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Air condition unit of sufficient size??

I own a 1800 sq. ft. ranch style home. The air unit installed is a Carrier 38ckc030. Is this a sufficient unit to cool my home? It runs constantly and never shuts off.

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    The best way to truly know if the unit provides enough cooling for your house is to have a heat load calculation done. This takes into account how well your house is insulated, type of building materials, windows, doors, etc.

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You currently own a 2.5 ton AC Unit
500 square feet equals a ton of cooling/ you need a 3.5 ton unit.
If your home is well insulated, good windows and doors and pretty good
shade that covers your house, then I can see a 3ton unit cooling your
house.

Thats another 6,000 btus you do not have and that is a best case for a
energy effcient home.

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