Which A/C system best for Texas climate?
Question by luckynjoe4ever: Which A/C system best for Texas climate?
I’m in the process of buying a home that will take a bit of “fixer-upper” work, including upgrading the Central A/C system. The current system is an undersized Bryant Heat Pump. I live in North Texas, where we have drier climates and sweltering summers. I realize specific models will depend on several factors, but I want to know which brand names my fellow North Texans have found to be most dependable. I’m pretty disappointed with Bryant systems nowadays. Every single Bryant system I’ve ever had that was SUPPOSED to be able to handle my cooling needs, be it standard A/C or heat pump, failed to keep up in the 95+ degree Texas heat. At this point, I’m not concerned about price. I want dependability!
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Answer by oil field trash
We have a Trane system, during the recent 100 to 105 degree days here in East Texas, our AC had no problem maintaining a very comfortable 76 degs in our house.
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August 29th, 2010 at 11:43 am
So, you believe because you’ve had Bryant systems that have failed to keep up in the 95+ degree Texas heat, it’s the fault of the brand? There is no reason a Bryant brand system, or any brand system, shouldn’t meet your cooling needs. Brand has nothing to do with it. I’ve serviced almost every brand under the sun and I’ve never run across a particular brand that couldn’t remove heat and humidity from a home, even during 95+ degree Texas heat. When I have run across systems that couldn’t perform, it was because there were other issues not related to brand name. There are numerous reasons why a system doesn’t perform. My suggestion would be to find an HVAC contractor who has the proper tools, experience and knowledge to evaluate your system to determine what is the real cause of your system’s poor performance. I guarantee it’s not because it’s a Bryant. For the record, we don’t sell Bryant and never have. We are a Lennox and American Standard dealer. Good luck!
Edit – I don’t give a damn about the thumbs down, but if you’ve got a better answer and you can refute what I’m saying, let’s hear it. You can post in public or you can email me through Yahoo Answers.
August 29th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
you want to avoid any condenser that as i say have tight fins or clog easily that would be any carrier product that includes bryant and payne i live in Ftworth i keep my goodman heat pump at a cool 74 just got my electric bill 139 that’s about what i pay per month in the summer so i would look into goodman also tranes clog to and compressors are suspect just my experience but any system you get should be maintained
August 29th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
I’m not sure brand has anything to do with it. Since you have a heat pump, I guess you don’t have gas service or you have propane and the electric is cheaper than the gas. Any a/c unit must be sized correctly for the volume of the home, the type of insulation, and the climate extremes in the area it will serve. All the major brands have units that will function. Additionally, the unit needs to have adequate attic insulation and ventilation to keep the superheated attic from affecting the living portions of the house. The duct work needs to be insulated and leak free so you’re not losing cool or heated air into uninsulated space and it’s not radiating from uninsulated or poorly insulated duct work. Older homes often have these problems.
So, my advice is to get inspections and bids from reputable contractors in your area. Sure, they want to sell you a new unit, but they’ll also tell you what else needs to be done. Check out the “what else” first and see if that helps or solves your problem.