Do NOT BUY A HOUSE With This HVAC System - Soffit Mount 4-5 Ton Units

Here I go over an HVAC system that has been designated as obsolete. There are a bunch of homeowners in a building that we work on that are now stuck with an HVAC system that is no longer produced. We do not know a solution that is very time or cost-effective for replacing the system.
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[@garza7676]

I hate soffit unit . 90 percent of the issues is unit wasn’t installed correctly . Example some units the drain pan is one whole assembly so mindful to have a slight pitch to allow the drain pan to work . I had a thick washers to one side of the long anchor bolts ,two to 3 degree pitch is all you need . I mostly walk away . It’s triple the work and too many unknowns .

[@SurfBrosHVAC]

Bingo. This one is having a leveling issue. We did not touch the indoor unit besides TXV because we really didn't want the risk associated with working on it

[@user-sp5eh7km7j]

Steve Lav works on a bunch of First Co, but closet units

[@SurfBrosHVAC]

I wish

[@AaronPowellvox]

First Co has such a long lead time. Six months for one air handler. Also the newer chassis are bigger and that makes it to where they won’t fit in buildings that literally built the mechanical closet around the old unit. It’s a mess.

[@r134awhole5]

Yo yo yo. Did you happen to try a company in texas? It’s called “sustainable coils”. They might have it. How about remove coil and try to make a custom coil. Looks like lots of future work in that building if you find an answer.

[@SurfBrosHVAC]

Yep custom coil is the plan. Gonna cross that bridge once we have to

[@mikepilcher1922]

I’m in Chicagoland and have a few subdivisions with Apollo wet heat that use this same first co air handler setup. Clusterfuck every time

[@SurfBrosHVAC]

The people in these buildings love us so we get referred out. I have started to price higher because they are just the worst every time