’ll add an update here when we get an electric bill.

We used over 4000kwh last July, but that was a very hot month here.   They normally read our meter somewhere between the 21st and the 25th of each month, so the unit was installed right about the same time so I can directly compare bills from last year to this year, and the new unit will be on next months’ bill.

gk

Tags: AC, electric bill, heat pump, high efficiency heat pump, Trane XL15i

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