When I bought my two-story house it had one single, inadequate system. I had it split into two new systems upstairs and downstairs. The problem with putting new systems in at the same time is that they wear out in about the same time. I babied them along for several years beyond their life expectancy; "Come on, just charge it back up and maybe the leak is slow enough that it will get through the cooling season one more time...".
Back in March, I completely replaced heating and air for both upstairs and downstairs. (Which explains why I haven't been able to buy any guns recently!) I got near top of the line Lennox stuff that they call "communicating" equipment. The fancy wi-fi thermostat, the furnace and the ac unit all talk to each other and I can control it all from my phone. Put it in "away" mode to go on vacation; on the way home, a couple of hours out, remotely set it back to normal and things are just right when we get there. Pretty slick. Not to mention the $1000 rebate on each system and the $300 tax credit to come.
Oh, and just in the last couple of days I had the bizarre experience of my thermostats updating themselves from the network and sending me an email to let know about the update.
Back in March, I completely replaced heating and air for both upstairs and downstairs. (Which explains why I haven't been able to buy any guns recently!) I got near top of the line Lennox stuff that they call "communicating" equipment. The fancy wi-fi thermostat, the furnace and the ac unit all talk to each other and I can control it all from my phone. Put it in "away" mode to go on vacation; on the way home, a couple of hours out, remotely set it back to normal and things are just right when we get there. Pretty slick. Not to mention the $1000 rebate on each system and the $300 tax credit to come.
Oh, and just in the last couple of days I had the bizarre experience of my thermostats updating themselves from the network and sending me an email to let know about the update.
