In a message dated 12/21/2004 7:19:19 AM Central Standard Time, mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu writes:

<< Rusty,

I would advise you to get some other estimates on the heat pump.  I have
two in my house.  Both went out a year apart from each other.  I got
them replaced for about $1500/ea. installed.  This was from a small,
one-man operation.  That is for the compressor box that sits outside
only.  If that's all you need, you should be able to do better than
$10K.  >>

Get something with the GE Scroll compressor. Like a roots blower. No mating parts touch each other. 13 years on mine so far. Heats and cools 2800 square feet.

Lynn E. Hanover