My experience with a Huntsville HVAC contractor.

My new in-home studio, south end.

North End

My studio is on the second floor and is cooled by a Trane heat pump which supplies cooling to the main room, the small attached bath, and the stairwell leading up to it.  Not exactly a challenge in terms of HVAC engineering, but...

• When the outdoor daytime temperatures are in the mid to upper 80s, the temperature in this room rises to the mid 70s.

• On hot days the temperature in this room approaches 80 degrees.

• The heat pump runs continuously when daytime outdoor temperatures are in the mid 80s affecting our electric bill accordingly.  Is that what they mean in their TV ads when they say "it's hard to stop a Trane"?

• When the studio heats up we close it off to keep it from adding to the heat load of the rest of the house.

• When I need to work in there, I use a fan  to make it seem cooler.

• When we're not using the room, we turn the thermostat up and close the doors to reduce the continuous wear and tear on the heat pump.

• The HVAC contractor, after sending people out five times, says the system is performing as it should and does not recognize any further obligation on their part.  Could it be that the system they installed is too small?  They said it's right on and , to them, this is a satisfactory job.

The HVAC contractor?     Bunns & Bennett