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If it's after 5 PM or on a weekend, one of our on-duty technicians will respond in about an hour to discuss your emergency heating repair and get your address. Our technicians will arrange a time to arrive at your residence fully equipped to handle repairs to your heat source. Has your furnace reached its end of life? Is it possible to get a few more years' service from it? Your furnace repair or furnace installation should be handled by the professionals at Central Carolina Air. We've been in the HVAC business for nearly 50 years serving Greensboro and the Triad, we've seen it all and can answer any of your questions. Get Your FREE Proposal Residential Heating & Air Conditioning Greensboro, Winston-Salem Planned heating & cooling maintenance by Central Carolina Air Conditioning in Greensboro will keep your home comfortable year round.Joe Rotella’s bill for heating and cooling his 2,597-square-foot ranch-style home in Upper Arlington used to top $600 a month, every month.

“I’d get that guilt letter from the utility company twice a year comparing my usage to my neighbors’,” he said, “and mine was always off the charts” — even though his house is smaller than “I couldn’t figure out why it was so high.” Three 15-year-old heat pumps — with efficiency ratings of 8 SEER, a far cry from today’s minimum requirement of 14 SEER in central Ohio — were to blame. SEER, or seasonal energy efficiency ratio, is the heating and air-conditioning equivalent ofair conditioner window unit invented miles per gallon for cars.8 ton air conditioner cost “Every step you go up saves you money (in energy costs),” said Jeff Reed, vice president ofcentral air conditioning cost uk

Custom Air in Columbus. “The higher the SEER number, the more efficient the system.” Custom Air recently replaced the heat pumps in Rotella’s home with two 97 percent efficient gas furnaces, an air conditioner with a 16 SEER rating and a two-stage air conditioner with an 18 SEERThe four units were needed to match up with the existing ductwork, which was designed for zoned heating and cooling. Although he isn’t sure what the long-term savings will be, Rotella was “thrilled,” he said, when he received his most recent gas bill — for just $53. Most basic models of heat pumps and air conditioners will have higher SEER ratings this year. Jan. 1, the federal government raised the efficiency requirements for air conditioners and heat pumps that can be sold and installed in the United States. The Department of Energy has broken the country into three regions — Southeast, Southwest and North — and issued requirements for each.

Not much is different for central Ohio, which falls in the North region. In Ohio, a new central air conditioner must have an efficiency rating of at least 13 SEER, which is unchanged since For heat pumps, which act as both an air conditioner and a heater, the minimum rose from 13 SEER to 14 SEER, which is about 7 percent more efficient. The new rules also mandate that air conditioners and heat pumps carry Energy Star-style hangtags with information on power usage. The change is likely to be seamless for central Ohioans, and the extra cost for base-model heat pumps will amount to just a few hundred dollars. The new rules are likely to be largely invisible to homeowners. A heat pump or air conditioner is “out of sight, out of mind until it breaks,” said Charlie McCrudden, senior vice president of government relations for the Air Conditioning Contractors of America, a nonprofit industry group. But homeowners with older, less efficient air conditioners or heat pumps are in for a bigger job

when the unit has to be replaced, said Francis Dietz, vice president of public affairs for the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, which tests equipment to verify efficiency Replacing an air conditioner below 13 SEER, sold before 2006, might mean replacing a coil on the existing furnace to meet requirements. Repairing air conditioners and heat pumps made or installed before 2010 will also be moreAn EPA ban on the manufacturing of equipment using Freon, the most common commercial refrigerant, went into effect in 2010. In 2020, chemical companies will no longer be allowed to make or sell Freon to service existing machines. Old units will have to be retrofitted to work with new refrigerants or be replaced. Many central Ohioans are already opting to install more-efficient equipment, despite higher Some utility companies offer a rebate for units that are at least 14.5 SEER. “Most of what we’ve been selling in this market exceeds this,” said Reed of Custom Air.

our business is 15 or 16 SEER air conditioners and heat pumps. The price difference is offset by “Homeowners want lower bills, and higher efficiency saves money.” AEP offers rebates for Energy Star-rated air conditioners and heat pumps. rebates for efficient furnaces. A list of available incentives for energy-efficiency upgrades is Rotella opted for the most efficient equipment he could afford and doesn’t regret it, despite He received rebates from AEP and zero-percent financing from the equipment manufacturer, which “ made it easier for me to opt for more efficient units,” he said. “It can be the right thing to do for the planet, but it can also save me money. the investment because it’s going to pay for itself.” Minimum requirements for efficiency have slowly risen through the years. New requirements for furnace efficiency will soon be issued. The Department of Energy has pushed for a minimum of 90 percent efficient furnaces nationwide, Dietz said, but backed off because of

pressure from furnace manufacturers. For now, the minimum efficiency is 78 percent. The primary goal of rising efficiency standards is energy conservation, but there is no doubt that they save homeowners money. The department calculated that the standards put in place for heat pumps and air conditioners in 2006 reduced Americans’ energy bills by $70.6 billion and carbon-dioxide emissions by 369.1 million metric tons, equivalent to the annual emissions of about 72.4 million cars. latest increase have not yet been released. Higher efficiency has a cost, though. More efficient equipment generally comes with a higher price tag, which is why many industry groups and installers hope the increases in efficiency requirements slow down soon, Dietz said. “We encourage people to install efficient equipment if it makes economic sense for them, but we don’t want to force people to install ultra-efficient units because when the price gets too high,