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Repair or Replace Air Conditioning System; The Core HVAC Decision

Written by Rm Harrington on . Posted in AC Repair, Repair or Replace.

Arizona Repair or Replace Air Conditioning TroubleshootingRepair or Replace Air Conditioning With Confidence Means You Make An Informed HVAC Decision

If your central cooling system is not functioning correctly, the question of repair or replace air conditioning is unavoidable. However, these tips from your local Arizona American Cooling and Heating support team can help you take the guesswork out of this pressing HVAC decision. By showing you how to combine cost, comfort, and the resources that best ensure that your home heating and cooling system delivers optimum energy-savings, we can help you capture money-saving efficiency in a system that can provide your Arizona home with years and years of reliable A/C or Heat Pump indoor comfort.

 

Repairing or Replace – The Value of Updating

TIP! If replace is your only option, make sure you buy ENERGY STAR compliant equipment. It may seem a small thing, but it isn’t.

Experience is the best teacher, and we all know that age affects reliability. It may be that your old, inefficient air conditioning system is worth repairing. But calculating all the associated costs is the only way you can accurately measure the value of updating versus repair. Yet the older your home’s heating and cooling system, the more often you must face the question of repair or replace. If after reading this article you determine that fixing your aged HVAC equipment is preventing you from enjoying the cost-saving operating benefits of modern home air conditioning equipment, know that ACH can tailor a new Arizona A/C installation package to meet your specific budget, a package that not only includes a new, energy-efficient cooling unit, but that also comes complete with the exceptional limited warranty coverage associated with the specific product and manufacturer.

 

Making a Wise Repair or Replace Air Conditioning Decision

When reviewing repair or replace air conditioning options, determining the best course of action involves many areas of consideration. The following breakdown highlights some of the most important decision making factors. Apply them equally to any make or model of HVAC equipment. If you have any manufacturer-specific questions, contact your local Arizona American Cooling and Heating office. We are on standby 24/7, and ready to respond to your immediate home comfort needs.

Air Conditioning Refrigerants

R-22 or R-410A; These are the two types of A/C refrigerants most widely used in home heat pumps and air conditioning condensing units. However, due to the 1987 Montreal Protocol and the associated Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, a phase-out of R-22 and any other ozone-depleting chemicals is in effect. By January 1, 2020, no chemical manufacturers will be permitted to produce R-22 for home air conditioning servicing. At that point, only recovered, recycled and reclaimed R-22 will be available for use in servicing existing A/C and Heat Pump systems. Although uncharged R-22 systems can be installed as a replacement or repair option for an existing older unit, 13-SEER efficiency is the highest available option and the cost of R-22 may run higher than your greatest imagination. If your HVAC decision runs between major repairs for an R-22 unit versus upgrading to a new R-410A system, go with the new.

Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ration (SEER)

TIP! Before buying a new HVAC system, consider the rated energy efficiency.  Pricing may be important, but the long-term savings of an ACH On-Sale Trane HP can save you thousands of dollars in reduced unit lifetime energy consumption. It’s an HVAC decision you cannot afford to ignore.

Established by the United States DOE and increased in January of 2006, 13-SEER is the lowers current efficiency rating for central air conditioning systems. A higher rating reflects greater performance and energy efficiency. When faced with the decision of repair or replace air conditioning in an older 10-SEER setup, make sure that repair is very cheap and very simple, or else install something newer and better.

HSPF and SEER

Heat pump performance and efficiency is not only measured by a residential SEER scale that is equivalent to that used on residential central sir conditioners, but they are also rated for efficiency on a Heating Seasonal Performance Factor (HSPF). Also established and set by the DOE, the HSPF of your installed Arizona Heat Pump may be just as important as your A/C SEER rating. In general, running an hp is less expensive than heating with a fuel-based system. In Arizona, a good heat pump will save you money on your winter heating bills.

Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) – Add Fuel Utilization to Your HVAC Decision

As a service of ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, the specs for your system’s AFUE are designed to ensure that your home is serviced by efficient HVAC equipment. The current ASHRAE restrictions require that manufacturers produce heating and cooling systems that perform no lower than 80% AFUE. But concerned air conditioning manufacturers strive to reap 96% and above. So what means the AFUE rating? In simple terms, AFUE rating identifies just how much of your energy dollar is fully utilized in the operation of your home furnace system. Thus, a 90% AFUE rating means that ten cents of every dollar is wasted.

