Question:
I'm considering buying a Kenmore central air condition from Sears in the
next few days. Does anyone have any experience with central air
conditioners from Sears? It's not the first place I would have
considered buying central air from, but their unit is comparable to the
others I've received quotes from, including Carrier, Lennox and Trane.
I think he has over sized it however, because he suggested a 2.5 ton
unit, whereas the only sales guy that did a proper estimate (measuring
rooms, windows, etc, etc) came up with a 1.5 to 2 ton unit being
adequate. My house is a little under 2100 sq ft. Any thoughts on this
as well?
Answer:
Make sure you get quotes from different installers not just the namebrand
companies...
I had Francis Home Comfort do my central air, ductwork, direct vent heater for
garage, high efficeintcy furnace etc. and my total was about 8200$. I had
about 8 quotes or so by different companies to offer me the same and all the
others were between 12,000$-15,000$. Francis Home Comfort did a great job and
all equipment performs like I would expect/want...
( I went with all Lennox stuff)
I have purchased a number of Kenmore products from Sears over the years.
Good product and very happy with Sears service. I have a Lennox A/C unit in
our new home and in my opinion is a much better unit then what Sears has
(Kenmore). Our home is 3,100 sq ft and I have a 3 ton unit.
Works great. More importantly is getting the correct size unit. You should
be looking at aprx 1 ton per 900-1000 sq ft. So if your home is 2100 sq ft I
would suggest a 2 ton unit. Here is why it is extremely important to size
the A/C correctly. If the unit is to large or oversized for your home it
will cool your house to quickly, running only infrequently and will not
remove the humidity properly. Your house will be at the desired temp but
may feel cold & damp. If the unit is sized correctly it should be running
almost continually during the summer while maintaining a comfortable
humidity level. Any good HVAC person will tell you that these units are
designed to run almost 24 hours a day.
