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Old 12-09-2008, 08:06 PM   #9 (permalink)
Xringer
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Woburn Mass USA
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Little Red - '012 Prius c 2 Two
90 day: 26.38 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by JMags View Post
Is your house an open floor plan because its very difficult to heat/cool an area with any confined openings, doorways etc. A large archway or no wall at all is little problem but a standard doorway size opening will be a large restriction. Also make sure you do a load calculation to get the right sized unit.

I've found the best location for the inside unit. We do have a large open area.
The wall unit will be right next to a fireplace where I once used a wood stove
(with a integral blower) to heat the whole house, so I'm in luck with this location.
(No plasma TV that will need to be moved etc).

I've done the load cal and it looks like 2 tons will do the job with a tad over-kill.
But, these new inverter models can slow down their motors and run
at low power/BTU levels..
So, we shouldn't be wearing it out in 2 years..
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