So I own a 40+ year old townhouse, and all of the HVAC stuff is original to the house. My AC unit is a box that it actually mounted half in, half out on the exterior back wall of my house. A week or so ago, it started to make some squealing and clunking sounds, so I called a local HVAC company to come have it serviced. They said there was nothing they could do because the bearings on one of the motors was going bad. I was told that I could just have the motor replaced, but that because my type of unit isn't made anymore, obtaining the parts needed is difficult, takes a long time to order, and can be more on the expensive side. They suggested I just have it replaced and have one of the standard, sits on the ground units put in. So one of their guys came out to quote me on a new AC unit. They suggested that because everything was original with the house that I replace the AC and furnace. What he quoted me on was for a 1200 square foot house, completely electric (gas isn't available because my HOA says so), forced air unit that included the AC, furnace, a heat pump, and all of the labor for $8800. Now, I have a couple of questions regarding this.
1) What is a heat pump (I've never heard of this before)?
2) How can I tell if I have a heat pump (I'm pretty sure I don't)?
3) Is it necessary when you have a furnace?
4) From the information provided, is $8800 a lot for the unit?
5) Would I be ok in just replacing the AC unit?
6) If I do replace just the AC, is there a point where the amount I'm quoted is way too high? I don't know if there's a way to give a price range for a new AC through Reddit, but is it safe to say that if they're asking $X amount or higher, then I would be paying too much? What would that amount be?
If I've left out any information needed to answer my questions, please don't hesitate to ask me to clarify or check specifications on my current setup! And thank you in advance for your input!
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