[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by Malsua

Yes, definitely an inverter heat pump will save energy and have enough juice to get you through peak July. You pay a premium for those but ultimately they are a much higher seer rating, so it'll pay off after some period.

A 3 ton unit in a 2600sq home is definitely wrong. Someone was trying to pocket a few dollars.

I know my 2.5 ton struggles in my home but we added 12 feet across the back of the entire home. Half of that width is an enclosed lanai(now 24x15), but even with that door closed, the AC still can't keep up during the hottest days.

We ended up putting in a 1.5 ton mini in the Lanai and now we just let that run and the extra cold it makes spills into the house and the main system cycles normally.

One final note, I installed a heat pump water heater in my garage. It helps bring the heat level in the garage from parking oven to just warm . It also costs about $1 a month to run. lol. The old water heater was adding heat to the garage and cost about $13. It'll take a couple years to break even on that one, but after that it's essentially free.

What was the cost of the heat pump water heater? I have a 21 year old hot water gas heater in the garage.