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We recently moved into a new house without central air. The house is 3030sq ft with appx 26 windows. There are 2 furnaces, one for each floor. We are considering getting central air installed and am wondering what your opinions are on an ideal setup. Since we have 2 furnaces would there be a need for 2 ac units or could we get one unit ( I am estimating 4-5 ton, no manual J done yet). If we only got the one unit I would assume the best furnace to put the coil into would be the one that supplys the upstairs so that the cool air falls to the first floor. if we needed 2 units would the size of the upstairs unit be bigger than the size of the 1st floor unit?
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You cant say size till you run load on the home. You say 2 story and to heat units. For sure put 2 AC units in the home one for up and one for down. you might go to
http://warmair.net compre fuel cost for there and see if a heatpump might work.
http://warmair.net compre fuel cost for there and see if a heatpump might work.
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Also depends on the capacity of the airhandlers you already have in there. Hopefully they went ahead and sized the duct work with the anticipated install of a/c. If both airhandlers only have 2 ton blowers then that's the max you can go on cooling.
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how can i tell the capacity of the airhandlers...I called the hvac company that did the furnace install on the new construction, they said i would need a 2.5 ton for the first floor and a 3.5 ton for the second floor. if i went with a 2 stage bryant ac i guess those dont come in 1/2 ton sizes so would need a 3 ton and 4 ton respectively.
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Model 310AAV042090ACJA
S/N 1806A16641
it says input 88000btu/hr
output 71000 btu/hr
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Model 310AAV042090ACJA
S/N 1806A16672
it says input 88000btu/hr
output 71000 btu/hr
Model 310AAV042090ACJA
S/N 1806A16641
it says input 88000btu/hr
output 71000 btu/hr
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Model 310AAV042090ACJA
S/N 1806A16672
it says input 88000btu/hr
output 71000 btu/hr
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looks like both are 3 1/2 ton furnaces so you should be OK to use up to a 3 1/2 ton AC on each one, dependent upon the results of your manual J calculations.
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Good to know since the hvac company would have put in a 4ton unit if i wanted the higher seer because bryant doesnt make 1/2 ton sizes in the 15 seer. So now i just need to have some people come out to run the calcs and decide on a mfg of AC...I had trane in our old house...it was ok, nothing great...just looking for something that will be reliable and will be quiet. Any input on those two factors would be appreciated
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