Manufacturer Warranty Coverage

Perhaps you wonder why anyone needs a warranty for a product that should be built to last? Well, face it! In this world, perfection does not exist. Even the best efforts to design a fully fault-proof heating and cooling system fall short. Most times, buyers get a winner, but on occasion someone gets a lemon. Every major HVAC equipment provider strives to give you the best product for the money spent, yet they too recognize the complications of Murphy’s Law. Compare product warranties. Find out exactly what is covered and for how long each component is covered. Consider the value of acquiring an extended warranty when available.

And then follow-up by making sure your Arizona HVAC installation provider supports their services with a limited lifetime workmanship warranty.

 

ACH, Helping Arizona Residents Through The Core HVAC Decision Process

 

Since 1993, American Cooling and Heating has serviced AZ commercial, industrial and residential heating and cooling needs. We are Bonded, Insured and Licensed to meet your A/C installation, A/C repair and A/C maintenance requirements. Our Workmanship carries a 100% guaranteed of quality and reliability. For more information on Air Conditioning repair or replace options, click here.

 

Mesa AC Installation and AC Sales Company Announces Mesa Air Conditioning Buyer’s Guide

Written by Rm Harrington on . Posted in Mesa Air Conditioning, Press Release.

American Cooling and Heating today released hidden bonuses in a new Mesa Air Conditioning Buyer’s Guide disclosing 5 tips to help homeowners reap best performance from a new AC installation.

 “The tips are for everyone, but this 10% Discount On HVAC Maintenance Services* are for regional Mesa Arizona homeowners.”

Today American Cooling and Heating reaches out to Mesa AC installation or Air Conditioning services customers by embedding a 10% discount on all ACH performed HVAC maintenance services within article content designed to help everyone make more informed A/C buying decisions. The primary article covers five important aspects of the cooling equipment buyer-decision:

  1. Unit Sizing
  2. System Efficiency
  3. Hardcopy Quotes
  4. Moisture Management
  5. AND Right-sizing tonnage to SEER.

You don’t have to live in Mesa Arizona to make use of this Mesa Air Conditioning buyer’s guide. However, as a special promotion to Mesa residents, from now until July 9th, 2014 American Cooling and Heating is giving a “10% Discount On HVAC Maintenance Services*” to Mesa, AZ homeowners. So make it happen. The ACH 24/7 HVAC service team is on-call, stocked for repairs, and ready to roll into your neighborhood.

Mesa Air Conditioning From A Reliable Local Company

American Cooling and Heating is licensed, bonded and insured for HVAC installation and services in Phoenix and most other regions of Arizona. Company services include: Expert AC installation/replacement of Carrier, Goodman, Amana, Rheem, Trane, Lennox, Ruud, York, and all major brands and types of Air Conditioning and Heat Pump units. Service areas include: Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, and all surrounding areas in Arizona.

“We sell all brands of air conditioning and heat pumps, and our HVAC service teams can quickly and efficiently perform Air Conditioning and Heat Pump replacement in any service-area home,” Scot Morgan.

From now until July 9th, 2014 American Cooling and Heating is giving a “10% Price Reduction On HVAC Maintenance Services*” to Mesa, AZ residents who own their home. Plus: All AC installation and service work performed by American Cooling and Heating is 100% Workmanship Guaranteed. For more information on Mesa air conditioning pricing and installation, click here.

 

 

*Disclaimer:

  1. Maintenance must be performed by an authorized American Cooling and Heating HVAC technician.
  2. The contents in this article reflect accumulated data from various sources. ACH cannot and does not accept any legal responsibility to any person in respect of anything or the consequences of any reader responses, actions or lack of actions associated with reliance upon the whole or any part of this article and its content. All trademarks, logos, and associated content displayed are the property of their respective owners.

 

 

 

 

Air Conditioning History Lesson – Short and Sweet HVAC History Brief

Written by Rm Harrington on . Posted in Air Conditioning, HVAC Sales.

Not Quiet Commercial Air Conditioning HistoryAir Conditioning History Does Not Begin on July 7, 1902

Although Willis Haviland Carrier ranks high in air conditioning history, tinkering with ways to create a cooler living environment has long intrigued inventors in all nations. Carrier’s invention may have initiated modern day concepts of how HVAC cooling systems should function, but the history of chemical/mechanical air conditioning starts much earlier in time. The following presentation illustrates some of the historical highlights of man-evoked cooling processes.

 

1758 Benjamin Franklin working with John Hadley discovered that evaporating liquids such as alcohol and similar unstable fluids drops the temperature of an object sufficiently to freeze water. Note: In 1820, an English inventor named Michael Faraday while compressing and liquefying ammonia repeated the discovery.

