“Wait,” you’re saying, “what’s a packaged HVAC unit? Is that like a window AC?”
Well, sort of. A packaged HVAC unit is a cooling system or heat pump where all the components are contained in a single cabinet. The compressor, the evaporator coil, the condensing coil, the fans and motors—the works. The opposite of a packaged unit is a split system or a mini split system, where there are separate indoor and outdoor units. For example, the most common type of central AC found in homes is a split system with an outdoor condenser and an indoor evaporator with an air handler that sends the cooled air into the ducts.
So here’s a quick quiz: imagine something has gone wrong with the cooling system in your house. What comes to mind right away? Is it…
Nobody likes paying high bills for running their air conditioning system during the hot summer months. But homeowners assume that there’s no way to avoid it: if they want comfort during a New Jersey summer, they’ll have to pay for it.
Earlier this month, we looked at 
