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A Manual J was done to produce these units,but seems to me the units are too small.I am mainly concerned about the cooling capacity.
Location:East TN Blue Ridge Mountains
Heating Degree Days: 4400
Cooling Degree Days: 1000
House:Upper Level 1400 sq ft
Lower Level 1400 sq ft
A very small portion of the lower level is true basement ( the north wall and maybe fraction of the 1400sq ft) and the rest basically 1st floor like at 7 feet above ground.However,since the entry door is in the upper level its referred to as basement There is around 800 sq ft of crawl space under the lower level and will be sealed with a dehumidifier and 4inch pipe air supply.The house is tightly insulated and 2x6 construction.I want the temp in the summer to be able to cool to 65 degrees when 90 degrees outside.
Results:
Upper Level system: 2.5 ton
Lower Level system: 1.5 ton
Air Source Heat Pumps with Propane back up- 13 SEER A/C with variable speed fans
Does that lower unit seem large enough to get the temps to desired level---seems low to me.
Thank you
PS--Does it matter if the lower level was entered into Manual J as basement vs 1st floor as far as tonnage it showed (1.5 tons)?
Location:East TN Blue Ridge Mountains
Heating Degree Days: 4400
Cooling Degree Days: 1000
House:Upper Level 1400 sq ft
Lower Level 1400 sq ft
A very small portion of the lower level is true basement ( the north wall and maybe fraction of the 1400sq ft) and the rest basically 1st floor like at 7 feet above ground.However,since the entry door is in the upper level its referred to as basement There is around 800 sq ft of crawl space under the lower level and will be sealed with a dehumidifier and 4inch pipe air supply.The house is tightly insulated and 2x6 construction.I want the temp in the summer to be able to cool to 65 degrees when 90 degrees outside.
Results:
Upper Level system: 2.5 ton
Lower Level system: 1.5 ton
Air Source Heat Pumps with Propane back up- 13 SEER A/C with variable speed fans
Does that lower unit seem large enough to get the temps to desired level---seems low to me.
Thank you
PS--Does it matter if the lower level was entered into Manual J as basement vs 1st floor as far as tonnage it showed (1.5 tons)?
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