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<blockquote data-quote="SixPak" data-source="post: 14773591" data-attributes="member: 142259"><p>Go with the highest SEER rating you can afford, it will pay for itself over the next year or 2. Train units are prolly your best choice out there. You are likely using electric heat currently and being quoted a heat pump system. They use about half the electricity of electric heat strips. If that is is the case you'll increase the capacity of you current system and should come out with a smaller electric bill.</p><p>As far as relocating the unit and vibration no need to worry about that. Units are 'usually' suspended on spring isolators and sit on rubber pads to eliminate any vibration.</p><p>The biggest deal you're going to have to deal with once you make up your mind what you're going to buy is dealing with the installation. That will make or break the best system on the market. Learn all you can about AC systems in the meantime, and be there when the job is being done. When the job is complete have them show you how it operates and make sure it does what it is supposed to do. That is what is referred to as commissioning the system. It would help if you had a third party there that knew something about AC systems.</p><p>You mentioned hot and cold spots with your current system. This can be caused by a system imbalance with airflow, and corrected with what is called an air balance. By adding to your rec room you'll need the system balanced anyways, so that should be handled at that time.</p><p>Good luck and let us know how it goes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SixPak, post: 14773591, member: 142259"] Go with the highest SEER rating you can afford, it will pay for itself over the next year or 2. Train units are prolly your best choice out there. You are likely using electric heat currently and being quoted a heat pump system. They use about half the electricity of electric heat strips. If that is is the case you'll increase the capacity of you current system and should come out with a smaller electric bill. As far as relocating the unit and vibration no need to worry about that. Units are 'usually' suspended on spring isolators and sit on rubber pads to eliminate any vibration. The biggest deal you're going to have to deal with once you make up your mind what you're going to buy is dealing with the installation. That will make or break the best system on the market. Learn all you can about AC systems in the meantime, and be there when the job is being done. When the job is complete have them show you how it operates and make sure it does what it is supposed to do. That is what is referred to as commissioning the system. It would help if you had a third party there that knew something about AC systems. You mentioned hot and cold spots with your current system. This can be caused by a system imbalance with airflow, and corrected with what is called an air balance. By adding to your rec room you'll need the system balanced anyways, so that should be handled at that time. Good luck and let us know how it goes. [/QUOTE]
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