South Huntsville Neighbors, July 2024

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What is the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio?
By Thomas Tipton, Talent HVAC
LOCALLY OWNED
Combined over 40 Years Of Experience
We Offer Solutions
To Fit Your Needs
PACKAGE SYSTEMS
HEAT PUMPS
MINI SPLIT SYSTEMS
• Air Conditioning Repair
• Air Conditioning Maintenance
• HVAC Installation and
Replacement
• Indoor Air Quality Solutions
• Duct Work Repair
• Natural Gas Work
When You Need Services, Rely On
The Company Your Friends And
Neighbors Choose In Huntsville
talenthvac.com
256.503.4490
customerservice@talenthvac.com
203 Brown Street NW
Huntsville, AL 35805
Open 24 hours
EMERGENCY SERVICES
At Talent Heating and Air Conditioning we
strive to take the confusion out of heating
and air conditioning. Most people aren’t even
sure what they have in their house whether
it’s a gas pack, a split heat pump, a package
heat pump, a split gas, or some other form of
heating and cooling. One of our main goals
of every service call or maintenance or
even install it's to leave the customer feeling
like they truly understand what's going
on with their comfort system.
Most consumers think of their AC as just their thermostat until it’s broke. When it
breaks they'll look around their house and try to find the obvious piece of equipment
this responsible for keeping their house comfortable. The part outside is generally a
condenser whether it's a straight air or heat pump and when their air is out most of
the time they'll find that not running. Most people feel like oh it’s the same problem
as last time or they're not sure what's wrong with it because it's still running.
The problems air conditioners can have are numerous, but they all usually look the
same way. That's where the professionals come in - we can determine why the unit
isn't running, or if the unit isn't running why it isn't keeping up. One of the common
things we hear is "I hope it’s only freon." That couldn't be further from the truth because
freon repairs typically are the most expensive.
Small maintenance issues can also look just as bad as big repairs from the onset.
You'll find your unit not running it's like "ohh man, must be the compressor" - in reality
it could be just a drain line stopped up and a safety switch in your attic preventing
your ceiling from flooding. That's why it's important to use a honest skilled company
to come out and diagnose your issues. Oftentimes small repairs neglected lead to bigger
repairs down the road. The majority of service calls we see during the summer are
just that simple easy solutions waiting on someone honest to come by and take care of
it. That’s why we’re waiving service call fees this summer when you make the repair.
One of the most confusing things about HVAC is all the constant governmental
changes. The biggest change that we've seen recently is the Seasonal Energy Efficiency
Ratio (SEER) rating being changed. The government has come up with a new
rating system that is similar to the old but not quite the same. This new SEER rating
system called SEER 2 is how all new air conditioners are rated. In the past the ratings
on package units and splits were the same, but now government minimums on package
units in the South can be lower than splits. This is not to say that new package
units are less efficient it's just that they aren't being held to the new standards splits
are. To add to the confusion what used to be a 14 SEER package unit is now a 13
SEER package unit and what used to be a 15 here is now 14.3 SEER in a split.
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