What is SEER

Air conditioners r givn a rating f thir energy efficiency called th Seasonal Energy Efficiency
Ratio (SEER). A higher SEER means a mr energy efficient air conditioner.
Th United States Deartment f Energy sets a minim!m standard SEER rating fr air conditioning
systems. "n #$$% th minim!m SEER fr commercial air conditioners sold in th U.S. &' 't t (). T
*!alify ' n Energy Star aliance+ n air conditioning !nit m!'t hv a SEER f t l't (,.
Today+ SEER ratings fr !nits man!fact!red in th U.S. -n . ' high ' #,.
Th SEER rating f n air conditioning !nit i' fo!nd ./ ta0ing th cooling o!t!t f th !nit nd
dividing it ./ th electric energy it cons!mes d!ring n season f !se. Th cooling o!t!t i' meas!red
in 1ritish Thermal Units (1TU) nd th cons!med electricity i' meas!red in &att2ho!rs.
3no&ing th SEER f /!r !nit nd it' 1TUs 4r ho!r -n ll& /! t calc!late th amo!nt f energy
/! might e5ect t !' in a season. Then+ if /! 0n& th cost f /!r electricity /! -n estimate
h& m!-h it &ill cost t r!n /!r !nit fr a season nd h& m!-h money /! -!ld save &ith a higher
efficiency !nit.
Th .'t &/ t find !t h& a !nit &ith higher a SEER rating -n hl4 /! i' ./ contacting a *!alified
air conditioning technician.
6r a r!gh estimate+ online SEER calc!lators li0 th n t A7 Doctor -n hl4 ./ ding th math
fr yo!. "f /! enter /!r air conditioning !nit8s SEER+ 1TU 4r ho!r+ nd th cost f electricity in
/!r area th/ &ill com!te th aro5imate cost f r!nning /!r air conditioning !nit.
"f /! r -n'idring !grading t a mr efficient !nit th' -n hl4 /! decide if th cost f th
!grade i' &orth th f!t!re savings in /!r electricity .ills.
Th energy efficiency f a !nit -n decrease vr time. "t i' l&/' imortant t hv /!r 9adison :"
system maintained nd ld arts relaced ' it -n contin!e t oerate efficiently.