Everyone says that getting an energy efficient air conditioner or appliance is important, but what do those SEER and EER rating really mean?

To best explain these terms, here are the definitions from EnergyStar.gov

SEER:

SEER, or season energy…

This is a topic that we have covered before, but can never be revisited enough. 

Before we get into how many BTU’s you need, we should start with what are BTU’s? BTU stands for British Thermal Unit which is a unit used to measure energy. It is most commonly used to represent the power or capacity of heating and…

This is one of the most common questions we get. A heat pump is reverse air conditioning. It uses the compressor to exchange cool air for warm air similar to how it exchanges warm air for cool in the cooling mode. Electric heat is simply an electric heat strip that uses power to heat up a strip to produce heat.…

Spring is almost here and we want you to be ready for it by answering many of the air conditioning questions you might have. This will be an ongoing series, so be sure to let us know if you have any questions!

We will start with a common questions that we get often. 

This air conditioner has an energy saver feature. What does it do?

This feature is often called…