Neal Lewis Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Ok, there are two brand new ICP Comfortmaster units side by side. Both 13 Seer. The shorter unit on the right is a FIVE ton unit. The taller condenser on the left is a FOUR ton size. Same footprint. LG scroll compressors inside. Confirmed with the model numbers, electrical requirements, and the builders invoice. How can a five ton unit be physically smaller than a four ton unit?? All else being equal. Click to Enlarge 69.66 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Maybe its the photo, but the shorter units appears to be wider. Also, are you sure they are both 13 SEER? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 I've found no correlation between physical size and tonnage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Doesn't make sense to me. Same brand, year and model but different box? No sense at all. I can't explain it. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkenney Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 As Jim said, the exterior dimension of the unit is not a good indicator of capacity. Variables can be size and number of coils (surface area and volume), refrigerant capacity, air flow, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEuriech Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 If I were to guess: A. Different Freon. (refrigerants) B. Different manufactured dates. Different model years. C. Came from two different plants. D. One is a heat pump and one is an air conditioner. Do you have both data plate pictures that we can see? Jeff . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Maybe it has to do with the amount of air to be cooled in the home and the size of the evaporator coil matched to the unit. I wouldn't worry about it. We aren't required to determine whether HVAC or Plumbing engineers designed a system correctly - we're supposed to be looking at how it's installed and looking for physical deficiencies with the installed components. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garet Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Different compressors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airtrackinc Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 yes size will be diffrent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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