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Why Bigger Isn't Better: The Truth About AC Sizing - Shafer Heating & Cooling · Shafer Heating and Cooling Service Repair Podcast

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Who's ever heard the term of, hey, you know, bigger is better?
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That's not the case when it comes to air conditioning.
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If anything, you would probably be a little bit better off and more comfortable
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if the system was a smidge undersized versus oversized.
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And the fact that it'll run all the time, right, especially on those extreme
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heat days, we're going to remove more humidity, which is going to be more comfortable,
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more healthy versus kick on, kick off, kick on, kick off.
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It'll maintain the temperature, but the humidity continues to rise.
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And so one of the jobs of an air conditioner is to remove humidity.
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So not only does it control temperature, but it also does remove humidity when it's running.
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When it's not running, though, we're not removing humidity. So sizing is very important.