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You local contractor should be able to take those numbers and make sense of them and explain all your
options to you.
Even if your ductwork limited you to 2 or 2.5 ton total heat pump, you will still probably save money instead
of a furnace only setup.
Pro's tell me if I am correct on this, but a 3 ton (36,000 btu) heat pump requires more airflow (CFM) than a
40,000 btu furnace ???
Just curious. Why add more safety factor to Manual J? It has already included some safety factors into it.
You're oversizing it, resulting in unnecessary electricity bill.
Check the COP of the unit you are considering, the higher the better. The same as the HSPF, the higher the
better.
And yes, XV, a 3 ton HP does need to move more air then a 40,000 btu gas furnace.
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The Affinity 2 ton with VS blower at 800 CFM only has a total capacity of 22,000 btu's at 95 OD, and 75ID.
As the guy that did the load calc said, it only tells you what capacity you need, not what size equipment.
The ratings I posted are for the standard matching coils on VS blowers.
If you go with a 3 ton, I would recommend the G2FD046(s,h)17 coil, and the N1VSB12 blower.
That will give you better humidity control, and still provide you with good heating performance. 21,000 btu's
heating at 17° OD, and 8.55 HSPF.
You actually lose 200 BTU's heating ability with the 048 coil, on the N1VSC16 blower.
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