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Arizona Air Conditioning Benefits From New Energy Saving Technologies

Written by Rm Harrington on . Posted in AC Installation, AC Replacement, AC Service, Air Conditioning, Arizona Air Conditioning Installation, Cooling Tips.

Arizona Air Conditioning - Temperature key for the "five-year average global temperature anomalies from 1880 to 2010" video

Can New Innovations in Arizona Air Conditioning Cut Your Rate of Energy Consumption?

 

Arizona Air Conditioning – Even as global warming increases and temperatures rise, the technology to produce more energy efficient HVAC equipment moves forward. Throughout the world, including Phoenix, Mesa and other Arizona regions, the demand for reliable cost-efficient home and office A/C performance is on the increase. The heat wave is here and the future will bring even more.

But will the new innovations in air conditioning actually reduce your Arizona energy bills?

Rising Energy Consumption Reflects A Worldwide Growth In Air Conditioning Demands

Even as the summer sun settles beneath the horizon and fall slips upon Phoenix AZ and other U.S. cities, the luxury of home air conditioning remains a worldwide desire. China and India are finally coming to age, demanding home cooling equipment and driving an A/C buying spree that is increasing at the rate of 20 percent per year.  According to the national energy experts, home cooling in the United States requires as much as 185 billion kilowatt-hours of yearly energy consumption. How much demand will ride the coattails of China and India?

Somehow, we must learn to beat the heat without fueling the fires of global warming. We cannot continue to fuel cooling systems with fossil fuels. According to Cheryl Martin deputy director of the U.S. Advanced Research Project Agency for Energy (ARPA-E), prevention and control lies in technology that can reduce the energy consumption of air conditioning equipment.

ARPA-E Funding Applied to New Innovations in A/C Technology

By using chlorofluorocarbons and other refrigerants to absorb heat, conventional air conditioning systems collect internal heat and then expel it into the outside environment. The process requires electricity to power compressors and pumps. New alternatives seek to replace refrigerant materials with solid materials that consume less energy. ARPA-E funding encourages a development of technology that will enable a thermoelectric solid to absorb heat. 

  • The end goal: Produce cheaper refrigerators and air conditioning equipment
  • What makes it effective: A lack of moving parts
  • The results: Fewer breakdowns and better reliability in rural areas.

A/C Technology That Uses Membranes and Water Condensing Processes

A project that began with funding via ARPA-E makes use of specialty membranes capable of producing cool air by condensing water. Under development by Dais Analytic Corp, ADMA and other “new innovation air conditioning” performers, the projects have become so effective as to pick up financial backing from the U.S. Navy. The system is being designed to meet the air conditioning and dehumidifier needs for troops and equipment in Afghanistan and Iraq. Efficiency improvements are expected to reach 30 percent or more. This means less fuel consumption, less transportation needs and less life endangerment due to fewer convoys.

Think about how effective such a cost-efficient system would be as an alternative Arizona Air Conditioning solution. A system that supports Navy troops is well worth consideration for home use.

Time is, of course, an issue. From development to commercial, home and office use, membrane technologies will go through many changes. The Navy is pushing. Expect the technology to move forward quickly and efficiently. ARPA-E discussions even include the possibility of cooling via the power of magnets or sound waves.

Affects on Mesa, Scottsdale and Other Phoenix Arizona Air Conditioning Requirements

According to the National Weather Service Phoenix AZ, recent Valley temperatures have exceeded 122 °F+. Some stretches of 100 °F+ temperatures have run as long as 76 days. More efficient Arizona air conditioning can benefit the people and the city. Meeting the growing demand for better cooling in a way that cost-effectively reduces the greenhouse consequences should be a priority of every citizen.

 For more information on how new Air Conditioning technology can improve your Phoenix home comfort level, click here.

 

Leaky Heat Pumps Expensive To Operate and Unhealthy Too

Written by Rm Harrington on . Posted in AC Service, Air Conditioning, Cooling Tips, Heat Pumps.

Leaky Heat Pumps - Old CarrierLeaky Heat Pumps Waste Refrigerant

Although leaky heat pumps may waste refrigerant, they do not consume refrigerant. If your home or business Phoenix air conditioning system requires frequent refrigerant “top-offs,” the unit is not using refrigerant; it is leaking refrigerant. For you this means increased operating costs, less HP efficiency and possible contamination the eco-system.

Any HVAC unit that requires frequent refrigerant charges should be checked for cause and effect. You need to understand that merely adding refrigerant is not a variable solution to the leaky heat pump expensive operating faults. Quality Arizona Air Conditioning Repair never simply add AC refrigerant to a leaking heat pump. Testing the system is the only efficient solution to a heat pump or AC leak. This means isolating and repairing the leak before correcting the system’s refrigerant pressure.

 

Older Leaky Heat Pumps Use Unhealthy Chlorodifluoromethane Gases

Since the early 1990s, the U.S. has been in the process of phasing out chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22 or R-22 or Freon) refrigerants. Identified as a substance that depletes the planet’s ozone layer, Freon actively contributes to the dangers associated with global warming. Regulated under the 2010 Clean Air Act, Freon is banned from use in new heat pumps and other air conditioning equipment.

In order to prevent further atmosphere contamination, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promotes recycling the gas from old air conditioning and leaky HP pump equipment. Beginning in 2020, R-22 will no longer be available for use in existing heat pumps and other air conditioning equipment. Diminishing supply is creating a continuously increase in the cost of R-22 gas. This makes your leaky HP expensive to operate as well as unhealthy to you and the rest of the world.

 

Leaky Heat Pumps Expensive To Operate

Old or new, any leaky air conditioning system is expensive to operate: 1) Because it requires additional service calls, 2) Because it functions less efficiently than a fully charged system and 3) Because it provides less household comfort. However, for older Freon-based air conditioning and heat pump units, make sure you call a Phoenix Heat Pump repair center that is EPA certified for R-22 issues. Typically identified as “Section 608 certification,” the EPA tech certification assures you that your Arizona heating and cooling repair center understands the laws, allowable uses and discharge specifications concerning R-22 refrigerant.

But remember, the cost of Freon is on the rise. Not all shops equally price the gas, so make sure you ask in advance what it will cost per pound to charge your system is leaky freon is an issue.

You might also want to consider replacing your worn Phoenix Heat Pump system. Modern HVAC equipment is remarkably more energy efficient that the older units. Along with the use of new less-expensive EPA-approved refrigerant gases, modern Heat Pumps also: 

  • Consume less electricity
  • Provide better whole-home comfort
  • Are designed for longer durability
  • Require fewer AC and Heat Pump service calls
  • Include extended product warranties and Air Conditioning installer guarantees.

 

Avoid the Waste, Expense and Health Issues

Don’t put up with the expensive waste of freon associated with leaky heat pumps. Arizona-based American Cooling and Heating provides Valley-wide residential and commercial air conditioning and heating repairs, services and installations. Our technical service team is on hand 24-hours per day, providing free estimates and repairs for all types of: 

  • Air handlers
  • Cooling equipment
  • Heat pumps,   
  • Furnaces
  • Refrigeration
  • And other HVAC Equipment.

Look for us throughout the Phoenix Arizona Metro region and all surrounding cities, towns and areas. For more info, click here.

 

 

 

 

HVAC Phoenix Arizona Consumer Guide For Air Conditioning Replacement

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HVAC Phoenix Arizona ServicesShould You Replace Your HVAC Phoenix Arizona Equipment?

According to the HVAC Phoenix Arizona field service team at American Cooling and Heating, the technology of modern home and business air conditioning equipment enables A/C installers to better custom-fit heating and cooling products to the precise needs of Arizona Air Conditioning customers. Energy Star qualified heat pumps and central A/C units provide better service, better long-term energy savings and better reliability than the decade old counterparts of yesteryear.

When your heating and air Phoenix equipment needs indicate product replacement, consider the following important points of interest: 

  • How do the up-front costs compare to the projected long-term savings?
  • Will current rebates or other buyer incentives help reduce the purchase and installation price?
  • Which brand best fits your specific HVAC Phoenix Arizona environment?
  • How do you compare brand reputation and dependability to actual air conditioning brand performance? 

 

Installing Phoenix Air Conditioning, The First Step

Functionality is the primary concern, but the age of your home A/C system also plays a major role in choices. The following checklist comes from resources at Energy Star, but it also includes several “common-sense” thoughts from the Heating and Air Phoenix professionals at American Cooling and Heating: 

  • Age – If your A/C is over 10 years old, a newer unit can reduce your Arizona cooling and heating cost by as much as 30 percent
  • Excessive Noise – Some older units are just plain loud, but sometimes excessive noisy indicates problems with the indoor coil; call for service at: East (480) 699-2516   Central (602) 734-5422   West (623) 335-7697
  • Functionality – If your existing Phoenix Air Conditioning system is damaged beyond a cost-effective repair, upgrading becomes a no-brainer.
  • Performance – If your existing heating and air Phoenix equipment is undersized for the selected environment and cooling area, upgrading can save you money and provide a better level of home comfort
  • Reliability – When an older cooling system begins to accumulate frequent repair bills and energy consumption costs, a unit replacement may provide a less expensive and more comfortable solution to the problems.

 

Installing Phoenix Air Conditioning, Paying Yourself

A decision to install new home A/C equipment is guided by to areas of motivation: 1) Home comfort and 2) The cost of energy. Yet, like young lovers walking in the moonlight, comfort and costs go hand in hand. When your Arizona home’s HVAC system fails to provide family comfort, that system typically consumes excess energy. Installing new Phoenix Air Conditioning is of little value if it fails to provide you and your family with comfort and energy efficient costs savings. Make sure the two decision-making components align.

 

Installing Phoenix Air Conditioning, Shopping for SEER

The A/C standard, Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) indicates the expected efficiency of a given cooling unit. Higher SEER ratings typically indicate better cooling at lower operating expenses. There is, however, a break line, a point where gain in your particular situation gets maxed out. When buying new HVAC Phoenix Arizona equipment, ask your installer to clearly explain the benefits of each level of SEER increase. In short: Don’t oversize the unit.

 

A/C Buying Guide Conclusion

The end is rather clear: To save money and ensure home comfort, replace your Arizona Heat Pump or A/C system with a durable, accurately sized and professionally installed system. Look for rebates and other price reductions. Remember also that there is a difference between a warranty and a guarantee. The first insures the product. The second ensures the quality of the installation and the customer support. For information on the American Cooling and Heating customer guarantee, click here.

 

 

Trane Air Conditioning Voted Best Home Air Conditioning For U.S. Homes

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Best Home Air Conditioning Guarantee in PhoenixWomenCertified® Awards Trane Air Conditioning HVAC Equipment Best Home Air Conditioning For 2013 Global Indoor Comfort Solutions 

With release of the July 2013 Women’s Choice Award®, Trane Air Conditioning reaps back-to-back support as the best home Air Conditioning and HVAC equipment available for your U.S. home. For the Phoenix homeowners who recently purchased a Trane AC or a Trane Heat Pump, it’s a confirmation of wisdom that tickles your insides. For new buyers, it’s a key to making the right Arizona AC decisions.

Selecting the right home heating and cooling system can be difficult but when you get hold of something good, and then find out later that a majority of other consumers have also made the same choice for excellence, it: 

  • Ignites confidence in your own buying decisions
  • Promotes trust in your Phoenix AC installer and dealer
  • AND gives you “bragging rights” with your friends. 

The 2013 Women’s Choice Award® for best home-brand Air Conditioning is established via the input of 5,000 women selectively chosen to take the national survey. As a standard for smart buying decisions, the Women’s Choice Award® collectively identifies home appliances and equipment that is most often trusted and recommended by U.S. and global homeowners. In the 2013 survey for most recommended Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) equipment in the home category, Trane Air Conditioning pulled top ratings. 

As can be expected, Ingersoll Rand, the Trane mother company, has expressed great pleasure in the Award. Ingersoll President of Residential Solutions, Gary Michel, says “Trane is committed to innovation, reliability and excellence for all of our customers.” 

Seeking Buying Tips For Home Air Conditioning Equipment

According to 2012 reports from Nielsen Research, approximately 92 percent of American buyers never make a major buying decision without seeking the recommendation of their peers. Additionally, products ranked among the Women’s Choice Award® carriers one the highest levels of trust. In fact, a 2013 report from MedeliaMonitor confirms that 9 out of 10 women consider the Women’s Choice Award® a trusted resource for brand name identification.

Companies bearing the Women’s Choice seal stand out as reliable, efficient and durable. Arizona temperatures are nothing to play with. When the Arizona summer erupts across Mesa, Scottsdale and other Phoenix areas, you need the best home Air Conditioning system you can find. Well, American women have spoken. Trane heating and cooling meets the demands. WomenCertified®, Inc. is designed to help women help other women make wise home buying decisions. Today is today to make your smart choice for a Phoenix installed Trane AC system.

About Trane Air Conditioning 

As a brand of Ingersoll Rand, Trane air conditioning promotes a comfort-driven commitment to provide consumers with efficient, reliable and safe home and business environmental control. Products include commercial, transport and industrial heating and cooling solutions as well as the best home air conditioning on the market. Trane equipment is crafted to optimize indoor environments via specifics-adaptable AC systems, heating units and ventilation systems.

About WomenCertified®

As a premier marketing research firm, WomenCertified®, Inc. has developed the Women’s Choice Award to specifically provide women-to-women competitive brand research. The bias-free surveys are conducted through partnership with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

About American Cooling and Heating

Established in 1993, American Cooling and Heating (ACH) provides Arizona AC installation, Arizona AC repair and Arizona AC maintenance and services throughout the Mesa, Scottsdale and Phoenix region. All ACH technicians are drug tested, background approved and skilled in HVAC installation and service. The company is bonded, licensed and insured as follows: 

  • AZROC K79 license 183933 Residential, Commercial, Industrial, HVAC and Refrigeration Contractor
  • AZROC KB2 license 238225 Residential, Commercial General Contractor
  • TDLR TACLA21146C Residential, Commercial, Industrial, HVAC and Refrigeration Contractor. 

American women declare Trane heating and cooling equipment as the best home Air Conditioning products in the U.S. ACH customers declare American Cooling and Heating as among the most reliable HVAC centers in the industry. To review customer testimonies, click here.

 

 

Trane CleanEffects™ Air Cleaner – Asthma Relief Via An Arizona Installed Trane Filtration System

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Trane CleanEffects™ Air CleanerFight Allergies and Asthma: The Whole-House Advantage of a Phoenix Installed Trane CleanEffects™ Air Cleaner

According to Allergy Arizona, over 15 million U.S. adults suffer from asthma. Environmental lung irritants are the predominate asthma triggering agents. Common household irritants include animal dander, cleaning products, dust, mildew, perfume, seasonal pollen and smoke. For people who suffer from airborne-triggered allergies and/or asthma, a Phoenix installed Trane CleanEffects™ Air Cleaner may divide the line between poor quality living and a comfortable whole-house home environment.

 

Reduce the Risks: Install a Trane Whole-House Air Filtration System

Scientific studies performed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases indicate that allergies are linked to your genes and to your environmental circumstances. Most times, an allergic reaction is not a result of real threats to your body but rather a reaction to false immunity alarms triggered by low-level environmental substances. A whole-home Trane CleanEffects™ Air Cleaner system can help reduce the threat level, eliminate premature attacks and even help prevent primary attacks.

Although often triggered by your environment, the symptoms of allergy are not typically location-specific. Whether you reside in Charlotte, NC or Phoenix, AZ, the symptoms are the same and include the following characteristics:

  • Asthma attacks
  • A runny nose
  • Itching
  • Rashes
  • Sneezing
  • And the possibility of a life-threatening condition called anaphylaxis.

Keeping your living environment free of dust and other airborne contaminants is a first step toward eliminating avoidable allergy attacks. You should also try to remain inside on windy days, avoiding rolling down windows while traveling in vehicles, reduce your exposure to household chemicals and run a dehumidifier on humid days. Other preventative measures include:

  • Reduce your stress factors
  • Establish a daily exercise routine
  • AND regulate your personal habits so as to eliminate allergen triggers.

 

Installed Clean Air Filtration Systems Critical To Arizona Residents

In 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) reported that nearly 34 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with asthma. The same paper reveals that 12.3 million of those suffers experienced an asthma attack in the previous year. In 2007, the U.S. asthma-related death rate accounted for more than nine people per day. The average U.S. cost in asthma-related medical expenses topped over $30 billion dollars per year. The CDC’s 2008 estimate for asthma prevalence rated Arizona among the highest regions of risk for men.

A professionally installed Phoenix Trane CleanEffects™ Air Cleaner system can make the difference between comfortable living and the critical risks of anaphylaxis. The staff at the Mayo Clinic defines anaphylaxis as a severe, potentially deadly allergic reaction. The complications come on quickly and within seconds of contact with a substance that triggers your immune systems allergic responses. When anaphylaxis occurs:

  • Your immune system dumps a flood of chemicals into your body
  • Your blood pressure takes a sudden drop
  • Your airways constrict
  • Normal breathing is hindered and sometimes fully blocked
  • The situation becomes critical and requires immediate emergency injection of epinephrine.

Some asthma conditions do not involve allergic responses. These non-allergic forms of asthma can be triggered by cold air, infections, pollution and stress. Yet of the 200,000 plus Arizona residents with asthma, nearly half have allergy-related asthma. Cleansing your home of animal dander, dust mites, mold and pollen may be one of the best decisions you ever make.

If you or some near and dear Phoenix regional loved one suffers from allergic reactions to environmental triggers, consider the benefits proven to accompany an Arizona installation of the Trane CleanEffects™ Air filtration system.

 

Effects of an Installed Phoenix Trane Trane CleanEffects™ Air Cleaner

Becoming an industry leader in home comfort isn’t easy. The Trane CleanEffects™ Air Filtration comes about as the result of major research, extended scientific investment in air purification solutions and a commitment to whole-house air conditioning comfort. When installed by a professional Phoenix Air Conditioning technical team, your revolutionary Trane CleanEffects™ air cleaning and air filtration system will effectively:

  • Remove allergens at a rate up to 99.98%
  • Provide clean air at an industry-leading level of management
  • Eliminates the need for filters
  • Operates at low-cost energy efficiency
  • Catches particles down to .1 micron and smaller
  • Performs with at an efficiency level eight times more effective than an HEPA room unit
  • Provides 100 times the effectiveness of an ironic-type or 1” throwaway filter.

Enjoying asthma free home or office environments makes life easier on you and your family or co-workers. Fighting indoor allergies is the beginning of a newer and better life-style. For more information, click here: American Cooling and Heating can help you select and install the best AC system and Air Cleaning unit for your Arizona home or office.

 

American Cooling And Heating provides Trane Air Conditioning and Heating Services for:

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