Bill, I know what you mean, both about the new furnace being painful, and the government being a bit ambiguous.
Several years ago I had a new furnace and integrated hot water tank installed. I didn't opt for the super high efficiency model because it was just too expensive and I didn't believe that it would save me enough money to justify the additional cost. Even though I was replacing a very old, battered very inefficient furnace, I couldn't get the tax credit because it wasn't like a 94% efficient furnace. On the other hand, I did get something like 250 bucks off of my taxes because of a new door that I installed. It had the low E glass and everything. Of course, I ripped out a wall to install the door, so not sure that was exactly in the spirit of the law, but they didn't ask that. I am now waiting to see about tax credits and government subsidies on appliances so I can get a new washer and possibly dryer. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [email protected] Tel: (412) 268-9081