1830s Working with the principle of compression, Dr. John Gorrie constructed an ice-making machine. For transferring cool air, he used blowers to push air across buckets of ice. It was 1851 before he patented the idea, but a lack of financial backing prevented him from achieving his dream of using the system as a means of cooling enclosed environments.

1881 Air conditioning history includes some unique moments in parallel political history. In 1881 President James Garfield was fatally wounded by the shot of an assassin. In a desperate effort to preserve the President’s life, naval engineers constructed an air conditioning device wherein a box of ice covered with a water-soaked cloth served as the key component. By using a fan to blow hot air overhead, the cooler air coming from the peculiarly designed “air conditioning” system actually lowered room temperature by as much as 20-degrees Fahrenheit. Although the device consumed, within a two-month period, over ½ million pounds of ice, the wounded President still passed away.

1902 Enter Willis Haviland Carrier with a device he called the Apparatus for Treating Air. In the nature now applied in modern HVAC technology, the Carrier system functioned by pushing existing air across cold coils. The first Carrier air conditioning system was designed for and installed in the Brooklyn-based Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing and Publishing Company. Assuring ink alignment and preventing paper from wrinkling during the printing process was the primary function of that first Carrier system. The success of the unit prompted Willis Carrier to establish the now popular and well-established Carrier Air Conditioning Company of America.

Additional 1902 successes include a 300-ton comfort cooling system installed in the core structure of the New York Stock Exchange. Designed by Alfred Wolff and fully functional for twenty years, the system used cooling properties provided by waste-system-operated refrigeration. During the same time period, a zone control air conditioning system of thermostats, dampers and ductwork was installed in the Kansas City, Missouri Armour office building.

1906 An office building in Buffalo became the first structure specifically designed to use and incorporate air conditioning technology office-wide. To reduce the possibility of fire, the designers incorporated carbon dioxide as the refrigerant – Ops. Additional breakthroughs in 1906 came when Stuart Cramer of North Carolina developed a ventilating system for use in NC textile plants. By adding water vapor to the air, the unit increased interior humidity and helped reduce the tendency of yard to break during the spinning process. Named by the inventor himself, the Cramer humidifying process was officially called “Air Conditioning.”Air Conditioning History Restaurant Bragging Rights

1907 HVAC cooling equipment first entered the hotel industry when Frederick Wittenmeier from Kroeschell Brothers Ice Machine Company installed air conditioning systems of his own design in the Chicago meeting rooms of the Congress Hotel.

1914 HVAC cooling equipment entered the residential market when a 7*6*20 feet A/C system, although never put to active use, was installed in the Charles Gates Minneapolis mansion.

1923 Using alcohol-based antifreeze as the core component, Nizer and then Frigidaire marketed an electrically chilled ice cream dripping cupboard. Ice cream cans were stored in wells within a cupboard that was surrounded by the refrigerated core component.

1930 Frederick Wittenmeier’s ice machine company continued to install hotel and movie cooling systems with figures that reached into the hundreds since the 1907 initial startup at the Chicago Congress Hotel.

1931 The first “not-poor-man-friendly” individual room air conditioning units entered the home and office marketplace on a price tag ranging from 10 to 50 thousand dollars per unit. Invented and developed by J.Q. Sherman and H.H. Schultz, the costly units reflected a modern day equivalent price tag in the range of $120,000 to $600,000 per system.

1939 Air conditioning entered the automotive world. The first systems, invented by Packard, lacked dashboard controls and required manual disconnect of the associated engine compressor belt to prevent functional cooling, but the extra work did not prevent buyers from enjoying a cool and comfortable mobile experience.

1947 Henry Galson established a production line for manufacturing window air conditioning systems at a price affordable to the mass market. In the first year of production, 43 thousand U.S. residents enjoyed cost-efficient home cooling without being forced to upgrade their complete HVAC system. By the 1950s, residential air conditioning had become as commonplace as moon pie and RC Cola.

1969 Automotive A/C with panel controls passed the 54-percent mark for installation in all new vehicles.

1970s Central heating and cooling began to replace window units.

1987 Government management of energy consumption resulted in the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act, which established standard energy efficiency requirements for central air conditioning systems, freezers, window A/C units and refrigerators.

1994 To save wordage, this air conditioning history brief has skipped various important HVAC moments in time. But we must mention at least one of the points linked to global warming and climate change, after which we will leap ahead into the 2000s. It was 1994 when the link between ozone depletion and Freon forced worldwide response to man-triggered changes in climate. As the international agreement of the Montreal Protocol pushed for a phasing out of CFC refrigerants, automobile industries were required to switch from Freon to R134a, and the world began to awaken to the threats associated with global warming.

