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An hvac job in Alice ≈ 4 tons · $5,000–$14,000 per system
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Coastal Bend (IECC Zone 2A, hot-humid) cooling-load estimate. For final equipment sizing, an installer should perform a full Manual J calculation.
Heated and cooled living area, not including garage or attic.
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4 tons
Estimated cooling load: 43,200 BTU/hr ≈ 4 tons. Look at a 4-ton condenser (oversizing causes short-cycling and worse humidity removal, common mistake on the coast). A licensed installer should still do a full Manual J load calc before purchase.
- Total cooling load:
- 43,200 BTU/hr
- Load density:
- 24 BTU/sqft
- Recommended size:
- 4 tons
Rule-of-thumb cooling estimate for IECC Zone 2A. Real sizing requires room-by-room Manual J (ACCA-certified). Oversized AC = short cycles + poor humidity removal, a real problem in CC's coastal humidity. Heating load is much smaller in Zone 2A; for a heat pump, the cooling tonnage typically governs.
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