Monday, 14 October 2013

How To Choose The Right Air Conditioner

By Jane Dabad


Many households within this country are equipped with cooling and heating systems, which definitely makes life good: Cooling, dehumidifying, and filtering the air the people in your home breathes.

Selecting the proper combination of equipment can definitely be tough since you have to think about things like initial cost, energy efficiency rating and other things prior to purchasing one. One of the most important things to think about is the capacity of the unit, because you must get equipment that's not too big or small for the household or office to be heated or cooled. An experienced contractor could make the load calculations needed.

An additional thing to think about prior to purchasing HVAC equipment is the SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) rating. These ratings will let you know the efficiency of the AC unit. It is law for the newest models to have at least 13 SEER rating.

There are plenty of brands of AC units on hand in America that have great quality. When it comes to the most popular brands Carrier, Trane, Amana, Lennox, and Bryant are at the top of the list. Every one of these manufacturers supply fantastic cooling and heating equipment with various options that'll fit each budget. You can locate these top of the line air conditioners at home improvement stores, specialty HVAC stores, or even through merchants on the internet.

The fact is that cost is a huge constraint when picking a brand. But picking a system just on cost can cost you a lot more over the next ten years of ownership. Each of these brands are great quality and very reliable. The popular brands will definitely cost much more, but they'll always be around once you need service. The models that have high efficiency ratings will also add to the price of the front end, but they'll save you money in the long run.

Without a doubt, it is safer to upgrade an old air conditioning system to a newer one that is more effective, especially if it's more than twelve or fifteen years old. You could even get tax credits. It's also a great idea to perform regular maintenance for your air conditioning system in order to keep it operating at a high level so you won't have to request any repairs for your A/C equipment any sooner than needed.




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