{"id":928,"date":"2023-05-22T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/?p=928"},"modified":"2023-05-22T05:59:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T12:59:19","slug":"the-ultimate-eco-friendly-choices-for-ac-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/the-ultimate-eco-friendly-choices-for-ac-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Eco-Friendly Choices for AC Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Did you know that your HVAC system is the biggest energy user in your home? Together, your air conditioning and heating make up about 46% of your home\u2019s annual energy consumption. That\u2019s almost half!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More and more homeowners want to reap the benefits of eco-friendly systems in their homes. And as the biggest consumer of energy, choosing a \u201cgreen\u201d air conditioner is a great way to not only reduce your carbon footprint but also decrease your energy usage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re in the market for a new AC system, let\u2019s go over your options with eco-friendliness being the most important factor under consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Central Air Conditioning: Can Be \u201cGreen\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although central air conditioning systems haven\u2019t been considered to be eco-friendly, advancements in central AC technology have made them a much more energy-efficient choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The efficiency of central AC systems is ranked according to its SEER2 rating (SEER2 recently replaced SEER). SEER2 stands for seasonal energy efficiency ratio. In a nutshell, it\u2019s the ratio of the cooling output of an AC over a typical cooling season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The higher the SEER2 rating, the more energy-efficient it\u2019ll be. In fact, The minimum SEER2 rating for the Southwest region is 14.3 for all AC systems below 45,000 BTU and a 13.8 SEER2 rating for all residential central air systems 45,000 BTU and above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACs with a higher SEER2 rating often have two features that provide greater efficiency: a 2-stage or variable-speed compressor, and a variable-speed blower. As the name implies, this lets you vary the power setting between low and high<\/strong>. This allows you to adjust the power based on if it\u2019s moderately warm vs incredibly hot outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat Pumps: Very \u201cGreen\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve been Googling \u201cair conditioning installation near me,\u201d<\/a> there\u2019s a strong chance that info on heat pumps came up. If you don\u2019t know about heat pumps, you might be wondering why something with \u201cheat\u201d in the name comes up on a search for ACs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term \u201cheat pump\u201d is kind of a misnomer. Heat pumps don\u2019t pump heat, they move heat from one place to another. In the summer, a heat pump moves the heat in your home outside. In the winter, it taps into the ambient heat outside and moves it inside your home. A heat pump performs both heating and cooling.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat pumps are considered to be incredibly eco-friendly. That\u2019s because they run entirely on electricity (and refrigerant) and don\u2019t burn any fossil fuels. In fact, it\u2019s been estimated that heat pumps can transfer 300% more energy than they consume.<\/strong> Just like with central AC systems, you can choose between levels of efficiency by looking at the HSPF2 rating (for heating) and SEER2 (for cooling). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ductless Mini Splits: Very \u201cGreen\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ductless mini split systems consist of a single outside unit and multiple air handlers that are wall-mounted in various rooms of your home. Ductless mini splits utilize heat pump technology, so their benefits are the same as above. But they can be more energy efficient than a ducted heat pump for 2 reasons.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first is that with no ductwork, you\u2019re not losing conditioned air through leaky ducts. The second is the ability to cool (and heat) a single zone or room of your home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hometown Heating and Air Conditioning is your trusted resource for air conditioning services. <\/strong>Reach out to us today<\/strong><\/a>!<\/strong> Your comfort is our business.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re in the market for a new AC system, let\u2019s go over your options with eco-friendliness being the most important factor under consideration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[92,123],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=928"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":930,"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928\/revisions\/930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}