2007 Trane introduced the AlumaTuff™ coil all-aluminum outdoor coil framework founded on the technology already associated with the patented Trane all-aluminum Spine Fin™ condenser coil framework. At the same time, American Standard introduced the all-aluminum DuraCoil™ evaporator coil as a component of it’s matched systems program.

2008 Ingersoll Rand acquired Trane reshaped the Ingersoll Rand global market solutions for comfort in buildings and homes.

2010 The Trane ComfortLink™ II Control system received the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award for effective performance, design, creativity and engineering that leads the way into the future.

2011 The EPA identifies the Rheem Prestige Series A/C equipment among the ENERGY STAR most efficient air conditioning products.

2012 American women voted Trane indoor comfort system air conditioning and heating equipment as the best on the market. Also in 2012, Daikin Industries, Ltd. initiated a major move in the residential HVAC U.S. market place by acquiring Goodman Global Group, Inc. for a price of $3.7 billion.

2014 HVAC technology continues to introduce systems with better energy efficiency, performance per dollar of cost, and extended durability. Let’s see how the year plays into the story of air conditioning history.

 

American Cooling and Heating offers Arizona homes and businesses quality installation on the best systems available from Goodman, Trane, Rheem, Carrier any other top HVAC companies. For more information on how to get the best pricing on your new Arizona air conditioning installation, click here.

 

Disclaimer: The information in this article accumulates from various reliable sources. However, American Cooling and Heating renounces any and all legal responsibility to any person in respect of anything or the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done in reliance upon the whole or any part of this article and its content. All trademarks, logos, and associated content displayed are the property of their respective owners. 

Resources:

       http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3854

       http://www.trane.com/Corporate/About/history.asp

       http://www.daikin.com/press/2012/120829_2

 

 

Arizona Trane Heat Pump Installation – Important things about HP Warranties

Written by Rm Harrington on . Posted in Heat Pumps.

AC and Trane Heat Pump Installation In AZArizona Trane Heat Pump Installation – What Every Homeowner Should Know About

Every new Arizona Trane heat pump installation package incorporates the advantage of a basic Trane warranty program. However, a factory warranty does not ensure rapid service, efficient repairs or that your installer will greet you with professional courtesy. Face the facts: Some A/C installers fail to translate warranty service into terms that reflect reliable consumer satisfaction.

“FREE 13-SEER To 14-SEER Upgrade On Select In-Stock Trane Heat Pump Systems” – Offer good until June 25, 2014**

Yet if your warranted air conditioning product fails, you anticipate punctual reaction from a local Arizona Trane heat pump installation technical support team. Yet that only happens when a reliable HVAC service team supports the system warranty. Otherwise, repairs are slow, sometimes incomplete, and often shoddy. Without responsible A/C service, your pleasurable HVAC equipment upgrade incident can turn into a combat zone of second-rate telephone communications accompanied by missed service sessions, unnecessary days out of work and like type days of miserable home lifestyle conditions.

Through careful planning and organized application American Cooling and Heating eliminates unexpected complications and aggravations. Every ACH HVAC installation is fully safeguarded by our written commitment of:

  • Guaranteed 24-hour turn-around on all service calls
  • Skillful troubleshooting and diagnosis techs and equipment
  • NATE accredited heat pump and air conditioning specialists
  • Support from a company that has a complaint-free record with the Arizona Registar of Contractors
  • Resources of a professional HVAC equipment installation design team
  • O.A.C. resources and options for rapid financing
  • Competitive and upfront Arizona HVAC installation and service pricing
  • AND guaranteed efficient Arizona air conditioning installation and servicing.

With American Cooling and Heating, you get Arizona Trane heat pump installment from a company with the best-schooled Air Conditioning technicians in the state.

 

Benefits of the Trane Registered Limited Warranty System Assurance

Every new Trane heat pump is covered by the terms and conditions of the base Trane Limited Warranty options. However, more is available at no cost to you but with certain Trane Heat Pump Comparisonrequirements for activation. To obtain the benefits of the Trane Registered Limited Warranty, your Trane A/C equipment must be registered within 60 days of installment. Trane permits homeowner signup by phone or by Internet. Your local Arizona ACH service center will advise you concerning warranty details and help you make certain that your new HVAC equipment is effectively registered in the Trane database.

Each model of Trane HVAC equipment may be associated with a unique model warranty. Your ACH installation team will explain to you the specs of the Trane Limited Warranty associated with your system. They will also help you make decisions concerning the options that enable Trane HVAC owners to step up to the Trane Optional Expanded Guarantee. If your Arizona Trane heat pump installation did not come with comprehensive warranty specifics, call your ACH HVAC team ASAP. The firm will straightway correct this deficiency, including addressing the failure with the associated tech or sales person. American Cooling and Heading values the condition and service of your respective Trane HP warranty sign up and system installation.

