Frigidaire
Why not get the HVAC mechanic your using to charge the unit involved with the sizing and purchase of it.
Why not get the HVAC mechanic your using to charge the unit involved with the sizing and purchase of it.
Hello
I have a Frigidaire fs38a-024kh which is a 2 ton unit I removed from a demo job. I need direction to select an air handler with fan. I do not need heat pump because it will be used only to cool the bedrooms. I am mechanically inclined and embarrased to say I have no clue to the installation process but will hire a licensed electrician to wire and hvac tech to charge the system.
Thanks
How would you determine which is the right coil? I am asking you specifically what publication you would consult.Just get your HVAC mechanic to find you matching air handler the same BTU rating as the unit and have him help you with it.
Great info... thanks. One tech quoted me $1800 just for the handler/fan assembly which I thought was a little steep. Would anyone know a good dependable source?While its true, that any air handler you would use. Will provide you with cooling.
Unless someone has tested the output capacity, no way to tell if a Goodman, or other brand 24,000 BTU coil, would get you 24,000 BTUs of capacity.
The air handler I listed is a match to the older Gibson (same thing as Frigidaire).
If the outdoor unit were to go out on you.
Any of Nordyne‘s (the maker of Frigidaire, Gibson, Tappan, Maytag, and I think a couple other well know labels) will match to it. So you would have a warranty on a new outdoor unit if you choose to get a new one if the current compressor failed.
Indoor coils, and air handlers don‘t actually have a SEER or BTU rating.
The BTU rating that many manufacturers still use. Is left over from the old days when A/C first came out.
Techs in the field weren‘t educated enough to know how to select coils properly.
So manufacturers made it easy, by placing a BTU rating on the indoor unit, for techs to be able to match to the outdoor unit.
Since each manufacturer, had the own method of matching different compressor to condensers.
The indoor coils of 2 manufacturers could be each be rated at 2 tons. But one may be larger then the other to get the 2 tons of cooling.
So choose what indoor unit you use wisely.
Your HVAC tech shouldn’t try to get you to use just any indoor coil.
It should be matched to the outdoor, for best capacity. And to meet your humidity needs.