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Old 07-03-2025, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy View Post
Great suggestions jrref

Do not pick the smallest unit such that there is little reserve capacity when there are multiple weeks of very hot weather. Spend the extra money for a size larger than the minimum for your square footage, with the dehumidifying capacity as well.

For FL, minimum would be a 3 ton unit for 2,000 sq ft, 3.5 ton is better and up to 4 ton unit for slightly larger houses.

This is one of the items which skimping on size/price is probably not the area you want to be cheap

YMMV
I asked Chat GPT. After filling in a lot of information it told me I needed a 3.5 ton unit. Start by asking " How do I size a heat pump unit" at the end of each answer Chat GPT asks if you want to go further just say "yes". I got recommendations for 4 Carrier units and 3 Mitsubishi units with pricing. (Hint: Model # of present unit helpful)
Also sq. ft. is on this site Attention Required! | Cloudflare

Last edited by elevatorman; 07-03-2025 at 07:24 AM. Reason: Added info