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What is involved in installing Air Conditioning in a single family home?
We live in an old 1950′s house and currently have central heating, which my husband installed in our home a few years ago. Is it possible to add air conditioning, as well.
Can anyone help out with advice or how it would work and what the cost would be?
Real answers, please…no trolls!
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about 1 year ago
we had the same idea call an ac man out and he said they could add it to our heater with an outside unit running the lines about 50′ for about $1800.00 kinda like a split unit
about 1 year ago
You want to start with what you have that is very familiar to you but you haven’t described it enough. Is it a forced hot air system with duct work and is the duct work insulated? If this is the case then the process is to install an “A” coil above the furnace and below the plenum that distributes air to the various ducts. This is connected to a condensate drain, and two refrigeration lines that are also insulated. The refrigeration lines connect to an outside unit called a condenser. The condenser has to have electrical power attached to it. The refrigeration lines must be vacuumed out with a vacuum pump and then the refrigerant has to be transferred to the appropriate levels in the now closed system.
The cost for this work will vary depending upon where it is done and the going rate in that location. The cost of the equipment will be more static but depend upon the capacity of the unit and this depends upon the size of the house.
about 1 year ago
Go to http://www.alpinehomeair.com. They evaporator kits and condenser units available to add to furnaces. The last I checked you did not need to be a contractor to purchase these items and in some cases they offered free shipping. Good luck!!!