Hi
I bought a new house from one of these bulk builders. THe house is a two story house with two separate A/C units. I have been having some trouble in the summer here in Florida with the unit upstairs. While it cools adequetely, it seems to stay on all the time. Ie it does not cycle on or off like a normal A/C when it is set at any temperature below 77 degrees. The fact that it stays on continuously concerns me as I suspect that this will ultimately affect its useful life.
In either case after bringing out the A/C company three times they think it is quite normal and ok considering it is the summer and we are in Florida.
Not being satisfied, I went down the street and noted that the A/C units that were used in an exact house like mine from the same builder were a bit bigger and more efficient. Now the house was more recently built so I think that may explain why they have more efficient units especially with the EPA continuously increasing the standard. HOwever I am curious to know why they installed a larger unit in the other house.
My question is whether the differences in the unit are large enough to warrant further inquiry or if the differences are trivial. I am just a lay man so I dont know what is a significant btu/h difference. In either case, I have a regular unit and a heat pump unit whereas the house I am comparing had two heat pump units.
Here are the specs of the two units in my house:
Lennox - 10ACC-036
10.9 Seers Cooling - 27,600 - 29,000 btu/hLennox - 10HPB30
10.5 Seers HSPF IV 6.95 / V - 5.95 Cooling 28,000 - 29,800 btu/h Heating 25,400 - 26,000 btu/hThe house I compared had two heat pump units that were the same size. The spec of them were as follows:
Lennox - 12HPB30 (x 2)
12 Seers HSPF IV 8.2 / V - 7.25 Cooling 28,400 - 31,000 btu/h Heating 29,600 - 30,400 btu/hSo the question is whether the differences in cooling and heating between my units and the units on the comparison house are significant enough to explain the problem I am facing.
Any other comments appreciated.
Thanks
jasguild