The Wagner family’s Milltown ranch home was cooled year after year by their Reem AC unit. No matter how great of an AC system you have, eventually you’ll need to replace it.
Unfortunately for the Wagner’s, their Reem AC unit used the outdated R-22 refrigerant. Units that use this type of refrigerant are much less efficient than ones that use the newer, R-410A.
To return their comfort back to where it was, the Wagner family called Skylands Energy to evaluate their cooling needs. Our expert tech, Ted Francisco, went to the Wagner’s home to get more information about the job.
After evaluating their needs, Ted recommended replacing their current unit with a newer, more efficient, Heil Air Conditioning Unit in their Milltown home.
The Heil unit Skylands Energy installed offers a 13 SEER cooling and an 11 EER cooling. The Wagner’s will benefit from this great comfort without sacrificing the pleasure of enjoying their backyard. The Heil Performance 13 can operate at a volume as low as 74 decibels. Due to the nature of their unit, the Wagner’s didn’t have the luxury of choosing between repairing or replacing their unit. While sometimes a repair job will do the trick, in the case of the outdated unit they were using, replacing was a must. The old R-22 refrigerant that was used in their system is very expensive to operate. In addition, newer units have a much higher efficiency rating than older models and will save you thousands in energy bills over the unit’s lifespan.
If you’ve been looking into HVAC systems at all, you may have noticed this term “SEER” show up quite often. But what does it mean? SEER stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio and is a measure of the maximum efficiency of an air conditioner or heat pump. If your unit has a 19 SEER, that means that 19 is its maximum efficiency. If you’re feeling confused, think about it like MPG on a car. If you’re driving a car that’s reported to get 30 MPG, it doesn’t mean that you’ll necessarily always be getting that maximum rating.
The main problem with the Wagner’s AC unit was that it used the outdated R-22 refrigerant. To the average person, the difference between R-22 and R-410A may just seem like a couple numbers, but there is so much more.
