Well I now know that 20 years is the limit on a Rheem heat pump. It had been freezing up over the summer and adding Freon didn’t help. So now I’m shopping heat pumps.
Can anyone recommend a brand? I’m getting quotes from a few local companies. So far I’m seeing mostly Carrier, Lennox, and Mitsubishi. From a purely visual perspective I like the vertical fan type (the Mitsubishi) for the outdoor unit but that’s not a real reason to buy a particular system.
One of my requests to the estimators was to also give me a price on a system to cool the shop. One was adamant that a mini split would be a terrible idea due to dust. The other two didn’t even mention dust being an issue.
It’ll be interesting to see all three quotes. Whatever the case I’m spending some dough really soon!