Good day to all,
I am a newbie to this site but really appreciate what I have read in the forums you guys are really great for helping everyone out. which brings me to my dilemma. I have a 3.5 ton heat pump Trane unit that was installed in 1998 and was great when it was good but the evaporator coil has somewhat deteriorated over the years even with my six month interval clean out and is in need of replacement due to flow restriction.
The condenser unit is in great shape and I really didn't want to change it out unnecessarily. I cannot find a Trane replacement without them trying to charge me close to what a new complete system would cost. I have found reasonably priced coils in the market that will run on R-22 as my unit does yet I keep being told that it must be a direct Trane replacement in order for it to work.
I don't believe this but am not as knowledgeable as you guys with the combined thousand plus years of experience and knowledge you bring to this forum. So I present this, for your consideration and advise. Can I replace a Trane 3.5 ton R-22 evaporator coil with a universal replacement coil of the same capacity?
Thanks in advance!
Josejr
I am a newbie to this site but really appreciate what I have read in the forums you guys are really great for helping everyone out. which brings me to my dilemma. I have a 3.5 ton heat pump Trane unit that was installed in 1998 and was great when it was good but the evaporator coil has somewhat deteriorated over the years even with my six month interval clean out and is in need of replacement due to flow restriction.
The condenser unit is in great shape and I really didn't want to change it out unnecessarily. I cannot find a Trane replacement without them trying to charge me close to what a new complete system would cost. I have found reasonably priced coils in the market that will run on R-22 as my unit does yet I keep being told that it must be a direct Trane replacement in order for it to work.
I don't believe this but am not as knowledgeable as you guys with the combined thousand plus years of experience and knowledge you bring to this forum. So I present this, for your consideration and advise. Can I replace a Trane 3.5 ton R-22 evaporator coil with a universal replacement coil of the same capacity?
Thanks in advance!
Josejr