Air & Heat Hospital inc.
The Doctor of Indoor Air !
What is a SEER Rating
The performance of your heating and cooling system is determined in a large part by your HVAC equipment’s operating efficiency. Each “matched system” - an outdoor compressor bearing unit that matches with an indoor unit - is tested and awarded an Energy Efficiency Rating, sort of like a miles per gallon (mpg) rating for your car. The more cooling/heating a system puts out for each unit of energy it consumes, the higher rating it will receive. The higher the efficiency rating of your system, the less energy it will consume…that means lower utility bills and less of an impact on the environment. Also, utility companies will often compensate homeowners to the tune of hundreds of dollars to install high-efficiency systems. Use our Rebate Finder to see what rebates are available to you when you install a high efficiency system. For air conditioners, this metric is called a SEER rating, Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. Higher the SEER ratings mean greater efficiency. As of January 2006, the federal government mandates that all new central air conditioning equipment be at least 13 SEER, but there is equipment available rated as high as 18 and even 23 SEER. Air & Heat Hospital urges you to install an air conditioning system that is at least 16 SEER, especially if you live in the Sunbelt where air conditioning systems run most often. |
