wat size air conditioner should i get, i have read that a general rule of 500 sq/per ton. i feel this is inaccuratee...as it says i need a 4.8 ton air conditioner i feel this to be inaaccuate as i read in other answers that a 1560 sq foot house is well cooled by a 1.5 ton air conditioner...i must mention that my house is brand brand new..not even a year old..so all the furncae is all new...and everything i think is properly insulated..i live in toronto, it usually reaches temperatures of 28 34 with humidity, also because of my hosue i get alot of sunlight....i do not wanna oversize my airconditioner..i heard there is sumthing called the Manual J is there anyway i can use that soo i can have the knowledge of wat size i need without the contractors tellin me wat size i need?
2006-07-23 06:13:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The average is 1 Ton per 400 Square Feet. 1 Ton/500 SF is the most efficient. This is about energy efficiency/usage not what is able to cool your home. See this article:
http://www.annarborhomeinspection.com/articles/energy_usage.html
BTW Knowall: Toronto is not in the States.
2006-07-23 06:21:04 · answer #1 · answered by MEL T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Lioness, I tried to find "objectified" and "objectification" in the dictionary and no joy. Well, I'm not exactly sure I understand your queston, but think I might have an idea. Anyway, have you ever heard of the "bell curve"? It's a curve that is shaped like a bell and does a good job of representing statistics. As for beauty, at one end of the curve we have the least attractive and at the other end the most. The same would be true for income ... poorest on one side and richest on the other. In the middle of the bell we have all the average folks. I think what you're saying is true, but just simply a fact of life. We have the full spectrum for both genders. As for why guys don't protest ... I guess they realize that it's just the way things are and protests are unlikely to change anything. Hope this helps!
2016-03-27 04:04:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I am back.....
I once put in too large a BTU air conditioner in my house thinking that bigger is better. Wrong!
What happens is the Bigger air conditioner puts out a lot of cold air quickly then shuts off. This does not allow enough time to remove the humidity from the air. You get cool moist air.
The Smaller BTU unit will put out less cold air but will run longer and remove more humidity from the air.
Within certain limits, it is usually the humidity that makes us feel uncomfortable.
I say go with the contractors advise, they have been trained to do these things. (FYI> I am not a contractor)
Don't make the same mistake I did and put in too large a unit.
Bob
2006-07-23 06:16:34 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Bingo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way anyone but a experienced HVAC and Energy Management Cont. is the only one who can properly do this and it must be done in person so to properly do this u must spend a couple hundred dollars for it's well worth it because nowadays each house is different and energy costs to much.Also if its a new house with all these windows what happened to the A/C it should have come with a new house unless someone opted out being cheap thinking they could save and do it themselves not SMART.Good luck
2006-07-24 02:55:21 · answer #4 · answered by SEAN P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would only suggest this.
A smaller AC will cool, BUT, bear in mind the the AC will cycle more often, meaning that it turns on more times than a larger unit.
Every time an AC kicks on it draws an additional amount of electricity to start.
The less number of times it has to start, the more efficient it is.
I cooled 2300 sq. ft. with 4 tons in a hot climate. Very efficient.
I don't think I would go with less than 3 tons in your climate.
Just my opinion. I'm not an AC technician.
Check with more than two companies.
2006-07-23 06:26:37 · answer #5 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call 3 or 4 stores that sell air conditioners, and listen to all the answers and then make a decision.
2006-07-23 06:17:54 · answer #6 · answered by akg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a fine place you got! In UK, they can get 24 people into 2400 sq ft. How many can you do stateside?
2006-07-23 06:15:14 · answer #7 · answered by knoWall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rule of thumb is 400sq ft per ton.
2006-07-23 08:07:42 · answer #8 · answered by daveinsurprise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do not make a 4.5 ton which is what you need to be ideal, I would look into a 5 ton with variable speed
2016-01-19 16:33:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a 5 ton ac unit
2006-07-23 06:23:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