"Number one, the upfront cost is higher, the second thing they use more energy higher energy bills because they take a lot more power to control your home the units lifespan is shorter while the unit is cycling off and on too many times per day it's not doing a good job keeping a nice steady even temperature throughout the home." - Bruce Gammon, Heating & Cooling Expert The owner, Bruce Gammon from Gammon's Heating & Cooling joins Check A Pro Joe on this episode. Bruce discusses the reasons for proper sizing of Air Conditioning units in your home. Check out this episode of Gammon's Heating & Cooling Podcast to find out more about proper sizing of air conditioning units in you home ... For more information about Gammon's Heating & Cooling in Saco, Maine - log on to Gammon's Heating & Air or check them out at www.checkapro.com. Visit Us At - Gammon's Heating & Air You Can Call Anytime: (207) 286-3400. Podcast Episode Transcript: Number one the upfront cost is higher the second thing I use more energy higher energy bills because they take a lot more power to control your home the unit’s lifespan is shorter while the unit is cycling off and on too many times per day it's not doing a good job keeping a nice steady even temperature throughout the home. This is the Check A Pro radio show! Check A Pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe sometimes bigger isn't always better in terms of your air conditioning system a lot of people say hey I want the biggest AC unit because I want to be cooler than my neighbors I'm not so sure it works like that so I've asked my friend Bruce gammon he is an expert in air conditioning and heating from Gammon’s heating and cooling Bruce for you I'm great Joe how are you hey I'm fantastic so bigger is not always better right I'm pretty sure about this it's not necessarily bigger for more cooling I think it has to be sized right doesn't it well maybe if you're out fishing maybe if you're moose hunting bigger it could be better OK yeah but let's talk about air conditioning here for a minute alright great even heating oversized air conditioning units #1 the upfront cost is higher the second thing I use more energy higher energy bills because they take a lot more power to cool your home the youngest lifespan is shorter what does that mean well the unit cycling off and on too many times per day it's not doing a good job keeping a nice steady even temperature throughout the home when we oversize heating and air conditioning systems the system comes on it brings the house down to the set point that you're asking for with your thermostat and it shuts off very quickly then everybody knows what the next thing happens the house warms right back up or cools right back off and guess what the system comes back on again so we're starting a softening system too many times per hour which has a big impact on the mechanical components of that system they don't last you know I was going to say when we are trying to in the heat of the summer to reduce humidity which can happen to us it's important that that system isn't cycling on and off too often because we could have and we have humidity here in Maine we could have a problem with the AC system not doing its job as a dehumidifier absolutely that's absolutely correct so a air conditioning system is a moisture removal system that's what that does so when we oversize systems it doesn't run long enough to really pull that moisture out of the air like it needs to so the humidity levels tend to stay higher in the space when you have an oversized system so people will complain that 68 degrees in there but the humidity is really high you have an oversized system it's not running long enough to really get the moisture out of the air and do its job yeah so if you've got a 1200 square foot home and Gammon’s says hey we think it's a three ton you need well we're pretty sure it's a three ton don't say you want the five because you have to understand at games they're professionals they actually know through science through numbers how to size the system they're professionals that's what they do so it's really important size does matter sometimes it needs to be a little smaller that is correct Joe that's correct yeah you got that right for all of your heating and air conditioning needs if you just need some questions answered I know Gammon's will even help you over the phone just give them a call all their contact information is located in the description of this podcast Bruce as always thank you so much for joining me today on the program thank you Joe Check A Pro is your local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the Check A Pro radio show.
