Repurpose an old central 2 ton

jeff5may · 09-09-17, 09:24 AM

I recently purchased a 2 ton outdoor unit for 50 bucks. I'm going to be doing some experimenting with it, to figure out what kind of gains can be had with the stock setup, before doing anything strange to the thing. Looking for ideas from you all.

The original owner had it running in his home and decided to clean the indoor A-coil, which was filthy dirty and full of years worth of lime deposits. Doing so, he etched a pinhole and let out the magic gas. He called the local HVAC firm and was sold into a modern replacement. He scrapped the indoor coil and sold me the outdoor unit.

The unit is a 10 seer Goodman air source heat pump. Cap tube with distributor, Bristol compressor. I believe the heat pump is rated around 7 or 8 hspf.

09-09-17, 09:24 AM	#1
jeff5may Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: elizabethtown, ky, USA Posts: 2,428 Thanks: 431 Thanked 619 Times in 517 Posts	Repurpose an old central 2 ton I recently purchased a 2 ton outdoor unit for 50 bucks. I'm going to be doing some experimenting with it, to figure out what kind of gains can be had with the stock setup, before doing anything strange to the thing. Looking for ideas from you all. The original owner had it running in his home and decided to clean the indoor A-coil, which was filthy dirty and full of years worth of lime deposits. Doing so, he etched a pinhole and let out the magic gas. He called the local HVAC firm and was sold into a modern replacement. He scrapped the indoor coil and sold me the outdoor unit. The unit is a 10 seer Goodman air source heat pump. Cap tube with distributor, Bristol compressor. I believe the heat pump is rated around 7 or 8 hspf. Last edited by jeff5may; 09-10-17 at 08:09 PM..