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New Install: Heating and Air Conditioning

At Best Choice Heating and Air, our goal is to provide you with a complete comfort system. Comfort in appearance, Comfort in overall experience, Comfort in reliability and Comfort in price and efficiency. Best Choice Heating and Air will surpass your Comfort needs. From blue prints to energy load calculations, we are equipped to meet all your New Installation needs for Central Air Conditioning, Central Heating, Furnace, Duct Systems...

HVAC Install Efficiency (Save $$$)

A major consideration for any household is Energy Consumption. Central Air Conditioning Units and Central Heating Systems are the greatest contributor to energy consumption in any home. That is why making the right choice of Heating or Cooling equipment is so important. A new Central Heating and Air Conditioner can be expensive, but with the right equipment and Installation, your savings can be so substantial that you can recover your entire investment just from lower energy costs.

If The Decision is to Replace

If the best decision for you is to replace your existing unit, we can help make it a Comfortable transition. For a successful Installation to work smoothly, the existing infrastructure, the ductwork and ventilation, the furnace and the entire design of your home needs to be completely understood. Then we can make an informed recommendation for you on the best solution to your heating and cooling needs.

Buying New Air Conditioners

Today’s best air conditioners use 30% to 50% less energy to produce the same amount of cooling as air conditioners made in the mid 1970s. Even if your air conditioner is only 10 years old, you may save 20% to 40% of your cooling energy costs by replacing it with a newer, more efficient model.

Sizing Air Conditioners

Air conditioners are rated by the number of British Thermal Units (Btu) of heat they can remove per hour. Another common rating term for air conditioning size is the “ton,” which is 12,000 Btu per hour. How big should your air conditioner be?

The size of an air conditioner depends on:

• how large your home is and how many windows it has;

• how much shade is on your home’s windows, walls, and roof;
• how much insulation is in your home’s ceiling and walls;
• how much air leaks into your home from the outside; and
• how much heat the occupants and appliances in your home generate.

 An air conditioner’s efficiency, performance, durability, and initial cost depend on matching its size to the above factors. Make sure you buy the correct size of air conditioner. Two groups—the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) and the American Society of Heating, Engineers (ASHRAE)—publish calculation procedures for sizing central air conditioners. Reputable air conditioning contractors will use one of these procedures, often performed with the aid of a computer, to size your new central air conditioner. Be aware that a large air conditioner will not provide the best cooling.

 

Buying an oversized air conditioner penalizes you in the following ways.

 

• It costs more to buy a larger air conditioner than you need.
• The larger-than-necessary air conditioner cycles on and off more frequently, reducing its efficiency. Frequent cycling makes indoor temperatures fluctuate more and results in a less comfortable environment. Frequent cycling also inhibits moisture removal. In humid climates, removing moisture is essential for acceptable comfort. In addition, this cycling wears out the compressor and electrical parts more rapidly.
• A larger air conditioner uses more electricity and creates added demands on electrical generation and delivery systems.

Air Conditioner Efficiency

Each air conditioner has an energy efficiency rating that lists how many Btu per hour are removed for each watt of power it draws. For room air conditioners, this efficiency rating is the Energy Efficiency Ratio, or EER. For central air conditioners, it is the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, or SEER. These ratings are posted on an Energy Guide Label, which must be conspicuously attached to all new air conditioners. Many air conditioner manufacturers are participants in the voluntary Energy Star® labeling program (see Source List in this publication). Energy Star-labeled appliances mean that they have high EER and SEER ratings. In general, new air conditioners with higher EERs or SEERs sport higher price tags. However, the higher initial cost of an energy-efficient model will be repaid to you several times during its life span. Your utility company may encourage the purchase of a more efficient air conditioner by rebating some or all of the price difference. Buy the most efficient air conditioner you can afford, especially if you use (or think you will use) an air conditioner frequently and/or if your electricity rates are high.

 

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