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Originally Posted by nota

btw fix the leaks 9# is a lot to lose

Yep, that was clear from the reaction of the AC guy that filled it.

Originally Posted by look 171

He's correct to a certain extend on the ductless. Its easier to install but you get to look at the ugly outlet unit that's on the wall. Sam Sung makes a ceiling outlet vents that may work for your application if space is limited. Good thing about that is different zones can be turned on of off. Depending on the size of the house, I don't think I would not install ductless hvac only. How about installing a combo unit on top of the roof? How old are the ducts? On a big home, I always ask for two air returns.

I can't imagine my wife being OK with the ductless due to the indoor units.
The house is quite small, 1500sqft on a 2 story, ~1000sqft down and 500sqft up.

Originally Posted by cabmando

The coils have gotten bigger with R410A. I have a difficult time believing you'll have a hard time fitting a new air handler in that space. What size unit is being installed? You should be able to access Carrier's website and find dimensions for their air handler (Bryant is Carrier in case you didn't know... so is Payne)

FWIW, Bryant offers a 39 1/2" tall compact fan coil.. Whew! That was tough!
https://www.bryant.com/en/us/products/fan-coils/fz4a/

Dimensions (inches) 22 x 19 x 39 1/2"


BTW... 9 lbs!? That baby was bone dry!! You go yourself one really good leak! A leak that big should be easy to find... like following the oil back to the Valdez.

Yep, bone dry. That's not surprising.

the current unit is a 30 year old heat pump. I can't imagine anyone wanting to fix the leaks.

We've been assuming that we'd need a new unit within a year, but were hoping to not have to do that right away. Clearly, we'll need to change our plans.

I was thinking, "really, how/why would things have gotten that much bigger," but then, I guess the new freon may be the reason.