[Northendzone]

I am assuming that you are talking about a Central A/C unit? If you are not, then disregard the remainder of my post....

About 5 years ago we opted to have CAC in our house, and I have no regrets. We paid about $4,000 for the unit, install and a drip type central humidifier.

Our main AC unit is a LuxAir and it was installed by a guy who did this as a hobby. Everything has been ok.

I think you two major decisions are:
1. do I go for a unit that is more efficient over the long term (more initial $), or get something that is cheaper to buy and more expensive over the long term (less initial $)
2. Where do I mount this bad boy - on a patio stone on the ground, or go with brackets attached to the house.

We/I opted to go with a more expensive unit mounted to the house. Later on, we opted to get our west facing windows tinited and add celing fans to the west facing room (these are the kids rooms in our house).

Our basement is pretty cold, but that ensures that I get to watch the TV down there all of the time......enjoy!!!

our install guy was recommended by friends, but as with any type of large purchase, I'd recommend being wary of the guy that can do it for a substaintially lower price than others as surely he is not installing the same quality unit, or doing a quality install........