Single stage heatpump. i am not up on Goodman/Amana products because I quit selling them years ago.
The thermostat wiring is definately wrong for a heatpump
The thermostat wiring is definately wrong for a heatpump
I don't have aux strips... I've got radiator heat in the house (oil-fired boiler), so that's my "aux heat", now. Too expensive to run as primary. Too bad, too, cuz it's way better heat than the heat pump. At some point I have to figure out how to run the zone valve control to the aux terminals of the thermostat correctly. This 2nd version of the Nest supports that, but I haven't given it much thought, yet.Single stage heat pump. You probably have aux strip heaters, that he is counting as second stage heat.
Multistage is 2 stages of heat pump heat. Weather or not you have aux heat is not included.
You would want the ASZC 16 or 18 to have a 2 stage heat pump.
You know, I gave that some thought. Those comfortNet therms are $300+ and I wasn't finding anything to justify that expense. What is your experience with them?Well, when you get the ASZC16. its a communicating unit, so it will match to the air handler. And you might want to consider getting the communicating thermostat for it, which allows much more control over the blower then the Nest can ever do.
Why don't you like the Nest? You are the first person I've heard that doesn't like it, with the exception of some people with specific needs like remote temp sensors, multiple peripherals (dehumud, 3rd stage heat), etc.You find $250 is acceptable for a poor thermostat (nest)? A communicating stat is always worth the money if the system is designed for it. The nest is not designed specifically for your system.