ThermoPride Air Conditioner Reviews - Consumer Ratings - ThermoPride is known for their oil furnaces and manufacturer air conditioners and other peripheral HVAC equipment to compliment their line of oil furnaces including air conditioners. Some features of the ThermoPride air conditioner are: (more…)
Trane Air Conditioner Reviews - Consumer Ratings - Trane offers nearly a dozen different models for air conditioning systems ranging from 13 SEER to 21 SEER models that can be matched with their air handlers or gas furnaces. Furthermore, if done properly you may also integrate these air conditioners with other manufacturers systems such as air handlers or gas or oil furnaces (Always consult a professional and the manufacturer’s recommendations). Additionally, some of the features for air conditioners are: (more…)
Westinghouse Air Conditioner Reviews - Consumer Ratings – Westinghouse air conditioners are produced with SEER ratings from 13 SEER all the way up to 20 SEER with many air conditioners offering mid-range SEER ratings between the high and low SEER ratings. Westinghouse air conditioners are considered a very high SEER for the Westinghouse top-of-the-line model air conditioner.
How does Westinghouse meet this very high-efficiency SEER range? By using the same inverter technology that is used in mini-splits and that was perfected by many Japanese companies like Mitsubishi and Fujitsu. Inverter technology allows the compressor and fan motors to modulate based on the load and this is how they produce some of the highest-rated and efficient AC’s available on the market for a conventional air-source split system that utilizes ductwork. Selected features of various Their air conditioners include: (more…)
York Air Conditioner Reviews - Consumer Ratings - York makes a full line of air conditioning systems ranging in sizes from 1.5 tons all the way up to the monster systems that serve large commercial buildings. Their residential air conditioner systems range in various sizes enough to handle residential and light commercial applications with efficiency ranges from 13 SEER to 20 SEER.
The typical York air conditioner uses the new ozone-friendly refrigerant R-410A but there are air conditioner models which you can purchase that use R-22 which will soon be phased out. As of this writing let’s just say the R-22 units are history. (more…)
Carrier Air Conditioner Reviews - Consumer Ratings | Carrier makes air conditioners with efficiency ratings from 13 SEER all the way up to 26 SEER. 26 SEER is a very high energy efficiency rating for an air source central air conditioning system. This Seer rating comes with the Carrier Infinity series AC. As opposed to geothermal systems. They use R-410A in all models of the air conditioner line. Systems that use R-22 refrigerant are no longer manufactured because R-22 will soon be phased out.
Carrier does manufacture air conditioner systems for residential, light commercial, and heavy commercial applications. In the residential lineup, the super-efficient model lineup is named Infinity. The next step down being the Performance series. Carriers Performance series is the central air conditioner mid-range line. Then the Comfort series air conditioners are the Carrier economy line. Carrier also offers a builder’s grade lineup. Some features of selected AC’s are: (more…)
Dirty filters commonly result in service calls.
Before Calling Heating Cooling Repair Service - Checklist – The following is a list of things you need to check before calling for heating and cooling service. Many people simply pick up the phone and call for service. When the technician arrives and finds something simple you have the sinking feeling like you could have checked it and fixed it yourself.
As a technician myself, I have responded to many service calls and found these very simple things that many homeowners can check for themselves and resolve the problem with their air conditioner or heating system. If you are uncomfortable with checking any of these things then you should call for service and let the technician check these things.
Please read the last paragraph concerning these checks and how far you should go in trying to repair your own HVAC system. Your checks should be measured and limited to this list.
Loose electrical connections in HVAC Equipment can cause big problems and safety issues with HVAC equipment. A good maintenance check of any HVAC system will include checking for loose electrical connections or wires that are corroded or frayed in some way. (more…)
Hello, We need to ask you about water damage and how an air conditioner can cause this kind of damage. The whole ceiling in one of the rental properties just fell into the living room. All the drywall and insulation from the attic fell and caused damage to our tenant’s furniture. Thank God the tenants were not at home and injured when the ceiling fell in.
The insurance adjuster came out and looked at it and said the problem was because the filter was clogged and the air conditioner froze up inside the air handler.
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