Asking advice for outside heating and AC unit.

16 years ago

Hello,

I know absolutely nothing about what I think I want. I live in a 6 year old 1037 sq. ft. double wide house (I am in zone 5 near Syracuse, NY). I have a propane Coleman furnace inside and an outside central AC unit. I have been told the dealer who sold me my Fleetwood house and AC unit ripped me off royally. Anyway, I have had a local heating and cooling repairman here several summers because my AC unit apparently leaks coolant over the winter. I skipped using the AC last summer because the repairman had told me if the unit leaked again it would require an expensive repair. He says the unit is really old and is junk. I have also had a furnace repairman here and was told my Coleman furnace is only good for about 10 years.

I would like to remove the current AC unit and furnace and replace them with a single unit that will sit outside and handle both my heating and cooling needs. I understand such a unit is expensive but I think I would appreciate gaining the space the Coleman furnace takes, and I hope the outside unit would be quieter. I am asking if it is reasonable to expect the noise of the fan, both for heat and AC, to be less noticeable inside the house. I have to turn up the volume of the radio or TV if the blower is in operation.

Please tell me what to call the outside unit I describe, if it is reasonable to hope the blower noise will be decreased in such a unit, what brands are good, and approximately how much such a unit would cost to purchase and install.

Thanks for any advice, and I am sorry to be so inept at explaining what I am asking.

Nancy

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tigerdunes
16 years ago
nancy

you are speaking about an "all in one" unit commonly known as a package unit or gaspak.

The problem for you is your winter fuel source is propane and these gaspaks are only available in 80% efficiency. not a good combo considering your location.

yes,it can be done. with a var speed blower and a reasonable ductwork system, it is doubtful you would ever hear the unit running.

what size AC?

IMO
mudlady_gw
Original Author
16 years ago
Hi Tiger,
Is my Coleman furnace any more efficient than and the "all in one" unit will be? Propane is terribly expensive in this area. I am out in the country (for my retirement home) and we have only one phone choice--TDS, TV has to come from a dish, and I am luck to be able to have DSL. No other phone carrier or any cabble here and my AT+T cell signal is weak. I do love living here so I put up with the inconveniences. Most houses here are heated with propane with a few using oil. One neighbor is all electric, but no AC. I have no idea or information regarding my AC unit. It was withheld from me for the first year because I was fighting the Fleetwood dealer. He finally produced one in the late Fall when it was too cold to even test an AC. That man is evil! The fan in the furnace provides a good stream of hot or cold air to each room and I have 3 bedrooms (two are tiny)and an open floor plan kitchen, eating area and living room--1037 sq. ft. That's the best info I can give you. I would have done something different about heating this house if I had known how loud the blower in the furnace is. I used to live in a real two story house with a natural gas frunace in the basement. I could hardly hear the fan in that house.

Nancy
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