Hey folks! I'm so glad that I found this forum.
I bought a 1600 sqft home recently, close to Tampa Bay in Florida. It was build in 2014 by Neal Communities. It is basically a one floor squarish cookie cutter home with 2 car garage and 10 windows.
Now, with the summer temperatures moving in, and the house being freshly painted in a darker Mediterranean color, the AC won't get the interior temperature below 78 F in the afternoon and evening hours. Thermostat is set to 73. Today we had a bit over 90 F degrees outside and constant sun. The AC runs nonstop these days.
I replaced the filter and checked the temp at the vents. They range from 59 to 68 F depending on the room. That being said, I can barely feel the air coming out of the vents in several rooms even though they are fully open.
So I'm not sure if I have an issue going on with my AC, or if this house was just build with an undersized unit for Florida conditions.
Below are the model stickers. The System is made by Carrier. It has this flexible hose ducting in the attic. The attic has blow in insulation.
1.) How can I find out the tonnage?
2.) Should I look into a bigger system?
3.) Should this system do the job?
4.) Any other advice?
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I bought a 1600 sqft home recently, close to Tampa Bay in Florida. It was build in 2014 by Neal Communities. It is basically a one floor squarish cookie cutter home with 2 car garage and 10 windows.
Now, with the summer temperatures moving in, and the house being freshly painted in a darker Mediterranean color, the AC won't get the interior temperature below 78 F in the afternoon and evening hours. Thermostat is set to 73. Today we had a bit over 90 F degrees outside and constant sun. The AC runs nonstop these days.
I replaced the filter and checked the temp at the vents. They range from 59 to 68 F depending on the room. That being said, I can barely feel the air coming out of the vents in several rooms even though they are fully open.
So I'm not sure if I have an issue going on with my AC, or if this house was just build with an undersized unit for Florida conditions.
Below are the model stickers. The System is made by Carrier. It has this flexible hose ducting in the attic. The attic has blow in insulation.
1.) How can I find out the tonnage?
2.) Should I look into a bigger system?
3.) Should this system do the job?
4.) Any other advice?
