- Oct 3, 2007
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I'm putting an offer in on a house today and assuming all goes well we'll be going forward with inspections, etc...soon. Home is just over 2,000 SF, built in 1972 and has a heat pump. I've honestly never seen one in a house in NJ-I thought they were only really used in more moderate to warm climates? Anyway, it looks to be original to the home. The outside unit looks like this:
Inside unit looks similar to the average gas furnace. The AC function seemed to work as we were there on a hot day and the house was comfortable inside, but I wonder about the heat. In any event, I plan on bringing my Englander 28-3500 furnace with us and tying it into the existing ductwork, so I'm hoping that if the heat end doesn't work so well that it won't matter. We barely use the oil furnace in our current house as it is. Regardless, the offer we're submitting takes into account the fact that the system is at least 30-35 years old and that it is beyond its service life. Just looking for any insight on these things because I know almost nothing about them.
Inside unit looks similar to the average gas furnace. The AC function seemed to work as we were there on a hot day and the house was comfortable inside, but I wonder about the heat. In any event, I plan on bringing my Englander 28-3500 furnace with us and tying it into the existing ductwork, so I'm hoping that if the heat end doesn't work so well that it won't matter. We barely use the oil furnace in our current house as it is. Regardless, the offer we're submitting takes into account the fact that the system is at least 30-35 years old and that it is beyond its service life. Just looking for any insight on these things because I know almost nothing about them.
