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What is involved in replacing an air handler?

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You will need to make sure that the seer size of the air handler and the condenser are matched. Otherwise you will damage the condenser and that will blow a large hole in your wallet! I've heard that in some place a mismatched condenser and air handler is illegal!

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posted by jeyR (263)
  • Hi,
    if you mismatch your air handler and condenser then it will void any warranty on your AC. So be double careful.
    posted by cmc94 (300)
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My friend was given an estimate of 4000$ to replace the air handler. it may be worth spending 100$ to get a thorough inspection done to check for leaks and dirt (that can be cleaned) before you change the air handler.

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Before you replace the air handler, try cleaning the coils and the air handler - if this solves your problem you just saved yourself a lot of money. An effective way to do this is to blow air with a blower in the reverse direction through the coils and handler.

  • Don't forget to vacuum the inside of the air handler. This will complete the job and hopefully take care of whatever problem you have.
    posted by digmyspace (248)
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