What’s so important about the installation? Don’t you just change out a piece of equipment and “plug it in”? This is a commonly asked question and nothing could be farther from the truth. The Comfort system you choose, is one of the biggest investments you’ll make in your home. Without proper installation, the equipment won’t be able to give you the comfort and efficiency you expected, and paid for. For example a new 13 SEER air conditioner may only operate at a 8 or 9 SEER level due to improper sizing and/or installation.

Without the right installation, you could waste 50¢ of every energy dollar and be uncomfortable as well!

North Carolina Alternative Energy Corp.
This nonprofit organization examined air conditioning manufacturers' efficiencies versus the actual efficiencies that resulted after installation.

90% of the units tested exhibited some sort of energy-waste
50% had an improper refrigerant charge
40% failed to meet minimum air flow criterion. 20% were barely inside the range specified by manufacturers.
A deficiency of 20% in air flow reduces the SEER rating by 17%.
A 15% return air leak from a 120¡ attic could reduce a 12 SEER air conditioner to 6 SEER. In other words, it cuts the efficiency in half!

Texas A&M University
found a 23% refrigerant undercharge could result in a 52% efficiency loss.

Pacific Gas & Electric
reported these average heating energy savings:

15% savings for repair of disconnected ducts
7.5% savings for repair of diffuser leakage
5.6% savings for correcting low air flow
18.4% savings for leak repair and correcting refrigerant charge
Lakeland Electric & Water
researches found that by repairing leaking duct work, cooling energy was reduced by an average of 17.4%.

Honeywell
found that heat pumps lost almost 50% of their efficiency after 20 years, even if typical "dust stop" filter was installed. In 20 years, a 12 SEER unit could degrade to a 6 SEER. This would double the energy cost!

Louisiana State University and Gulf States Utilities
found consumers could save about $30 per month just by making sure that their air conditioning system was cleaned and serviced regularly.

HVAC manufacturer's
data shows that a condensing unit with a SEER of 13 matched with an old air handler would decrease the SEER to 9.2, resulting in 30% less efficiency.