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Hey, check out these auctions:
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I am not aware of any. You may try www.hvacpartners.com just to be sure. I think it would be difficult to learn A/c repair from a website – there are just to many variables that would be hard to overcome without training and on the job experience (unless your are exceptionally technically minded). I am not sure about where you live, but here in KY, you have to have a HVAC journeyman’s license to even touch one. If you are looking to break into the business, you would need an apprenticeship card and be under the tutelage of a journeyman. Also, one of the main components of an A/c is the refrigerant used which the EPA says only a licensed technician may purchase under a Master’s license. Also, vendors here in KY will not sell ANY parts to the general public, even items like contactors, relays, etc. much less compressors, filter driers, etc. However, like I said, these are the laws in KY – where you live may be different.
Hey, check out these auctions:
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SEER = Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio.
It is used to measure the efficiency of the unit.
It is an average of the efficiency over the entire year for heat pumps.
Air conditioners are rated by EER Energy efficiency ratio.
Both are basically derived by dividing the capacity of the unit by the number of watts it averages at standard temperatures
For ease of math …say you have a 2.5 ton a/c that gives a standard capacity of 30,000 BTUs and it uses 3000 watts to do the job.
30000/3000 = 10 so the EER of the unit is 10
30000/2307= 13 so the eer is 13
30000/2142= 14 so the EER is 14
13 vs 14 = 165 watts
At 10 cents per Kilowatt hour we have a whopping 1.65 cents per hour savings so if the system runs 18 hours per day we save 29 cents.
There is actually not a lot of actual difference between a 13 vs 14 ect when you do the actual math but the price differences can “curle your hair” . I live in Ga and most of the power companies that do the energy audits say that 13 is plenty efficient for the average homeowner when cost of equipment and maintainance are taken into consideration. You have to consider that 2 years ago anything 13 seer was considered “high end” and priced as premium over the standard 10 seer which the power companies said was plenty efficient for the average homeowner.
The major difference is that the 13 seer stuff is now considered standard and has few “bells and whistles” While the higher end stuff have lots of goodies added on to make you feel like you are getting something special ( and you may be) but its sort of the difference between the old Chevy and the sportier version. For reliability go low and slow …..for impressing the neighbors go high end and save about 10$ a month on your utility bills while you spend thousands more.
or electricity or does it usually just depend on what kind you get?
Thanks!!
I have this irrational fear of sorts, when it comes to bugs. I just installed a new medium sized air conditioner in my room. A few days later I found several bugs in my room, and checked the air conditioner and found space underneath it, which I closed off. My question is, is it possible for bugs to go into the air conditioner from the outside, then exit the air conditioner into your room? Or is there some sort of filter inside that would block them? I just want to be sure that it was only the hole underneath that they were getting through.
i need to to know the energy transformations in an air conditioner
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