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How To Use Air Conditioner Ratings To Determine If It Is Time To Replace The Old Air Conditioner?
Your air conditioner unit is rated for efficiency by using Seer efficiency ratings. Seer efficiency ratings actually stand for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating. The higher the Seer number, the more energy efficient is your air conditioner and the less energy expense you will incur.
If your air conditioner is more than a couple of years old, the Seer rating may not be very high. The minimum Seer rating for sale in today’s market is 13 Seer. High efficiency air conditioning units will have a Seer rating as high as 20.
Will it make sense to replace your old air conditioner based on the Seer rating alone? The answer to that depends on several factors.
1. Is your present air conditioner working satisfactorily?
2. Is the cost of energy a major factor in your replacement decision?
If the answer to these questions is no, then replacing your old air conditioner unit does not make good economic sense. For instance, if you replaced 10 Seer rated air conditioner with one rated at 16 Seer, you would only save about 25% of your current energy usage. This means that the monetary payback in energy savings would take a long time.
If on the other hand, you were planning on replacing your current air conditioner because it is not performing satisfactorily, then you would want to select a model with the highest Seer rating for maximum energy savings.
The air conditioner size rating or capacity and its efficiency rating are two different things. The air conditioner capacity is the same type of rating as a horsepower measurement for a car. The Seer efficiency rating compares favorably to the miles per gallon rating for a car.
Using the Seer rating of your air conditioner as the main criteria for replacement is not the best way to determine if you should replace your air conditioner. But used in conjunction with the condition of your unit and the cost of energy to run your unit, the air conditioning rating number plays an important role. By weighing all three of these important factors, you can reach the best decision that can save the most money for your budget.
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