“FREE 13-SEER To 14-SEER Upgrade On Select In-Stock Trane Heat Pump Systems” – Offer good until June 25, 2014**

To confirm registration of your Trane heat pump or Trane air conditioning equipment go to the Trane Limited Warranty Registration site (1). You can also register by calling the Trane HVAC product registration office at: 855-260-2975. For complete product warranty particulars on your distinct unit, get hold of your Arizona ACH Trane HP dealer.

 

Trane Warranty Overview

The Trane warranty conditions vary from item model to item model. The default Trane system warranty protects your:

  • System Compressor
  • Outdoors Condensing Coil
  • Serviceable Interior Components
  • Controls-Centered Serviceable internal components
  • AND Thermostats Serviceable Interior Works.

Optional products associated with the warranty are dealt with within unit particular claims. For instance: Internal Serviceable components for air cleaners and air handlers, as well as interior parts of gas and electric heat exchanger systems, are warranted sub-systems. Furthermore, most Trane residential HVAC equipment includes a plan for Extended Warranty coverage. Covered models, which are fewer than 5 years old, may be up-graded to the Optional Extended Warranty. For homeowners who don’t already have an Optional Extended Warranty on an installed Trane HP or A/C, get hold of your regional American Cooling and Heating service center for fast help with this issue.

What Is Contained in the Trane Extended Guarantee?

  • Incremental Protection – You can obtain Extended Warranty insurance from Trane in optional increments of 5 or 10-year units. You can also limit coverage to parts and labor, or to either aspect in and of itself. Time limitations do apply. For full details, confer with your local American Cooling and Heating Arizona A/C installation service center.
  • Transferable Warranty – The Trane Extended Warranty is fully transferable to the new owner of a covered property unit.
  • Assured Replacement Benefits – The Trane Extended Warranty contains an integrated goods replacement edge.

All Trane warranty service mandates that the property owner follow the suggested program servicing processes. If you fail to conform to the Trane recommended system service guidelines, your Extended Warranty Agreement can become void. By setting up the services you receive through the Arizona office of American Cooling and Heating, you are assured that your newly installed air conditioning equipment is taken care of to the proposed timetable. Effective and appropriate heat pump servicing not only guarantees agreement with the Trane Warranty program, it makes certain your equipment functions at peek energy efficiency during peek power requirements.

For additional info on Arizona Trane HP Installation and Extended warranty Protection, go here.

 

“FREE 13-SEER To 14-SEER Upgrade On Select In-Stock Trane Heat Pump Systems” – Offer good until June 25, 2014**

 

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Arizona Heat Pump Sales begin with tax refunds being received, homeowners getting ready to prepare for the coming increased temperatures expected this year

Written by American Cooling And Heating on . Posted in AC Installation, Heat Pumps.

American Cooling And Heating is helping local Arizona Customers with a discounted Heat Pump installation program and special incentives.

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Throughout the year American Cooling And Heating will offer a special discounted Heat Pump Installation Program and other incentives to help stretch those dollars for the local Arizona Homeowner. Tax refunds are being received and many are using them for home improvement projects including Heat Pump and Air Conditioning System Replacements and upgrades.

The Arizona summers can be brutal and preparation ahead of time is usually an avenue that should be pursued. HVAC equipment failures can often be avoided by keeping equipment well maintained, however there comes a point where mechanical tolerances are exceeded and materials have degraded, which result in reduced performance and reliability.

A timely Heat Pump or Air Conditioning System upgrade can provide an added reliability and provide savings by increased energy efficiency. HVAC Installation Workmanship is key to the functionality and longevity of new Heat Pump Equipment. Installation of any HVAC Equipment should always follow manufacturers specifications and national and local codes.

American Cooling And Heating sells and installs Trane, Carrier, Rheem, Goodman, Lennox, Amana, York, and all other Major Brands, providing all types of Heat Pump and Air Conditioning Systems, including: Heat Pump Package Units, Heat Pump Split Systems, Heat Pump Condensing Units, Heat Pump Air Handlers and all else. A/C and Heat Pump Systems have available efficiencies of 13 SEER, 14 SEER, 15 SEER, 16 SEER, up to 20+ SEER.

An inventory of discounted Air Conditioning and Heat Pump units allows ACH to provide some of the best prices to Arizona homes and businesses. Please contact American Cooling And Heating for a free in home or commercial estimate.

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