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We just bought an older home with no ac. It has radiator heating so there is no duct work in order for us to easily add central air. We really don't wan't to go through the hastle of adding all the duct work if we don't have to. Someone told us of this cooling system called Edwards Valance Cooling System. Can anyone tell me if they have it or know someone that does and what is their opinion on it. Any information would be helpful. (Is it expensive to install) Thanks
Last edited by Thankheaven; 01-24-2010 at 08:10 PM..
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I went to their website, and I can't figure out what type of system this is. What did they tell you about the cooling method?
Just for conversation, I bought a house with no ductwork, and I put in something called a split system. No ductwork necessary, and you don't have to do the entire house at once. You can do part of it this year, and then another phase when you have saved up some more money. We looked at every possible way to air-condition a home, and the split system won, hands-down.
The Edwards system is a chilled water system, and is designed for commercial applications- "it is expensive to install" is a gross understatement. You'd need an air-cooled chiller plant, which would be large, noisy, and very expensive. I don't know who recommended this to you as an option, but it's really not a viable solution. As noted above, if you don't want to go with ducts, you should look at adding split systems.
Thanks for all the info. & I will definately look into that split system. Our home inspector that we had was the one that was telling us about this system & said we should look into it rather than cutting through all the walls to install the ducts for central air. She said she has been seeing this system more & more. I am glad you did say that it is for commercial applications. Why the inspector told me about this for my home use is beyond me but we will take everyones advice & look into the split system.
Bear in mind that you'll be cutting holes for the split systems as well- you've got to get electrical power wiring and refrigerant piping to the various unit locations. It might not be quite as intrusive as a central air system, but don't think that it's going to be an easy install.
That said, you may be able do do a ducted system with less mess than you think. Is the house a single-story or two story? Is there an accessible attic? Is there a basement or crawlspace?
I read up on it and saw how they did the installation for the split system. To answer your questions, we live in a two story home, with walk up attic. There is a basement. Being that it is an older home alot of the walls have plaster on them. This is why we were trying to stay away from the central air. Thanks for your information.
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