09-07-2012, 03:50 PM
So we bought our house--yay! Now we want to install central AC....(cue Darth Vader theme)
We're leaning away from the high velocity installation--aside from everything else, (a) the ducts look way too fragile to be as durable as standard metal/phenolic (KoolDuct) ducts.
I understand the need for the Manual J/Manual D calculations--pretty common-sense stuff.
So the big question is which hardware do we want, and why? We're in Washington, DC, and the one contractor we talked with is saying, for our 3 floors + basement, we should install a 3 ton Carrier Infinity, and a 2 ton Carrier Infinity. From my quick Google-fu, that looks pretty top of the line.
Comments? Suggestions?
Thanks!
We're leaning away from the high velocity installation--aside from everything else, (a) the ducts look way too fragile to be as durable as standard metal/phenolic (KoolDuct) ducts.
I understand the need for the Manual J/Manual D calculations--pretty common-sense stuff.
So the big question is which hardware do we want, and why? We're in Washington, DC, and the one contractor we talked with is saying, for our 3 floors + basement, we should install a 3 ton Carrier Infinity, and a 2 ton Carrier Infinity. From my quick Google-fu, that looks pretty top of the line.
Comments? Suggestions?
Thanks!