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BTU requirement for Inverter Should an inverter heat pump be sized according to the conventional AC unit it replaces?

A split conventional AC needs to be replaced due to age. TheThe current AC is a conventional split, 48K BTU (4-ton).

If replaced with an inverter heat pump, should it be sized with a 48K BTU unit? Or should it be sized with a smaller BTU unit given its ability to throttle the compressor speed?

BTU requirement for Inverter AC

A split conventional AC needs to be replaced due to age. The current AC is a conventional split, 48K BTU (4-ton).

If replaced with an inverter heat pump, should it be sized with a 48K BTU unit? Or should it be sized with a smaller BTU unit given its ability to throttle the compressor speed?

Should an inverter heat pump be sized according to the conventional AC unit it replaces?

A split conventional AC needs to be replaced due to age. The current AC is 48K BTU (4-ton).

If replaced with an inverter heat pump, should it be sized with a 48K BTU unit? Or should it be sized with a smaller BTU unit given its ability to throttle the compressor speed?

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BTU requirement for Inverter AC

A split conventional AC needs to be replaced due to age. The current AC is a conventional split, 48K BTU (4-ton).

If replaced with an inverter heat pump, should it be sized with a 48K BTU unit? Or should it be sized with a smaller BTU unit given its ability to throttle the compressor speed?