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Originally Posted by Brandigirl
Had the same problem with our brand new home. We expanded our home and I told them to make sure we had the correct tonnage (BTU's ) for expanding the home. They put in a 4,000 ton when I think it should have been 5,000. Was told by the A/C people the same thing that GONAVY said in his post. The A/C guy said that The Villages has a calculation they use to determine this. He said someone took them to court on this and LOST. We are in the same boat. Can't get the temp below 75-76 degrees when it is extremely hot outside.
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It’s called a manual J calculation which errs on the side of minimum rather than maximum tonnage. Sometimes all it takes is an extra half ton which will prevent the house to exceed the tipping point which can’t be recovered until the sun goes down. The courts do not have expertise in engineering matters and will rely on the testimony from HVAC “experts”.
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