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Originally Posted by AustinChief
Yup I know you can't mix and match within the closed system. I was just typing the condenser when I meant compressor earlier and causing all sorts of confusion.
Their CORE dilemma (besides just trying to find the best most price effective solution) is that the air handler was likely installed during their last big kitchen remodel and now it doesn't appear there will be any way to replace the giant ass unit without some pretty big tearing up of things. In the end I think they are going to have to either A)just replace the a-coil and stick with R-22 for now and hope they are ready for another giant remodel when it comes time to replace everything or B)replace the a-coil and the heat pump outside to match to anew R410 system OR C) I just talked to my only buddy in Austin who is a big HVAC guy and he said given the screwed up situation what he would do is get a new slimmer air handler that would fit through the access panel and just cut the old on up in place to remove it and then upgrade the whole system to R410
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Yes they do make remodel specific cabinets. They work great, but sometimes the parts have to be different sizes or specs so if those parts have to be replaced it can be expensive. It is definitely an option to look into.
They might want to call the contractor that did the remodel and say a little something to them as well. They should have not put your folks in this situation.