Ok just had a friend install a new Goodman 16 SEER unit, it's in a hallway closet between bedrooms. He's out of town right now so I haven't talked to him but this thing is noisy, it sucks air like a hurricane. I thought about moving it into the attic but what about sound barriers? Something like Dynamat or Accoulblock or whatever it is. I was going to use some insulation board on the walls in there but now I'm thinking of wrapping the handler, thoughts, experiences?
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agomez
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sounds like the return air opening/vent is too small.
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it's 20"x20", pretty standard. It has a two phase fan thingy which fires up like a nuclear powerplant. I'm thinking of wrapping the handler in some kind of accoustic tile/rubber material.
agomez
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so the fan is making the noise? not the air being sucked in?
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it's both but I could live with the air sound, I figure even if I move it to the attic I will still hear that at the return. The fan motor is ridiculous, it quiets down after initial start up but gawd damn.
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that's the condenser, it's outside, this is the handler, it has the coil and fan motor.
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oh yeah that's right.
show me which one...........I assume its the air handler unit?
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gottcha........dont wrap the handler itself cause it will get way to hot however wrapping the wall of the enclosed space itself may be an option.. be back.............I will go look at the specs of the system for ventilation purposes.
from what I can tell it looks like the insulation board(silver and foam) would be ok as long as you didn't get crazy with it the only thing that concerns me is the solid state devices(electronics) For some damn reason I could not bring up the schematic but I am surprised a little at the noise of the fan cause it appears being its at least a 5 speed fan maybe with even a dc pulse motor? Just keep track of the temps inside the cabinet. Dont mount the board to the enclosed space till you play with the temps for a bit but I think you will be ok?
Does this unit have a electric heat like some models?
Does this unit have a electric heat like some models?
wrap the fxxx out of the plenum and whatever ductwork you want. The unit I was looking at was single phase. What is the fan speed and the btu;s? hell it may be oversized for the house
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yeah it's an electric heater, my concern is what you brought up, internal heat. it could be a multiple speed fan or maybe it's variable, not sure.
move that bitch to the attic or add ventilation with a high speed fan on a thermostat on to the outside.
brillant run on sentance
brillant run on sentance
Get your guy to turn the fan speed down.
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I'm thinking attic too but wouldn't that really be the same heat wise, I mean it gets seriously hot in there.
agomez
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It sounds like the return air vent/ plenum is too small....
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he did say he could do something like that when he was here.
its not ventilated?