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re: Is this a fair price for HVAC?

Posted on 7/3/17 at 9:54 pm to
Posted by indianswim
Plano, TX
Member since Jan 2010
22463 posts
Posted on 7/3/17 at 9:54 pm to
Also, I'm 2 stories. 3200 sq feet. Second unit is 3 ton. Didn't have to replace that one. High vaulted ceilings on first floor.

Thank God I use Energy Ogre. Lol
Posted by tigerlife36
Member since Sep 2016
781 posts
Posted on 7/3/17 at 9:57 pm to
2300 heated and I have a 3 ton Bryant that does great.
Posted by jdeval1
Member since Dec 2009
7525 posts
Posted on 7/3/17 at 10:04 pm to
In the South? We had a 2.5 ton Carrier in my first house that was like 1350 sq feet and it struggled during the summer.
Posted by tigerlife36
Member since Sep 2016
781 posts
Posted on 7/3/17 at 10:16 pm to
Yeah I live in Monroe in a one year old home. It can hold 72 degrees even when it's 95 outside.
Posted by Chili Dawg
Member since Sep 2012
764 posts
Posted on 7/3/17 at 10:52 pm to
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Generally speaking, $1500/ton is about right.


If you were my kid I would thump you in the forehead.
Posted by Chili Dawg
Member since Sep 2012
764 posts
Posted on 7/3/17 at 10:56 pm to
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Wouldn't it make more sense to have two thermostats split between two 2 ton units?


Or just break it up electronically into three zones. Why not? Your plumbing and electrical are "zoned".
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30152 posts
Posted on 7/3/17 at 11:06 pm to
nope, sounds fair to me

fair price is $1500 per ton and high price is $2000 per ton

fair price 5 ton x $1500 = $7,500

high price 5 ton x $2000 = $10,000

shits not cheap anymore
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
66999 posts
Posted on 7/3/17 at 11:11 pm to
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2400 sf single story

I thought the general rule of thumb is 600 sf / ton, therefore you would need a 4 ton unit. Especially, with a decent 16 SEER.
Is there a price break for 4 ton. You don't want to oversize.
Posted by OceanMan
Member since Mar 2010
23419 posts
Posted on 7/3/17 at 11:23 pm to
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I thought the general rule of thumb is 600 sf / ton, therefore you would need a 4 ton unit. Especially, with a decent 16 SEER.


Like I said the AC guy that gave me the quote based it on btus not tons (necessarily)...quoted me different tonnage on different units. The 14 and 18 seer were 4 ton I believe.

I have a 4 ton currently
Posted by OceanMan
Member since Mar 2010
23419 posts
Posted on 7/3/17 at 11:25 pm to
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fair price is $1500 per ton and high price is $2000 per ton


Is this true with any brand or on average?
Posted by Spankum
The Sip
Member since Jan 2007
63296 posts
Posted on 7/3/17 at 11:49 pm to
That quote is similar to what I paid for a similarly sized unit to be installed a year ago. Mine was a Lennox unit, though.
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