Air Conditioning SEER Efficiency Ratings: A Basic Guide The concept of air conditioning SEER efficiency ratings is key to understanding the kind of savings you can expect from your new air conditioner. All units manufactured today must have a minimum SEER rating of 13, but many new units have efficiency ratings as high as the…
If you find yourself in the market for a new air conditioner, choosing the right one to fit your home is vital. Yet many people in the Tampa Bay area are not aware of one mistake that could be costing them efficiency. If you have a split air conditioning system, you must ensure that the…
Replace Your Air Conditioner Now, and Look at What You Stand to Gain Initially, the idea of investing in a new air conditioner may not be all that appealing. After all, it’s a major expense. But did you know that you could stand to gain quite a few benefits by replacing your older equipment with…
Your New Air Conditioning System: Four Installation Issues That Can Make or Break A SEER Rating If you’ve just gotten a new high-efficiency air conditioner, you’re probably looking forward to equally high savings this summer. An air conditioner with a seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) in the high teens or low 20s can cost considerably…
Virtually 100% of the people reading drive motorized vehicles. Most of us first encountered “wheels” with a baby stroller, but hopefully that was short lived. Our first personal encounter was probably with bicycle equipped with… training wheels. These were an extra set wheels that allowed us to develop our balancing skills so that we could…
If you are old enough to remember the Moon landing and the “One small step for man… one large step for mankind,” you may also remember that looking back at planet Earth was one planet, not two planets. The reason I bring this up is that I travel the world as a part-time Christian missionary…
Now that almost one-third of all equipment sold is in the form of DRY units, and that percentage is growing every month due to unprecedented consumer demand. What could possibly happen to alter the course to where R-22 is again the dominant refrigerant in the marketplace? Here enters the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)… In early…
Remember when we were kids and played hide and seek? Just before you went looking for everyone you announced, “Ready or not, here I come!” I think many contractors have developed that attitude toward the Code changes. Hint: They aren’t ready for the new code! The new 2010 Code is most definitely here, so I…
The “new” 2010 AC Code is weeks old now, but the stream of questions on the AC Code continues. This is strange, because FRACCA has a course that has been presented more than eight times all over the State preventing AC Code Confusion. Locations include Tampa, Orlando (3 times), Miami (2 times), Ft. Myers, Sarasota,…
Air Conditioning Contractors and the Department of Energy Are miscreant air conditioning contractors the weak link in energy efficiency? I was informed of a Department of Energy (DOE) webinar in December that was most informative. If nothing changes (there is scheduled to be a national election in November), then the DOE will expand its control…
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