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Originally Posted by brainz01
Those are very nice units. I'd suspect they'd be much better at humidity control in the shoulder months - - even on low (stage 1), sometimes my capacity is too high to get long run times in moderate temps and high humidity.
I probably missed it, but how old is the system? Is it still young enough that a new evaporator makes sense?
In my case I knew the old units were toast: 12 year old builder grade R22 and leaking like sieves, and R22 was pricey, not to mention the costvof my time dealing with lots of failures. There was zero sense in throwing thousands at each ubit to keep them going.
Good luck with getting it sorted.
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15 years old originally a York builders grade. The Condenser is 8 years old, RHEEM. I think I've done at least 1, if not 2 main control boards. And sometimes, the air handler/blower squeaks. It was a 13 SEER system, not sure it is doing now with mix of components.
I have no doubt that if I were to put in a 14 SEER system I would see energy savings. My parents put in a two stage system. Their cost is lower, but they have better insulation and they are old and like it about 2 degrees warmer!
Bob:
What would you charge for complete install of two systems, one 3 ton, the other 3.5 ton, with 50KBTU natural gas heaters? Assume the copper line sets do not need to be replaced. Do add in the thermostat upgrades needed.