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Trane / RunTru Electric Heat Kit
Backup heat for your air handler, matched to the series.
Sold with a system
This heat kit is available as an add-on to a complete system or air handler. Choose your system, then add the kit from the Add an electric heat kit section on that system's page. It ships with your equipment.
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Our promise on every order
- Typically ships in 3–7 business days — by UPS Ground from Southwest Florida, delivered to your door.
- Manufacturer specifications, published — model number, capacity, efficiency and refrigerant are all listed below, so you can check this against what your contractor specified.
- Check your match in seconds — put in the two model numbers you were quoted and see whether that pair is AHRI-certified before you spend anything. Not sure, or not our equipment? Send them to us and we will look them up by hand.
- 30 days to return unopened equipment — full returns policy.
About this unit
Field-installed supplementary electric heat kit for Trane and RunTru air handlers. Single-phase, 208/240V, with integrated circuit breaker and 24V control. Power and control wiring connect to the air handler with a single polarized plug.
Compatible with 5TEM4, 5TAM5 and A5AHC series air handlers.
Sizing: heat kit output must suit the air handler. As a guide, 10 kW suits 1.5–2.5 ton, 15 kW suits 3–4 ton, and 20 kW suits 5 ton. Confirm breaker sizing and airflow before ordering.
HVAC Supply Pro LLC is an independent retailer. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an authorized dealer of Trane, RunTru or Everwell; brand names are used only to identify the equipment we sell. All equipment is new, in its original factory packaging.
Product photos are representative manufacturer images; actual appearance may vary slightly.
Key features
- Field-installed electric heat strip with circuit breaker
- Fits Trane 5TEM4, Hyperion 5TAM5 and RunTru A5AHC air handlers
- 208/240V single phase, 5 to 20 kW
- Adds supplemental or emergency backup heat
- Choose output to suit the air handler tonnage — confirm breaker and wire sizing
- Does not fit the 5TMM5 wall mount, which takes a different kit
Why you need a heat kit
An air handler moves air. On its own it does not make heat — the heat kit is what does.
- On a heat pump, it covers the gap. A heat pump's capacity falls as the outdoor temperature drops, and it stops producing heat entirely during a defrost cycle. The strips carry the house through both. In Florida that is a handful of hours a year; further north it is a great deal more.
- On an air-conditioner system, it is the only heat there is. Pair a straight AC condenser with an air handler and nothing in that system heats. If there is no furnace in the house, the kit is not optional.
- It has to match the air handler. Output, breaker size and airflow all have to line up — an oversized kit trips breakers or overheats a blower that cannot move enough air across it. Check the sizing note on this listing before you order.
- Field-installed, not a rewire. Integrated circuit breaker, 24V control, and a single polarized plug into the air handler. A competent installer fits one in well under an hour.
Specifications & documents
Manufacturer-published figures for the model you have selected above.
| Model number | BAYHTR1523BRK |
|---|---|
| Output | 20 kW |
| System type | Accessory |
| Efficiency | - |
| Refrigerant | - |
| Dimensions | - |
| Warranty | Any warranty is set by Trane, not HVAC Supply Pro; terms are in the documentation shipped with this heat kit and at trane.com. Contact us for a copy before you order. |
| Price | $299.00 |
All models in this series
Every size we carry, with the full model number your installer and AHRI will ask for.
| Model number | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| BAYHTR1505BRK | 5 kW | With a system only |
| BAYHTR1508BRK | 8 kW | With a system only |
| BAYHTR1510BRK | 10 kW | With a system only |
| BAYHTR1517BRK | 15 kW | With a system only |
| BAYHTR1523BRK | 20 kW | With a system only |
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Shipping & returns
- $29 by UPS Ground, delivered to your door. Ships to the 48 contiguous states and DC.
- Must be installed by a licensed HVAC professional — opening refrigerant lines requires EPA certification.
- 30-day returns on unopened equipment, 20% restocking fee. No returns on installed units.
How buying the equipment yourself works — the whole process, start to finish
You are buying the equipment from us and the labour from an installer you choose. Two numbers instead of one bundled quote — which is the point, but it does mean you are the one connecting them. Here is the whole sequence.
- Order the equipment. The price on this page is what you pay us. Nothing about installation is included in it, and nothing is added later.
- Line up your installer before it ships. This is the step people skip, and it is the one that causes trouble — equipment sitting in a garage while you ring round for someone free. You need a licensed HVAC professional; opening a refrigerant circuit requires EPA certification. Ask specifically what they charge to install customer-supplied equipment. How to find one.
- It ships by UPS Ground. Orders typically ship within 3–7 business days. UPS delivers to your door for one flat rate, with nothing to choose at checkout. What delivery costs.
- UPS brings it to your door. There is no delivery appointment to book, as there is for freight — it arrives like any other UPS parcel.
- Check it when it arrives. Look over the box before you open it, photograph any damage, and report it to us within 24 hours. Damage and returns.
- Your installer fits it. Warranty terms.
Stuck on any of it, or not sure a pairing is right? Call (239) 266-9766 — you'll get a straight answer.
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