Air Ease Heat pump condensers

[bazar01]

I just learned that United Refrigeration is phasing out some heat pump units.
I happened to reserve the last two 1.5 ton R410A condensing units at the store at $600 a piece. Any guys here have any experience with these hp unit? The construction seem durable as the case is all sheet metal. I plan to keep them as spare for my rentals as most of them are now going 20 years old.
Thanks.

 

[bonneyman]

Heck, I didn't know that the Air Ease brand still existed! My dad installed one of their furnaces back in 1972 or so, and as of 2003 it was still working.

 

[bazar01]

Thanks bonneyman.
The construction seems durable with sheet metal casing instead of wire grill.
They are heat pumps with single speed scroll compressor, TXV, and low and high pressure switches.
I went ahead and bought them.

 

[Jim greengo]

Is there any warrantee with them?

 

[Done That]

Its pretty much a rebranded Lennox Merit series unit, nothing bad to say about them.

 

[bazar01]

Is there any warrantee with them?

10 years on scroll compressor
5 years on others.

 

[bonneyman]

All the manufacturers are in a feverish race to the bottom as far as quality is concerned but Lennox and Trane seem to be better than most.

Heck, if I could find a pre-2010 condensing unit I'd rebuild it. So long as the condenser coil itself is still OK, I'd rip everything else out of it (leaving just the cabinet - which I would powder coat in white or some light color) and replace it with the parts of my choosing.

 

[bazar01]

Heck, if I could find a pre-2010 condensing unit I'd rebuild it. So long as the condenser coil itself is still OK, I'd rip everything else out of it (leaving just the cabinet - which I would powder coat in white or some light color) and replace it with the parts of my choosing.

On rentals, that's pretty much what I do on units that are over 25 years old. I just buy a new R22 compressor with the POE oil and install it on a 13 SEER heat pump. Then I use R407C now as the refrigerant on change outs which is way cheaper than R22.