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| Learning2
 |  "Reliabilty - air handler versus condensor"
, posted Fri 12 Sep 10:40  
I am pairing a 2 year old Trane TEC air handler with a new XR Trane 13 condensing unit; 2.5 ton. It is a match. Reason is too complicated to bother explaining. Of course now I cannot get a 10 year extended warranty on the whole system.
Of course it is just speculation - but question is - in the next 10 years am I apt to have troubles with the air handler or condensor. My experience is that all my troubles have been on the outside unit - inside is fine until the coil starts to leak but that is beyond 10 years anyway and a sign it is time for a changeout. That is - the air handler easily outlives the condensor. Comments?
So - I am guessing that when I have troubles - it will be the outside unit.
Thanks for speculating with me!
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| Jojo98
| "Re(1):Reliabilty - air handler versus condens" , posted Fri 12 Sep 14:17
If the AHU is not a 13 SEER, then it's not a match, and you will more than likely lose btu's because of the mismatch.
Ask yourself if you would extend a warranty to a pre-existing component, that you know nothing about. No. The very last thing manufacturers and contractors want to do is lose money on warranty work. That's why it is so hard to get manufactuers or contractors to do warranty work, it couts into their profits.
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| | Learning2
| "Re(2):Reliabilty - air handler versus condens" , posted Fri 12 Sep 14:35
No problem - both are Trane 13 SEER - they match. I presently have the air handler installed in house #1 but hooked to a XR11 condensor (long story). I am about to replace that mis-smatch system with a matched variable speed air handler and 2 stage condensor. That is why I have a 2 year old 2TEC Trane air handler. I figure I can use it in house #2 hooked to a new Trane 13 SEER condensor. So I get some value from this 2TEC air handler but since it is not new I cannot get the total system extended warranty - which I would prefer.
That's the long story.
Thus I am trying to assess if most problems occur to the condensors in general, of course.
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