Replaced a 23 year old York oil furnace and air conditioner with a new, High Efficiency Carrier Infinity 16 heat pump and oil furnace (I live in New England and gas is not an option). This is a dual fuel system designed to minimize oil consumption and maximize system heating efficiency. I was disappointed that Carrier's excellent Infinity control system was not developed for use with this combination so I have a thermidisat, the new 'Edge' which is quite fancy. The system keeps the house comfortable and has yet to use any noticable oil except during defrost. I am near the Atlantic coast and we have an ideal heat pump climate although they are very rare here as the local dealers do not knom much about them.
The Infinity 16 is a 3 ton heat pump connected to a 4 ton (CNPV4821A) coil to mazimize output. The furnace is a Perforamce 80 (58VMR-105) oil fired furnace made by Dettson of Canada for Carrier. The HSPF is 8.4, the annual cooling SEER is 15 according to ARI certified testing (ARI.org). During the first 30 days the system has operated as expected except for some unusual low speed blower whine being addressed by the dealer.
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