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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:
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>>wrote:
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>>>
>>>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.
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>>However...........if "it hardly ever kicks in high stage" then the
>>furnace is most likely oversized.
>>Bubba
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>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
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