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    pcumming Posts: 6, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 17, 2010, 08:13 PM
    replace seer 10 coils with Seer 13?
    Have 2 10 year old Comfortmaker (ugh) residential units-2 ton and 2.5 ton with gas Comfortmaker furnace on top.
    No ice on coils. Last year my great and trusty hvac guy had to top off the R22. This year he has been out 2x to top off. One needed more R22 than the other.

    This time he got out his leak detection meter (for R22) and found a leak in both evap coils, one more than the other. I was interested and watched him do this. *Tomorrow he will come out and check the outside condenser for any leaks-we ran out of time today.

    A. Also tomorrow, he will get me a price on 2 replacement uncased downstream Seer 10 Comfortmaker coils.

    B. He also mentioned that Seer 13 uncased evap coils (Goodman/Aspen) could work with my Seer 10 condenser unit assuming they fit in the evap case. He said we would need a TXV valve and would need a 3/4 to 7/8 adapter or something. He also said that this would not make my units operate at a seer 13 level. These Seer 13 evap coils can handle R22 or R410A per Alpine: http://www.alpinehomeair.com/viewproduct.cfm?productID=453063169

    Since I am not working currently and been out of work for a while. I do not have the money to replace both AC units (and condenser) in their entirety-ie: 2 completely new systems.
    But I was thinking that if I used seer 13 coils with R22, that if the condenser went out in the future, perhaps I could go to a Seer 13 condenser and run R410A making things more compatible
    Would this give me a Seer 13 unit or are there more factors??

    What's best to do-A, B and any comments you might have?

    Thanks so much
    Peter
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    Aug 18, 2010, 04:50 AM

    Yes, as long as he puts r-22 TXV's on it will work just fine, but you won't be operating anywhere close to 13 seer ,maybe 11 or 12.
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    Aug 18, 2010, 04:56 AM
    Thanks! Now I need to see if the generic coils will fit in the case. Seems like it but only will have about 1/2 inch clearance at top and in depth. Hope that does not affect coils.
    Peter

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