Enjoyed the video. I’ve got a 14 year old Trane XV90 that I take pretty good care of. Other than frequent igniter swaps, especially with the older igniters, it’s been dependable. (I’ve learned how to replace them after spending hundreds) Is there any part in particular, that you see failing more often than not? Pressure switches, inducer motors, etc?
Inducers are pretty poplar. Expensive little suckers too. They r proud of them! Pressures switches fall n there too but they r cheap. Use an after market universal switch and pay half the amount. Other than that probably luck of the draw! Keep em clean, change the filters and they will last. After 10 years anything can happen but most do well with basic care! Best of luck with your Trane! They usually do a person right when it comes to longevity. Be sure to share and have a great day! Thanks for watching!
My home is a 2627 sq ft ranch with high ceilings (9’+) built in 2002 for Chicago winters. I have a 2627 sq ft English style basement (70% below grade 8’ 10” walls) that maintains a 65-68F temperature year-round in essentially a non-conditioned space.. The home is heated by a 22 year old single stage Bryant 132,000/107,000 BTU 80% gas furnace and cooled by Bryant 4 ton A/C. The temperature setting for heating: 71 day/65 night, cooling: 76 day/78 night. The thermostat measures an average runtime of 5.2 hours per day {Dec, Jan, Feb} and 3.2 hours per day in July. Do these runtimes indicate that my system is over-sized? The basement is unfinished open space that is used daily with: work shop, crafting, billiards, table tennis, etc. I would like to increase the basement daytime temperature to 70 degrees year round. There are two wall registers (with louvers) installed at the far ends of the main supply trunk (east and west). There are no returns in the basement. There are no supply registers on the north or south end of the basement. There are 7 windows on the east wall and one window each in the south east and north east corners. Can I assume that any conditioning to the basement would lose some BTU’s to the outside and some to the upper level of the house? Would conditioning the basement space by five degrees reduce the heating/cooling requirements of the upper level? Should I consider zoning the basement off of the existing HVAC or would it be better to install a separate HVAC for the basement? I plan to live in this house for 5-10 years, not enough time to have a high efficiency HVAC to pay for itself. I want to be prepared for a replacement if it becomes necessary.
Enjoyed the video. I’ve got a 14 year old Trane XV90 that I take pretty good care of.
Other than frequent igniter swaps, especially with the older igniters, it’s been dependable.
(I’ve learned how to replace them after spending hundreds)
Is there any part in particular, that you see failing more often than not? Pressure switches, inducer motors, etc?
Inducers are pretty poplar. Expensive little suckers too. They r proud of them! Pressures switches fall n there too but they r cheap. Use an after market universal switch and pay half the amount. Other than that probably luck of the draw! Keep em clean, change the filters and they will last. After 10 years anything can happen but most do well with basic care! Best of luck with your Trane! They usually do a person right when it comes to longevity. Be sure to share and have a great day! Thanks for watching!
My home is a 2627 sq ft ranch with high ceilings (9’+) built in 2002 for Chicago winters. I have a 2627 sq ft English style basement (70% below grade 8’ 10” walls) that maintains a 65-68F temperature year-round in essentially a non-conditioned space.. The home is heated by a 22 year old single stage Bryant 132,000/107,000 BTU 80% gas furnace and cooled by Bryant 4 ton A/C.
The temperature setting for heating: 71 day/65 night, cooling: 76 day/78 night. The thermostat measures an average runtime of 5.2 hours per day {Dec, Jan, Feb} and 3.2 hours per day in July. Do these runtimes indicate that my system is over-sized?
The basement is unfinished open space that is used daily with: work shop, crafting, billiards, table tennis, etc. I would like to increase the basement daytime temperature to 70 degrees year round. There are two wall registers (with louvers) installed at the far ends of the main supply trunk (east and west). There are no returns in the basement. There are no supply registers on the north or south end of the basement. There are 7 windows on the east wall and one window each in the south east and north east corners.
Can I assume that any conditioning to the basement would lose some BTU’s to the outside and some to the upper level of the house? Would conditioning the basement space by five degrees reduce the heating/cooling requirements of the upper level?
Should I consider zoning the basement off of the existing HVAC or would it be better to install a separate HVAC for the basement?
I plan to live in this house for 5-10 years, not enough time to have a high efficiency HVAC to pay for itself. I want to be prepared for a replacement if it becomes necessary.