Installing a New Central Air Conditioning System – Part 1
Our installer showed up at 6:00am on a Friday morning (as promised) with a helper in tow. They had dropped off all of the equipment the night before which we stored in the garage so that they could hit the ground running. The forecast for the day was 79 degress at dawn with a steady rise to a brisk 108 DEGREES by 4pm. To make matters worse, the internals of the system are installed in the attic space of our 1.5 story home, so we were looking forward to some serious perspiration. The goal was to get the old system torn out and the new air cranking by noon.
6am – The helper and I are unboxing the new equipment and stageing it in the appropriate areas while the installer turns off the power to the old units, drains the freon and reclaims it. by 7am, the new outside equipment is hooked up and ready. Now we need to tear out the old system from the attic.
7am – I have a power strip connecting every fan that I own blowing whats left of the cool air into the attic space where they are working. The fans are strategically positioned so that sweat doesn’t fall on them causing a short circuit. Sweat is already pouring steadily. The space is too small for all three os us to fit in there, so I’m going to run out and get them some kolaches while they do their thing.
9am – The front lawn looks like a nightmare trailer park scene from a “B” movie with scrap metal, wires, duct work, and torn insulation strewn all over the place. I’m sure that if the neighbors knew what we were planning they would have re-scheuled their garage sale for another day, because we probably scared away half of their business. It’s time for a kolache break and much needed re-hydration.
9:30am – We’re back on the clock. The one piece of equipment that I’ve decided to leave in place is the Honeywell air purifier, an electronic filter that removes particles from the air with an electronic zap. It works fine and is easy to maintain. I just put the filters in the dishwasher once a month then let them sun dry and we’re good to go. So basically the way things are going to be configured is from the air intake first comes the zapper, then the heater, then the air conditioner. The installer has sold me on the idea of installing each component butt-up against each other rather than using a transition piece of insulation between each component. This will streamline the installation and cut down on potential energy loss.
Enough for now, I’m getting hungry talking about kolaches (-; I will continue the saga on the post.
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