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orlando
12-26-05, 05:32 PM
A ac contractor told me that you can't use a single stage heat pump with a variable speed air handler and that it needs to have a two stage compressor heat pump for it to work with the air handler. Is this true? :confused:
shank
12-26-05, 07:45 PM
Not for all brands, but I can't speak for every one of them.
Rheem has single stage compressors with varible speed AH units
Rheem has single stage compressors with varible speed AH units
orlando
12-26-05, 08:22 PM
This was from a trane contractor.
Jay11J
12-27-05, 05:47 AM
I am not sure about the heat pump end of it.. (They are not used up here).. But I do have a Trane single stage A/C with a variable speed furnace. I'll look into it and see if it's true or not.
orlando
12-27-05, 07:12 AM
He stated that you can't have a single stage heat pump runing full blast with a variable speed air handler and that I whould need to buy the two stage heat pump? Anwers like this made me decide to become a informed consumer before I lay out my hard earned green. This may be true,but if it's not I know what company to stay away from. :mad:
RentInFl
12-27-05, 02:29 PM
You might be able to use the single stage, but it may not work as efficiently as the two stage, also, if you live in a warm climate where you only run the heat a few weeks a year, you might want to consider not buying a heat pump and going with a "regular" non-heat pump unit, they use more electricity when heating than a heat pump, but there are less parts inside to go bad, like the reverseing valve and all its switches, tubing, and so on, they are also less money than a heat pump. Just my opinion.
Jay11J
12-27-05, 05:00 PM
Rent made a good point, being that you are in FL. Heat pump may not be worth the extra dough.. Just go with a regular A/C system. and do electric heat strip.
I checked with another guy he said you don't have to do two stage system on a variable speed system.
I checked with another guy he said you don't have to do two stage system on a variable speed system.
orlando
12-27-05, 08:15 PM
Where does the heat strip go? In side the air handler? Thanks for the info on the heat pump. A local contrator that told me this bull is comeing out this week to give me a bid on my job. Is there a good web site out there were I can read up on the facts about the newer AC and air handlers. I can see trusting a professional opinion could cost me a lot of money. :mad: