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Old 06-20-2008, 10:25 PM
 
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Whats the best price anyone here has gotten to get converted from a mastercool to refridgerated air?
House is one story, about 1950 sq. feet. Any help would be appreciated.
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Old 06-20-2008, 10:28 PM
 
Location: El Paso, TX
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Whats the best price anyone here has gotten to get converted from a mastercool to refridgerated air?
House is one story, about 1950 sq. feet. Any help would be appreciated.
We have a mastercool.. stay away from refrigerated air, the cost will kill you here in El Paso... My Neighbor just had refrigerated air put in a year ago and he is about to have it removed the cost is way to high.
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Old 06-21-2008, 08:02 AM
 
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I don't like air conditioners, I can't stand freezing in cold inside air and then going outside because it's a shock to the system. I like the air inside to be closer to what it is outside so I just leave the windows open and use fans, once in a while I use the air conditioner just to move air around when there's no breeze outside.

I read that electricity rates will be jumping by about a third. The big power-out of the other day on the east side should serve as warning, everyone adding refrigerated air will max out the grid and then they not only have no air conditioning or fans, they have no lights.

I prefer living with and enjoying the heat -- it's cheaper that way.
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Old 06-21-2008, 01:50 PM
 
Location: Austin, Texas
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It dont matter how much it costs just get it. I was dying at my in-laws house two weeks ago with their swamp cooler. Cant live with out it here in ATX.
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Old 06-21-2008, 02:13 PM
 
Location: Northeast ELP
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My view is this: One large evap cooler will only cool about 1000sqft. Thats why new homes with 1500 sqft, have 2 evap coolers.

If you are to convert consider this. Refig works better when humity is high, which is rare. And refig brings in less dust. Evap runs/cost less and does a good job 95% of the year. And will require annual maintenance to ensure it works properly.

I have 1800sqft home with 2 evap coolers (one for each floor) and I would never convert. Evap coolers are on 80% of homes in ELP.
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Old 06-21-2008, 09:28 PM
 
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I looked into switching from swap to refridgerated and it was going to cost about 5K. 1550 sq ft 2 story
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Old 06-21-2008, 11:38 PM
 
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I looked into switching from swap to refridgerated and it was going to cost about 5K. 1550 sq ft 2 story
I don't know what the cost is in El Paso for refrigerated air, but if you were in Houston, I'd say 5K is pricey, a rip-off for Houston anyway. If I lived in El Paso and were considering converting, I'd come here to Houston and purchase a 4 ton unit (outside compressor, coil and heat exchanger... heat exchanger for central heat as well as AC) for about $2500. You would only need a 3 ton since you are at 1550 sq ft, however, so it's probably even less than 2K here.

Maybe due to competition; refrigerated air conditioners were invented in Houston for the weather here, 100% homes have them. You can then hire someone in El Paso to install it. Come to think of it, a regular poster to this forum installs/works on HVAC. 6/3 I think? But I also think he is in New Mexico if I recall correctly.
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Old 06-22-2008, 12:13 AM
 
Location: El Paso, TX
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BRO, thats because you have something El Paso doesn't.

HUMIDITY!

El Paso a swamp cooler is the best option for our homes. Refer-AC is not a economical choice for El Pasoans.

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I don't know what the cost is in El Paso for refrigerated air, but if you were in Houston, I'd say 5K is pricey, a rip-off for Houston anyway. If I lived in El Paso and were considering converting, I'd come here to Houston and purchase a 4 ton unit (outside compressor, coil and heat exchanger... heat exchanger for central heat as well as AC) for about $2500. You would only need a 3 ton since you are at 1550 sq ft, however, so it's probably even less than 2K here.

Maybe due to competition; refrigerated air conditioners were invented in Houston for the weather here, 100% homes have them. You can then hire someone in El Paso to install it. Come to think of it, a regular poster to this forum installs/works on HVAC. 6/3 I think? But I also think he is in New Mexico if I recall correctly.
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Old 06-22-2008, 10:28 AM
 
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You mean you guys in El Paso aren't getting dirt cheap electricity from the Palo Verde nuclear plant? No? Funny, that is what the electric company told people in El Paso in mid to late 70s in return for a rate increase to pay for the nuclear facility... you will get cheap electricity in the end.

What happened there?
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Old 06-22-2008, 02:36 PM
 
Location: El Paso, TX
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You mean you guys in El Paso aren't getting dirt cheap electricity from the Palo Verde nuclear plant? No? Funny, that is what the electric company told people in El Paso in mid to late 70s in return for a rate increase to pay for the nuclear facility... you will get cheap electricity in the end.

What happened there?
Well you seem to know so much on the subject you tell us what happened.
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