Replyonly one combination in a family has to meet seer criteria, it could be a 2 ton 2.5 or 3 but rarely 5 tonOriginally Posted by fordracing19
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Builder states that unit is 16 seer. I have not seen a compressor showing this a/h to deliver that rating. Is it possible?
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only one combination in a family has to meet seer criteria, it could be a 2 ton 2.5 or 3 but rarely 5 ton
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I Google the a/h and it shows paired to an outside unit rated at 14.75 seer. I'm confused.
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Also to note it is a heat pump
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Manufacturers group their brochures and associated SEER brag based on the highest efficiency of the various combinations in that group of units. Normally there are either 4 or 7 sizes, depending on whether they're 2-stage or 1-stage, 7 being 1-stage. The only exception to the groups is 13-SEER, which is the federal minimum efficiency. Once a unit breaks through the level, all bets are off on what the ACTUAL efficiency is in a GROUP of units. In practice, the larger systems get the lowest SEER/EER/HSPF ratings.
If you're truly interested in the ACTUAL SEER/EER rating of your equipment combination, you have two resources where you can glean that information. The manufacturer has it all as does the AHRI.org. Take your choice.
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The outdoor unit will have the SEER listing not the indoor. In the 16 SEER family 2,3, 4, and 5 ton are all listed as 16 SEER units only one set up needs to meet 16 SEER for all of them to be listed as 16 SEER, even though the 5 ton does not meet the criteria it is still part of the family.
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