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HELP I need 2 new furnaces!! Single or dual 80% or 90% single or variable speed fan yellowdogs1 09-10-2006
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Posted by Bubba on September 13, 2006, 7:12 am
On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 03:00:38 GMT, gofish@gonefishin.net wrote:

> Bubba wrote:
>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>I installed an American Standard Freedom 80 two-stage in my house (had it
>>>installed I should say) a few years ago, with a White Rogers 1F95-371 dual
>>>stage stat. I love it, it hardly ever kicks in high stage and is quiet.
>>>
>>>I did have the blower motor die within 6 months, and it was replaced,
>>>everything has been fine since.
>>>
>>
>>However...........if "it hardly ever kicks in high stage" then the
>>furnace is most likely oversized.
>>Bubba
>
>yeah? what if the cooling load is 57,978 btu and the heating load is
>37,856 btu. Guess what? Nobody makes a 40,000 btu 5 ton furnace. So
>instead we sell a 80,000 two stage furnace, because 75-80k is the
>smallest size that comes with a 5 ton blower.....I run a 2 stage 60k
>furnace in my own home, and 2nd stage isnt even wired in.

Then you should move to a climate where you can make a furnace and air
conditioner match the load for the home. :-)
Oh, and you should get rid of that 2 stg 60K in your home because it
wont handle a 5 ton blower either. :-)
Bubba

Posted by daytona on September 13, 2006, 7:02 am
YEP

> wrote:
>
>>
>>I installed an American Standard Freedom 80 two-stage in my house (had it
>>installed I should say) a few years ago, with a White Rogers 1F95-371 dual
>>stage stat. I love it, it hardly ever kicks in high stage and is quiet.
>>
>>I did have the blower motor die within 6 months, and it was replaced,
>>everything has been fine since.
>>
>
> However...........if "it hardly ever kicks in high stage" then the
> furnace is most likely oversized.
> Bubba



Posted by MikeT on September 16, 2006, 12:37 pm

> wrote:
>
>>
>>I installed an American Standard Freedom 80 two-stage in my house (had it
>>installed I should say) a few years ago, with a White Rogers 1F95-371 dual
>>stage stat. I love it, it hardly ever kicks in high stage and is quiet.
>>
>>I did have the blower motor die within 6 months, and it was replaced,
>>everything has been fine since.
>>
>
> However...........if "it hardly ever kicks in high stage" then the
> furnace is most likely oversized.
> Bubba

Quite possible, was old 70% 125k Lennox previous, the company just
downsized to an 80K 80%. No calcs done, would never call them again.



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