Baton Rouge Air Conditioner Replacement: What Size Does Your Home Need?

Think back to the first car you drove. There’s probably quite a difference between that and what you drive today. From performance to efficiency to comfort to technology, the advancements made even in the last ten years are remarkable. The same is true for air conditioning units. If your home is over ten years old, or it’s been longer than that since your A/C unit has been replaced, there is a lot you’re missing out on, mainly money each month when your electricity bill comes in.

The first thing to look for is your unit’s SEER, seasonal energy efficiency ratio. This metric is used to measure how much a cooling a system puts out for each unit of energy it consumes. Many homes built, or air conditioners installed 10 to 20 years ago have a SEER rating below 10. Today dramatically more efficient are available, and when replacements are made you have new options that begin with a SEER rating of at least 14 and can extend beyond 20. This means that your home could have an air conditioner that is more than twice as efficient as the one you have today.

It’s important to realize the savings that come along with investing in a higher SEER rated unit. Let’s take a closer look the potential savings. Assuming you currently run a 3-ton, 10 SEER air conditioning unit all through a hot south Louisiana summer, your A/C on average consumes about $1,119 each year. A new 14 SEER unit would consume less than $800 each year, that’s a 29%savings. Under the same conditions, a 17 SEER unit would only consume $650 worth of energy, increasing your savings to over 40%. Now, these are only estimates, but they provide a ballpark figure of the amount of savings you could enjoy. It is also important to consider that with these savings, an upgraded unit can actually pay for itself.

If your air conditioner is struggling to keep up as the temperatures rise, or you’re tired of a sky-high energy bill each month, it maybe time to consider replacing it with a new, efficient Rheem unit. The experts at Glaze Heating and Air areBaton Rouge’s replacement specialists.