So i have 5 ton lennox gas furnace and air handler which is really too large for my house and just came upon a brand new 3 ton goodman condenser and coil for great deal.
Mismatched air handler and condenser.
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Manufacturers purposely design condenser coils and evaporator coils to work together in order for end users to obtain the best possible efficiency reliability and operation out of their system.
On the other hand an evaporator coil that s larger than the condenser coils will cool the home well but will remove little to no moisture from the air.
The condenser coils are located in the outdoor cooling unit.
The first important fact is that your evaporator coils are located inside of your air conditioner s indoor unit.
When you purchase a new hvac system the efficiency ratings are based on matched equipment.
Air conditioning systems are just that several components designed to work together in order to provide the best possible cooling for an application.
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Should having a mismatched air conditioning system bother you as much as leaving the house wearing two different shoes.
These coils are designed to work in tandem so as to remove excessive heat and moisture from your home.
In a split system do an air handler and condenser have to match or can a split system operate with mismatched air handler and condenser units.
Warranty violations most manufacturers specify that if you replace either the evaporator coil or condenser coil it must be the same size and seer rating.
So if i understand this correctly you can put a 3 ton coil and condenser on a 5 ton air handler.
Installing matched condenser and evaporator coils makes sense because customers will receive a reliable efficient system that provides the highest level of comfort.
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So for example if you bought a condenser with a 17 seer rating for its energy efficiency you won t get the expected performance without.
Pedro portillo of acu air heating and air conditioning says a system with mismatched condenser and evaporator coils will not run at peak efficiency resulting in higher utility bills.
I have gotten mixed information with local hvac guys and need to figure this out.