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Re: HVAC/Heat Pump Replacement Q's
[Re: BamaGuitarDude]
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08/22/18 05:14 PM
08/22/18 05:14 PM
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jbatey1
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Don’t replace an R22 evap coil.....
The fool tells me his reasons; the wise man persuades me with my own.
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Re: HVAC/Heat Pump Replacement Q's
[Re: GKelly]
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08/22/18 05:17 PM
08/22/18 05:17 PM
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jbatey1
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i would not install a heat pump they arent as efficient as they claim to be they claim 300% and you might get that if its 55° outside when you run the heat i personally dont run anything until it gets down in the 40s and once it gets cold enough to actually need the heat 45° and below youre gonna be running the emg heat anyway. also your running the compressor all year long instead of only during the hot months and wearing it out faster and IMO a reversing valve is one more thing to break in addition to the added cost of buying a heatpump. Id install a straight A/C with electric or gas heat. I’ve replaced ONE reversing valve in the 15 years that I’ve been doing this. ONE. I wouldn’t classify it as a part to worry about.
The fool tells me his reasons; the wise man persuades me with my own.
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Re: HVAC/Heat Pump Replacement Q's
[Re: jbatey1]
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08/22/18 05:36 PM
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i would not install a heat pump they arent as efficient as they claim to be they claim 300% and you might get that if its 55° outside when you run the heat i personally dont run anything until it gets down in the 40s and once it gets cold enough to actually need the heat 45° and below youre gonna be running the emg heat anyway. also your running the compressor all year long instead of only during the hot months and wearing it out faster and IMO a reversing valve is one more thing to break in addition to the added cost of buying a heatpump. Id install a straight A/C with electric or gas heat. I’ve replaced ONE reversing valve in the 15 years that I’ve been doing this. ONE. I wouldn’t classify it as a part to worry about. You're right reversing valve's rarely go bad.
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Re: HVAC/Heat Pump Replacement Q's
[Re: oALABAMAo]
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08/22/18 05:38 PM
08/22/18 05:38 PM
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i would not install a heat pump they arent as efficient as they claim to be they claim 300% and you might get that if its 55° outside when you run the heat i personally dont run anything until it gets down in the 40s and once it gets cold enough to actually need the heat 45° and below youre gonna be running the emg heat anyway. also your running the compressor all year long instead of only during the hot months and wearing it out faster and IMO a reversing valve is one more thing to break in addition to the added cost of buying a heatpump. Id install a straight A/C with electric or gas heat. I’ve replaced ONE reversing valve in the 15 years that I’ve been doing this. ONE. I wouldn’t classify it as a part to worry about. You're right reversing valve's rarely go bad. Straight A/C with strip heat is a terrible idea. No matter how you look at it.
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Re: HVAC/Heat Pump Replacement Q's
[Re: oALABAMAo]
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08/22/18 06:23 PM
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jbatey1
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i would not install a heat pump they arent as efficient as they claim to be they claim 300% and you might get that if its 55° outside when you run the heat i personally dont run anything until it gets down in the 40s and once it gets cold enough to actually need the heat 45° and below youre gonna be running the emg heat anyway. also your running the compressor all year long instead of only during the hot months and wearing it out faster and IMO a reversing valve is one more thing to break in addition to the added cost of buying a heatpump. Id install a straight A/C with electric or gas heat. I’ve replaced ONE reversing valve in the 15 years that I’ve been doing this. ONE. I wouldn’t classify it as a part to worry about. You're right reversing valve's rarely go bad. Straight A/C with strip heat is a terrible idea. No matter how you look at it. X2
The fool tells me his reasons; the wise man persuades me with my own.
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Re: HVAC/Heat Pump Replacement Q's
[Re: jbatey1]
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08/22/18 09:13 PM
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GKelly
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i would not install a heat pump they arent as efficient as they claim to be they claim 300% and you might get that if its 55° outside when you run the heat i personally dont run anything until it gets down in the 40s and once it gets cold enough to actually need the heat 45° and below youre gonna be running the emg heat anyway. also your running the compressor all year long instead of only during the hot months and wearing it out faster and IMO a reversing valve is one more thing to break in addition to the added cost of buying a heatpump. Id install a straight A/C with electric or gas heat. I’ve replaced ONE reversing valve in the 15 years that I’ve been doing this. ONE. I wouldn’t classify it as a part to worry about. i see atleast 6 or 7 a year that are either sticking or bypassing the internal seals i personally dont see why you would want a heat system that only blows out 80 degree air id much rather have gas or electric blowing some heat you can feel at 100°+
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Re: HVAC/Heat Pump Replacement Q's
[Re: jbatey1]
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08/23/18 08:23 AM
08/23/18 08:23 AM
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BamaGuitarDude
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Don’t replace an R22 evap coil..... i tend to agree with you
ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
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Re: HVAC/Heat Pump Replacement Q's
[Re: outdoors1]
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08/23/18 08:32 AM
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BamaGuitarDude
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New coil if everything else checks out ok and replace with one of the optional freon types. Check with a/c guy you may be able to recover freon if you do it now before it leaks out again. That could save a hundred to two hundred dollars. Unless you think a new unit will help sell house which is doubtful just repair. The older parts are probably better than most of this new chinese cheap crap. Almost all A/C folks will want you to replace that is how they make big $$$$. he's not twisting my arm to replace my system; i'm actually the one that has requested him to quote me on a new system altogether ... it was my HVAC guy's idea to replace just the coil under the house (for now) ...
ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
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