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Posted by bassmasterjrt on July 5, 2006, 4:27 pm
Hi,
I just bought a 5ton Bryan unit off of ebay, now i'm getting nervous.
I have never installed a unit before and have a few questions.
Apparently this is just the outdoor unit and not the inside (evaporator
/ air handler) unit. I currently have an oil furnace in my home (2100+
sq ft). What type and size evaporator do I need (how much is it going
to cost)? Are there any special tools that I will need for the
installation other than gauges and a vacuum? I can just "tap" into the
existing duct work right? Do you recommend any thermostats? I plan on
using my oil furnace as well during extremely cold weather as I live
just south of Cleveland, OH.
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on July 5, 2006, 5:32 pm
Sir, you are way over your level of training on this one. Where I am,
I've worked on a very few heat pumps. Most of what I see are the more
simple split systems.
The couple concerns that come immediatley to mind:
1) 5 tons sounds waaaaay too large for 2100 sq feet. Maybe in TX, but
not in Ohio.
2) yes, you do need an indoor coil
3) You need a new thermostat, with several more conductors for the
heat pump
4) You need an EPA card (license) to add or remove refrigerants such
as R-22
After six years of installing central AC, and furnaces for folks, may
I be the first to assure you that there is a LOT to know. At this
moment, it sounds like you are a very sincere person who is trying to
learn some skils, and save some money. However, I suggest that you may
have just started a project that you won't like the outcome.
--
Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
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Hi,
I just bought a 5ton Bryan unit off of ebay, now i'm getting nervous.
I have never installed a unit before and have a few questions.
Apparently this is just the outdoor unit and not the inside
(evaporator
/ air handler) unit. I currently have an oil furnace in my home
(2100+
sq ft). What type and size evaporator do I need (how much is it going
to cost)? Are there any special tools that I will need for the
installation other than gauges and a vacuum? I can just "tap" into
the
existing duct work right? Do you recommend any thermostats? I plan
on
using my oil furnace as well during extremely cold weather as I live
just south of Cleveland, OH.
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Posted by Noon-Air on July 5, 2006, 5:37 pm
> Hi,
>
> I just bought a 5ton Bryan unit off of ebay, now i'm getting nervous.
> I have never installed a unit before and have a few questions.
> Apparently this is just the outdoor unit and not the inside (evaporator
> / air handler) unit. I currently have an oil furnace in my home (2100+
> sq ft). What type and size evaporator do I need (how much is it going
> to cost)? Are there any special tools that I will need for the
> installation other than gauges and a vacuum? I can just "tap" into the
> existing duct work right? Do you recommend any thermostats? I plan on
> using my oil furnace as well during extremely cold weather as I live
> just south of Cleveland, OH.
>
Well.... lets see here.... you now *own* a condenser that is grossly
oversized for your home(hope your insurance covers mold), and you don't have
a clue about what to do with it, or how to install it, or how to correctly
size the ductwork, or even if the blower in the furnace will even support 5
tons of air conditioning. you don't have any of the training, education, or
experience to install it, you don't have the tools or instruments to
correctly install it. Have you tried to get a permit to install it yet??
What about the refrigerant lineset?? What about the electrical??
Now..... where was it again that you saved any money??
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Posted by daytona on July 5, 2006, 8:06 pm
Let alone needing a fossil fuel kit. And we don't want to go there yet.
> Hi,
>
> I just bought a 5ton Bryan unit off of ebay, now i'm getting nervous.
> I have never installed a unit before and have a few questions.
> Apparently this is just the outdoor unit and not the inside (evaporator
> / air handler) unit. I currently have an oil furnace in my home (2100+
> sq ft). What type and size evaporator do I need (how much is it going
> to cost)? Are there any special tools that I will need for the
> installation other than gauges and a vacuum? I can just "tap" into the
> existing duct work right? Do you recommend any thermostats? I plan on
> using my oil furnace as well during extremely cold weather as I live
> just south of Cleveland, OH.
>
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Posted by ~^Johnny^~ on July 12, 2006, 12:06 am
On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:38:57 GMT, .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com
wrote:
>
>>Let alone needing a fossil fuel kit. And we don't want to go there yet.
>
> I've always wondered - why can't they just run on unleaded
>like everyone else ???
Don't be so fuel of yourself.
The one I use are D-Cell powered.
It shares the closet with my water softener supplies,
so I can keep a salt and battery together.
--
-john
wide-open at throttle dot info
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