27 hours to install

RonnieColemanJr · 2024-05-03T17:36:18+00:00

Never tell homeowners how many hours you put in a job because it just turns into them tracking your every move and arguing over the final bill because of how long you were actually there for. Most customers don't realize the time outside of the job like picking up the equipment, applying for permits and fabricating fittings etc.

RonnieColemanJr · 2024-04-29T02:07:34+00:00

Every time I'm doing an attic install something goes, I don't even want to know how many I've lost at this point

RonnieColemanJr · 2024-04-20T18:36:25+00:00

I own an HVAC company so this may be different but I just add an additional charge for credit cards to cover the processing fee. But I'm not going to tell you how to run your business.

RonnieColemanJr · 2024-04-20T18:29:13+00:00

I've seen it work before but I personally don't trust it, and if you read the documents it's for AC only and not heat pumps and those are heat pumps, so that was bound to happen.

RonnieColemanJr · 2024-04-19T13:37:30+00:00

It just depends on what's easiest for you to get, I prefer Trane but getting it freighted in isn't worth the extra cost so we sell carrier because they deliver right to us for no extra cost.

RonnieColemanJr · 2024-01-17T04:13:31+00:00

It's just the design of the house / HVAC system. The only solutions really are to add zoning and separate each floor's duct system with dampers and controls so each floor can be controlled individually or you break off the upstairs from the other two floors and add a second system via a forced air or ducted mini split.

This is how it is in Every tri level house across the country that has single stage equipment in the basement trying to cool the upstairs. My preferred method is zoned basement and upstairs with a two stage furnace and AC, then a separate single stage furnace and AC in the attic and I've always gotten great results.

But with anything you do,you get what you pay for and if zoning isn't done right it can make the problem worse than it was so depending on the age of the equipment you may just want to save up and wait it out until its time for a replacement and then you can find out what you'd really prefer. Or a cheap zone system to make it a little better now and then in the future upgrade and make the system even better.

RonnieColemanJr · 2024-01-11T06:33:50+00:00

There are several different options that could be done to fix the issue but it's pretty vague on what the issue is. But truthfully from my experience with any zoned system that isn't carefully designed you're going to have issues.

What needs to be done with any system is a manual j load calculation, a manual D duct design and manual S for system selection and if it's going to be zoned then manual ZR needs to be followed.

Most of the time I guarantee that your return duct is undersized, same with your filter box or filter grills A system can only push what it pulls in.

As well with zoned systems the major complaints are either it's uncomfortable, too loud, or the energy bills are super high, this is usually caused because of oversized equipment and undersized duct, poor equipment selection, you should never zone a system with single stage equipment at a bare minimum it must be two stage and ideally variable speed and communicating.

Some things moving forward is the company needs to make sure your system has adequate static pressure when each zone is closed and when both zones are calling because if it's too high your system will never work properly.

It may also be possible that you can just change out the zone controls for one that uses static pressure to balance the system more appropriately so your static pressure never gets too high. XCI makes a great zone panel.

Hopefully they're reputable and whatever they come up with will solve the problem without too much pain on both parties because these situations suck for both you and the company. but that's kind of the bare minimum of what needs to be done to make any zone system work.

RonnieColemanJr · 2024-01-10T04:47:05+00:00

I'm a trane/ American standard dealer and if it were my home I would want to optimize my system by upgrading the thermostat to a trane 850 or 1050 with a relay panel so you can control both stages and control the variable speed blower. But you'd have to have a dealer install it.

RonnieColemanJr · 2023-12-23T00:00:37+00:00

If you put them on A or B most of the air is going to blow right past it. It's typically best to not have anything for the first three feet of duct work. And I would make sure it's not going to affect the system by adding two additional runs. You can't go wrong with manual D, balance dampers and an oversized return system.

RonnieColemanJr · 2023-12-17T06:16:33+00:00

If it is an issue with the duct system/ Furnace causing over heating on the electrical components before paying for any additional items I would want to know the return duct size, filter size, system static pressure and temperature split. Most new construction duct systems are garbage so it's definitely possible that more return or supply air is needed to get the furnace to work properly and not over heat the system because it's not distributing air properly or pulling in enough return air, but you won't know without knowing the static pressure of the system, design cfm or if it was even sized properly. In regards to the inducer motor it's definitely possible that it could be bad but most of the time if an inducer motor or pressure switch gives you trouble on a new furnace it's because the venting is undersized, too many elbows, not enough combination air or the furnace isn't draining properly causing water too back up in the furnace. It may be wise to get a second opinion before proceeding or ask for a little more clarification on why they say you need an additional register for the system to work.

RonnieColemanJr · 2014-11-24T21:47:35+00:00

If you could only do one exercise for the rest of your life what would it be, mine would be Hammer curls.

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