Charlie: Jerome writes to us from Denver, Colorado.
Tom: Wow.
Charlie: He says, “My A/C went out last year, and an HVAC guy came out and worked on another unit, installed a Goodman two ton A/C unit and a two and a half ton evaporator coil.” He says, “This will give me a 14 SEER capacity, but now reading, I could see humidity will be an issue in doing this. I have about 1,670 square feet, about 850 up, 850 down, and seems like this could be a little small when the temperatures hit up into the 90s. What do you think?”
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Tom: If for Houston, it would not work, but Denver, Colorado’s so different. They don’t have the extremes that we have. Forget the SEER rating. That doesn’t mean much at all because Goodman’s a solid unit. They’re made in Houston, and the company is here now bought out by Daikin, which is the largest manufacturer of air conditioners in the world. The bottom line is it probably will work fine in 90 degree temperatures. Now, Charlie, if it was August 14th, my birthday here in Houston at 110 degrees, it would not work at all. He’s probably going to be fine. If you’re reading the specifications that we talk about here at Home Show Radio based on Houston then, it will get a little confusing. It’s different in Denver.
Charlie: So, his question is: Is this two ton A/C and two and a half ton evaporator going to work for 1,670 square feet?
Tom: At 90 degree temperatures, yes.
Charlie: Okay.
Tom: He mentioned 90 degrees. He did not mention 100 or 105.
Charlie: And relative humidity is going to be considerably lower at that altitude.
Tom: Humidity is not a big deal up there so, they can run a warmer coil and get a more efficient system and still cool. I think it’s going to be fine.
Charlie: So, you’re good to go.
Tom: I want to make it clear to anybody listening in Houston. This would not work this area in Houston.
Charlie: You’ve got to be high.