O/T Central A/C advice

[an]

[quote=Clifford]Thanks to FlyerInHi & AN for answering my questions.

AN, what brand is your AC unit ? Goodman ?
Also, on what month of the year did you replace your AC ?[/quote]
Yes, they’re Goodman. The model is: SSX160481A & GMVC950704CX. I didn’t have AC before but the house was preplumbed for AC. I got it installed around April.

[Clifford]

[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]Thanks to FlyerInHi & AN for answering my questions.

AN, what brand is your AC unit ? Goodman ?
Also, on what month of the year did you replace your AC ?[/quote]
Yes, they’re Goodman. The model is: SSX160481A & GMVC950704CX. I didn’t have AC before but the house was preplumbed for AC. I got it installed around April.[/quote]

It looks like GMVC950704CX is a furnace. Did you replace the furnace at the same time ? Was the $2000 the labor for the AC only or both AC & furnace ?

[an]

[quote=Clifford][quote=AN][quote=Clifford]Thanks to FlyerInHi & AN for answering my questions.

AN, what brand is your AC unit ? Goodman ?
Also, on what month of the year did you replace your AC ?[/quote]
Yes, they’re Goodman. The model is: SSX160481A & GMVC950704CX. I didn’t have AC before but the house was preplumbed for AC. I got it installed around April.[/quote]

It looks like GMVC950704CX is a furnace. Did you replace the furnace at the same time ? Was the $2000 the labor for the AC only or both AC & furnace ?[/quote]Yep, that’s the furnace I got. Yes, ~$2k was the labor to add a new AC AND replacing my old furnace with that unit. I just looked back at that email chain and the total to do everything was $4500. Which was cheaper than if I would have bought the unit online and pay him $2k for install.

[FlyerInHi]

You got great deal AN.

The quotes you mentions at 9k to 12k seemed high for just AC but make sense with a new furnace.

When i had AC Installed for my parents, they your kept the same old furnace which was fine. But there’s something to the said about new everything.

BTW, does anyone have a variable speed system? I’ve never had one of those.

[ltsddd]

I got two units, a 3 and a 4 ton 13 seer R-22, installed by one of the companies the OP mentioned for $6K even. The house was pre-plumbed. I picked one of the cheaper brands that they carried. The coil runs a bit noisy, but when the ac is running I have no business being outside so that has no effect on me. As for the efficiency, I didn’t think I would use it enough to justify paying for a more efficient one.

BTW., I would seriously consider the wall-mount single room ac if I didn’t already have central ac. I think the single room ac is much more energy efficient – cool the room you’re in and not the entire floor.

http://www.mitsubishicomfort.com/products

[La Jolla Renter]

I am having a new 5 ton system installed with new furnace, ducts, and zone dampers for 14k. I took the house down to the studs, so it made sense to just start with a fresh new system. Just finished drywall so will update my thoughts on the system in a couple months.

[Clifford]

[quote=ltsdd]I got two units, a 3 and a 4 ton 13 seer R-22, installed by one of the companies the OP mentioned for $6K even. The house was pre-plumbed. I picked one of the cheaper brands that they carried. The coil runs a bit noisy, but when the ac is running I have no business being outside so that has no effect on me. As for the efficiency, I didn’t think I would use it enough to justify paying for a more efficient one.

BTW., I would seriously consider the wall-mount single room ac if I didn’t already have central ac. I think the single room ac is much more energy efficient – cool the room you’re in and not the entire floor.

http://www.mitsubishicomfort.com/products%5B/quote%5D

ltsdd,

You had duel ACs, right ? How old were the AC units when you replace them ?

Did you replace the furnace also ?

[FlyerInHi]

Itsdd, I’m interested how you will control the dampers.
i never had them but would like to.

[ltsddd]

[quote=Clifford][quote=ltsdd]I got two units, a 3 and a 4 ton 13 seer R-22, installed by one of the companies the OP mentioned for $6K even. The house was pre-plumbed. I picked one of the cheaper brands that they carried. The coil runs a bit noisy, but when the ac is running I have no business being outside so that has no effect on me. As for the efficiency, I didn’t think I would use it enough to justify paying for a more efficient one.

BTW., I would seriously consider the wall-mount single room ac if I didn’t already have central ac. I think the single room ac is much more energy efficient – cool the room you’re in and not the entire floor.

http://www.mitsubishicomfort.com/products%5B/quote%5D

ltsdd,

You had duel ACs, right ? How old were the AC units when you replace them ?

Did you replace the furnace also ?[/quote]

The house was bought pre-plumbed for AC but I didn’t have AC installed until about 7-8 years ago.

I think they’re dual ACs – two separate coils/fans outside, two separate copper lines feed into two separate condensors(?) that they installed in the attic. Two thermostats, one for each floor.

[ltsddd]

[quote=FlyerInHi]Itsdd, I’m interested how you will control the dampers.
i never had them but would like to.[/quote]

FIH,
If you’re referring to the central ac, they are two separate units controlled by two separate thermostats – 1 for each floor.

[FlyerInHi]

I meant to ask la jolla renter how he will open and close the dampers. I guess a knob on the wall in each room.

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