Central air conditioning

[DoubleK]

My house was built in 2018. I don't see anything on the ducting that could possibly be a diverter.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Broken record time for me, but at your last house did you close all the vents on the main floor to direct the cold air upstairs? That's mandatory with AC since cold air flows down and hot air goes up. You need to cool from the top down.

Yes I did try that. The AC company blamed the size of the ducts in my home.

It is not like it was crazy hot upstairs but if it was 19 downstairs it was 22-23 upstairs.

[calgarygeologist]

Something died in my ac tonight. It was working fine until about 7 tonight and around 8:30 I walked past one of the vents and noticed there was no air. I thought it was a bit strange as it seemed rather warm inside. I went outside and the AC unit fan was going. I went down to the basement to check out the furnace and there is a clicking noise coming from the furnace. The fan won't turn on for the furnace. I noticed a bit of water (from condensation) at the bottom of the furnace. I've shut things off for now and I'm hoping to try it again in 30 minutes to see if anything changes. Anyone know what might be wrong? I can survive tonight and it is cooling off starting tomorrow so at least that is a plus.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

My house was built in 2018. I don't see anything on the ducting that could possibly be a diverter.

It should look something like this

[EldrickOnIce]

You would only see the wingnut and pointer, obviously

[DoubleK]

Nope, nothing like that.

[Ryan Coke]

So any recommendations on brands or installers? I’m out in Cochrane FWIW.

My wife has been reluctant, and I don’t really understand why. But it’s time, with 3 of us sleeping in the bottom level and only her able to tolerate the heat upstairs.

[DoubleK]

I've bought from Arpi's twice. Others have had good service from Action Furnace. Get some quotes and go with who you feel most comfortable with.

I've had Lennox in the past, my current unit is a Goodman. Didn't have any issues with either unit, knock on wood. 6 years on the Lennox and this is the 2nd year on the Goodman.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Something died in my ac tonight. It was working fine until about 7 tonight and around 8:30 I walked past one of the vents and noticed there was no air. I thought it was a bit strange as it seemed rather warm inside. I went outside and the AC unit fan was going. I went down to the basement to check out the furnace and there is a clicking noise coming from the furnace. The fan won't turn on for the furnace. I noticed a bit of water (from condensation) at the bottom of the furnace. I've shut things off for now and I'm hoping to try it again in 30 minutes to see if anything changes. Anyone know what might be wrong? I can survive tonight and it is cooling off starting tomorrow so at least that is a plus.

Could it be a frozen coil due to your furnace fan crapping out?

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Could it be a frozen coil due to your furnace fan crapping out?

I think that maybe my evaporator coil froze up and caused some sort issue with the blower fan. At 11:30 I went down to check things out again and the blower was working again. So I left that running all night. I have a feeling that my coil is really dirty and needs a good cleaning as it might be restricting air flow. I'm just need to figure out if I can get good access to the coil.

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

My house was built in 2018. I don't see anything on the ducting that could possibly be a diverter.

I would suspect it is an option for most builders except perhaps in higher end homes. Builders are so cheap they won't put in anything other than the absolute minimum unless you specifically ask or it's a standard upgrade.

[Mattington]

Originally Posted by MacDaddy77

my main floor thermostat is reading 28 degrees right now. 2 story house so upstairs is like a convection oven. Just ran out and bought a portable AC unit for bedroom but getting quotes from Reliance, Canyon and Steelhead.

Anyone have the Goodman GSX 16? 2157sq feet 2 story. likely need 3.5ton AC unit.

Price on install for anyone with this unit?

I had a Goodman GSX 16 2.5T unit installed about a month ago for $4000. Only installed on the 2nd floor furnace, which is set to 22C. Didn't install a unit on the main/basement furnace but the main floor stays between 22 to 22.5 depending on time of day (we are east facing). Basement is always 19 it seems. Action furnace did the install.

[jeffh]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

I think that maybe my evaporator coil froze up and caused some sort issue with the blower fan. At 11:30 I went down to check things out again and the blower was working again. So I left that running all night. I have a feeling that my coil is really dirty and needs a good cleaning as it might be restricting air flow. I'm just need to figure out if I can get good access to the coil.

Freeze up are usually from inadequate airflow across the evaporator coil.

Ensure you have a new cheap 1” fibreglass filter during ac season, ensure most supply and return grilles are unobstructed, have the blower on the fastest speed setting and keep your furnace’s blower on full time.

[Bill Bumface]

My experiment of closing the main floor vent has ended. It started to freeze up tonight. Too bad, it was way more comfortable.

[vtec260]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

Setting the AC to 24 and wearing shorts and a t-shirt is quite comfortable. Seems like the perfect temperature for all the people who say Calgary never gets warm enough to be enjoyable.

No one sets their furnace to 24.5 in the winter because they're wearing clothes appropriate for the winter, so it's unnecessary.

24.5C in summer with T shirts and shorts works for us. AC usually kicks in around 9-10AM and shut off at 10PM in recent heatwave. Upstairs with all the bedrooms and bonus room get lots of sun with big windows so it can reach 28-30C easy by mid afternoon.



In winter, 22C is what I set the thermostat at. Everyone has different heat/cold tolerance so set the thermostat at whatever works. I would have to wear winter clothes at 19-21C setting.

[I_H8_Crawford]

Any recommendations for a company to use to sell/install a unit?

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by I_H8_Crawford

Any recommendations for a company to use to sell/install a unit?

https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?p=7882722

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by I_H8_Crawford

Any recommendations for a company to use to sell/install a unit?

Action Furnace installed mine. I wouldn't recommend them.

[Nyah]

We used a small local shop called Bootsma. I think it's a father and son run company. They were absolutely great.

https://bootsmahvac.ca/

[puckedoff]

Anyone have one in their backyard? Are they really noisy when they kick on in the summer?

I think I have room to install it in the sideyard, but would be right outside my neighbor's master bedroom window.