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When an old American Standard AC unit is done, the replacement gets sized to the house, not matched to the old badge. Here SwiftPro techs wheel one out of a townhouse yard and braze, wire and set a new Carrier in its place.
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The title card, "Replacing an old A/C unit w/ SwiftPro", sits over the old American Standard condenser in a mulch bed against a wooden fence. A tech wheels it out on a hand truck down a path between the fences, and out front two others meet a pickup where the boxed new unit comes down on the liftgate.
At the pad, a tech in red gloves brazes the copper with a rag wrapped around the service valve to shield it from the heat, and a new filter drier, the small canister that traps moisture and debris, goes into the line. The new unit's label reads Refrigerant Safety Group A2L.
Another tech levels and mounts a new disconnect box on the siding and wires it to the unit. Before and after shots close it out: the old American Standard in the mulch, then the Carrier on its pad.
Both are long-running brands with lines from basic single-stage up to variable-speed. Within the same tier, the bigger difference is the installer: sizing from a load calculation, a matched indoor coil, nitrogen through the copper while brazing and a deep vacuum. Pick the tier that fits your house and how long you'll stay, then pick the contractor.
Want it done at your place? See AC Replacement at SwiftPro or call (703) 997-9757.
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SwiftPro Heating, Cooling & Plumbing
4230 Lafayette Center Dr N, Chantilly, VA 20151
44679 Endicott Dr, Suite 211, Ashburn, VA 20147
Virginia Class A contractor license #2705192276