The ahri directory your directory assistance of heating and cooling contains rated values for air conditioners and heat pumps.
Ahri matched air conditioning system.
In the residential section select air conditioners and air conditioner coils on the bottom left of the search page notice the manufacturer type field.
An ahri matched system is recorded by ahri as a properly matched system.
Providing a properly matched air conditioning system isn t only good for the home owner and good for business in many cases it is required.
With ahri ratings you can see how the efficiency of the complete system changes if you use a different furnace an alternate air conditioning unit or an upgraded heat pump.
Only upon performance verification is a certification symbol applied to hvacr products to serve as visual statements of conformance.
Should having a mismatched air conditioning system bother you as much as leaving the house wearing two different shoes.
Style crest stands with contractors to protect home owners and contractors by providing properly matched air conditioning components for manufactured housing.
Systems must properly match.
As of 2006 all newly manufactured central air conditioners and heat pumps must achieve a minimum seer of 13.
In order for an ahri rating to be accurate it must contain all of the matched equipment and required parts within the ahri number.
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Leave this as the default systems and mix match coil.
These explain how a split system which is an outdoor unit matched with an indoor unit and or furnace.
If you have a package system the same manufacturer for the air conditioner and furnace perform the following steps.
The efficiency of a central air conditioner is rated by its seasonal energy efficiency ratio seer.
Because like a hasty person who hits the road with a loafer on one foot and a flip flop on the other an air conditioning system that is not properly matched will not work efficiently and will cause you problems in the long run.
The best way to tell if your system is properly matched is to ask the installer for the ahri reference number.