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I'm still not sure about what to do.

I found out the 5 ton lenox coil is not 15 years old, it was replaced, not sure when but it is at least 5 years old, although it appears to be in good...

I live in Dallas and depend on my AC. Our house was built in 1996 and we have a 15 year old 4 ton York compressor that is starting to die. It's hooked up to a 5 ton Lenox coil that is substantially...

Got another quote for a 14 SEER r410 new coil/condenser which is more reasonable, $ more than just getting a new R22 condenser.

The first quote I got was much higher to replace both the outside unit and the coil versus just replacing the outside unit, so that's the direction I'm leaning in now. I can't see the point in...

I checked inside and the fan motor wasn't loose, the fan blades were tight on the motor post, and there was plenty of clearance between the fan blades and everything else inside. I'm still thinking...

Yes the top fan was turning at full speed. Other than this noise, the AC seems to be cooling the same as usual. Maybe it is just the fan and not the compressor?

My outside unit has been intermittently making a really loud squealing/squeaking noise - it wouldn't do it while the tech was out but I just caught it on video. Can anyone tell if it is just the fan...

I have a 2000 sq ft house (14 ft ceilings throughout) in Dallas, TX with a 4 ton York unit outside and the air handler/furnace in the attic. Highs are regularly +105 here in the summer. The house and...

What part do you mean by "intake vent"? My compressor pulls air in over all the coils on the 4 sides and vents it out through the fan in the top. Maybe I need to put some weather stripping where the...

Not really, I think tightening the screws helped some but the noise is still mostly there.

We have a 4 ton York heat pump outside our bedroom. Since it has started warming up, the AC has been running and there is some noise coming into the house. The noise is sort of a humming, but the...

It's hot in Dallas, but it was hot last year too. For example, July 2009 usage was 1643 kwh with an average temp of 87 and CDD of 652. This compares to 1628 kwh July 2008 when the avg temp was 89 and...

Electric bills in Dallas last summer just about killed me. Single story 2000 sq ft house with a high pitch roof. Attic (where the air handler is) was getting up to +130 degrees on 100 degree days. So...

Can anyone recommend someone in Dallas to install a few extra roof vents at the top of the roofline? Any general idea on how much $ it should cost? We have three 9" vents and I'd like to double that....

I have a 2000 sq ft house in Dallas with 11 ft ceilings. Built in the mid 1990s and the outdoor condenser is the original York 4 ton 10 SEER unit. Indoor evaporator coil was replaced in early 2000s...

For what it's worth, here is my experience with the radiant barrier foil, stapled to the rafters. The house in question is a single story 2000 sq ft ranch style home with a pitched roof in Dallas/Ft....

At R-11 to R-19, it sounds like you might benefit from adding some more insulation on the attic floor before you tackle the ducts. The department of energy recommends R-30 for the attic in our area.

TM, you sound like me - I'm in DFW, stung by ridiculous electricity bills (0.205/KWH last month). I installed 2000 sq ft of radiant barrier myself (that was brutal), replaced recessed light fixtures...

I'm no pro, but everything I've ever read says fans should rotate counter-clockwise in the summer and clockwise in the winter.

We have 11 ft ceilings in our 1 story house in Dallas (current temp: 105). My friend says that higher ceilings result in less A/C usage during the summer compared to 8 ft ceilings (assuming that...

Oh, I don't know if this affects the recommendations but we have 12 ft ceilings in most of the house, so even more air mass to cool.

Don't even get me started on the electric rates here. We were month-to-month and watched our rate go from 10cents/kwh to 12, to 15, to 18, and then to 20.5. When I saw the 20.5 coming I decided to...

We have a 1 story 2000 sq. ft. ranch-style house in Dallas with a 3 ton A/C that I beleive is about 12 years old. I would appreciate your advice on the best setpoints for the programmable thermostat...

I'm all for starting the A/C early to get down to the right temperature at the right time, but if I'm going to bed at 10 I'd rather have the A/C come on at 9, not 7 as the "adaptive recovery" was...

You remember that movie, 2001: a space odssey? Where the computer goes crazy and kills everyone except for one dude, who then takes out the computer before it can do him in? That's my point.
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