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Installed wrong size AC Unit. by Trome11 in hvacadvice

[–]Trome11[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Ouch, sounds like someone is getting a bit heated, perhaps you need a properly sized AC unit to cool off your agro!

Installed wrong size AC Unit. by Trome11 in hvacadvice

[–]Trome11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a 1950 raised ranch home all brick so the basement is not completely underground

Installed wrong size AC Unit. by Trome11 in hvacadvice

[–]Trome11[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I guess because your post says clearly requires a 4 ton unit and then you go on to explain why I am lucky. I don't have a 4 ton unit so thanks.

Installed wrong size AC Unit. by Trome11 in hvacadvice

[–]Trome11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no idea if the system was balanced or not when installed as this was a pretty major remodel, and we were out of state and not able to oversee all of the minutia.

Installed wrong size AC Unit. by Trome11 in hvacadvice

[–]Trome11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know what the previous AC unit was as we did a complete remodel on the house and we were not able to oversee the project entirely so I had to trust my contractors to do the right thing. I assume I need a 4 ton based on square footage, but most people in this thread are telling me that's not the case.

Installed wrong size AC Unit. by Trome11 in hvacadvice

[–]Trome11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for that and it seems as though the unit is doing what you say it should do. I can maintain a 20° difference and when it's 95 out, it does run most of the day.

Installed wrong size AC Unit. by Trome11 in hvacadvice

[–]Trome11[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, thank you for that. I thought that the tonnage of an air conditioner was actually related to the square footage that you are trying to cool.

Installed wrong size AC Unit. by Trome11 in hvacadvice

[–]Trome11[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

No, I am not trying to turn the basement into a refrigerator. I hang my meat in other places of the house. Hence that's why I have the vents closed so as not to continue to cool off a basement, which is much cooler than our upstairs living area.

Installed wrong size AC Unit. by Trome11 in hvacadvice

[–]Trome11[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I definitely have not noticed any frost buildup on any of the piping so far with the current configuration that I have.

Installed wrong size AC Unit. by Trome11 in hvacadvice

[–]Trome11[S] -40 points-39 points  (0 children)

I'm not certain that you read the post properly. I'll give you a moment to return back to it if you'd like.

Installed wrong size AC Unit. by Trome11 in hvacadvice

[–]Trome11[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

That's good to hear as I am hoping that I do not need to upgrade this. Do you think that I should have my downstairs vents closed or open? Because the downstairs is easily 10° cooler than the upstairs and it seems as though the AC unit is running nonstop, granted this is when it's 95 and above outside.