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Pretty much....can you tell? :-) But I still paid a lotOriginally Posted by I_bend_metal
Okay, am I in deep doo-doo here?
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How long does that require?Look it's easy to find out if it's air flow related or freon pumping through the lines. Heres what you do go outside and "hopefully" you have a disconnect on your outside condenser well flip that sucker off, if no disconnect well kill the breaker to the outside unit and then go back in and turn on the unit inside to the fan on position on the thermostat and see if you still hear the noise.
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Wart....edit your post and delete the pricing...it's not allowed on here....FYI.
Well, we in the business say...."you have been hacked"
I need a new signature.....
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Were is this going?
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During the cold weather a heat pump does its best at 450-CFM per/ton airflow.
That is 1575-CFM in the heat pump mode.
It also needs to be tolerable at that airflow level.
Everything to do with the airflow & noise, needs to be thoroughly checked.
There are a lot of ways to reduce & deaden ductwork & refrigerant line noise transmission. The noise issue can be resolved!
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For starters your pump needs to be elevated.
get your pen out for the rest.
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It probably won't surprise you to hear....I have no idea!Were is this going?
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Looks like the drainWere is this going?
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I'm sorry....I don't follow. Do you mean it will be expensive to fix? It was only put in 2 days ago! Eeeek!
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Plus 1
The dryer vent is angled away from the unit.
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Hacked as it cheated, or hacked as in it's a bad job?
Oh no, what should I do?!!!!
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Don't worry about that to much move it away from the unit
Or better yet have the contractor move it. The drain line.
The unit needs to be put on legs to elevate it from the ground.
Last edited by captube; 06-13-2008 at 08:39 PM. Reason: Clarification
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This guy must have built highways for a living.
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Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards" ~ Vernon Law
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." ~ John Wooden
"When the teachers become unteachable we're all in trouble" ~ Mr. Bill
"Remember "Pro" is only a name, it's not always a mindset determined to do everything correctly" ~ Mr. Bill
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Okay, I guess we've pretty much established that I suck at making decisions and shouldn't be trusted with money. :-(
That being said, and given the installation pictured and my noise problems, where do I go from here? You don't know me, where I live, or who installed the baby, so I hope you won't feel too much professional compunction to be honest.
An itemized list of what to do in your professional opinion would be soooo helpful (and I do realize that I have taken up too much of your Friday night already). Maybe you can use me as a cautionary tale someday.
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i am not a all impressed
there needs to be a trap installed on the drain or it will overflo at some point in time. This is required by the manufactuer and code
the condensate pump looks like the power wire is ran up through the coil and wired up direct to the unit. Should have a receptical and be plugged in for saftey
the refrigerant lines ran right in front of the blower makes for a big hassle should the blower need replacing
the refrigerant lines look like 3/4 3/8 and are to small for 3,5 ton
should be 7/8 3/8
not a real big deal though you are only loosing a few btus of cooling but not sure of the affect with heating mode
these are just my picky and extremly credical opinums
the noise could be the compressor as has been said and the fix to to make sure the refrigerant lines are not tounching any wood or brick along the structure of the house.
having the blower set to high even though the air flo migh feel good it can also cause the unit to take longer to cool the house down because the temp drop will be higher at about 12 to 16 drgrees instead of 19 to 20 and more humidity in the air making 73 feel warmer the 76 with less humidity thuss costing your more to cool your house
i also did not see any filter axcess but it most likely is there
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Wart.....I think it is safe to say that if you start telling your installer the things we have told you about verifying airflow and such.....he is going to have NO IDEA what you are talking about. Fact of the matter is, I could teach you more in the next ten minutes over the internet than these guys know about installation and set up. I hate to say it, but because you went with the lowest price....you got what you paid for.
I need a new signature.....
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Hey, I Bend Metal!
I guess I'm #3: Those that don't know what happened. Does anyone know how to make the crying icon?
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How would you guys like to have to replace the blower motor on this?
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"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." ~ John Wooden
"When the teachers become unteachable we're all in trouble" ~ Mr. Bill
"Remember "Pro" is only a name, it's not always a mindset determined to do everything correctly" ~ Mr. Bill
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Mr. Bill has a good 1.
It's time to clear it up did your husband install this (j/king with you)
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No, although I guess I wish he had. What you guys are basically saying is I'm screwed (sorry for the crudeness), right? Nothing to do about any of it then?Mr. Bill has a good 1.
It's time to clear it up did your husband install this (j/king with you)
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