SILVER 14 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS By surpassing government efficiency standards, you can save up to 43 percent on your cooling energy usage while reducing greenhouse gas emissions* with this central air conditioning unit. This central air system's design is an economical option for efficient and reliable cooling. Cools with an environmentally friendly refrigerant that is ozone-safe. This A/C unit's rust-resistant coating, screws and basepan protect your system from the elements. *Potential energy use comparing an 8-SEER system to a 14-SEER high-efficiency system. Your local dealer can provide a copy of your owner’s manual.  10-year limited warranty on compressor. 10-year limited warranty on coil. If the product is not registered within 60 days of installation American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning’s Base Limited Warranty terms will apply.Visit our Warranty + Registration page for more information. 30 x 30 x 31 inches

204 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) #2,921,467 in Home and Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home and Kitchen) #3,640 in Home & Kitchen > Heating, Cooling & Air Quality > Air Conditioners & Accessories > Air Conditioners We received a question about the potential decline of the R22 Dry Charge units after the 2015 efficiency regulations go into effect and thought others might want to read about this topic. The new efficiency standards going into effect on 1/1/15 do not really address any questions about refrigerants directly.  However, we believe the new regulations will have some indirect effects on demand for R22 dry charge systems since almost all of the dry charge units today are 13 SEER and there will be restrictions on where 13 SEER can be used after the regulations change.  Based on what we have heard from the DOE, there is an 18 month grace period, ending on 6/30/16, to install products built prior to 1/1/15.  Any system built after 1/1/15 must meet the new efficiency standards for affected regions. 

Under these new efficiency standards, all heat pumps must be 14 SEER or higher for all regions, irrespective of the refrigerant used, after the 18 month grace period.  All unitary split AC systems in the South and Southwest regions must also meet the 14 SEER or higher standard but they only have to be 13 SEER or higher in the North region, also irrespective of the refrigerant.  Thus, it would appear that after the grace period, R22, 13 SEER, dry charge unitary split AC systems will only be allowed in the North region. There is nothing pending to our knowledge that will restrict the ability to install those last remaining R-22, dry charge 13 SEER AC models into the North but we do know that all the other regions and all heat pumps for all regions must be 14 SEER.  After the grace period, any dry charge units for those regions and any heat pumps for any region must be 14 SEER, irrespective of refrigerant used.  The question remains as to whether there will be any interest in 14 SEER dry charge units which might meet the minimum SEER level for all heat pumps and for the AC systems in the South and Southwest regions or whether that is even possible.

We will continue to monitor this situation as it evolves so please check back from time to time and let us know what you are hearing from others about these regulations. 654 posts, read 940,305 times You posted about this before why are you doing it again? Boy even this one looks strangely familiar....new ac compressor or new unitUpgrade to 16 seer in new build?how an hvac compressor works "{Builder] uses 14 SEER (actually 14.5 as indicated on the EnergyGuide labels on ours) as their standard, however, if you want to upgrade to 16 SEER, I'd say go ahead."how does air conditioner work diagram Originally Posted by youthinkso "[builder] uses 14 SEER (actually 14.5 as indicated on the EnergyGuide labels on ours) as their standard, however, if you want to upgrade to 16 SEER, I'd say go ahead."

Yes, but I just want an opinion from someone who has expert advice, where I can calculate the numbers. I didn't give any information in my previous post whether or not it was worth it. BTW, we decided not to upgrade the ceiling insulation, since much of the attic heat is deflected by the LP TechShield radiant barrier. Originally Posted by CheyDeeYou almost made my cofffee spew out my nose with that one! OP, am I understanding this correctly: You advised someone else to upgrade from the 14 to 16 SEER and now you're asking if it's worth it? I wasn't advising it, I simply told the user to go ahead if he/she wants to. I beg your pardon. "I'd say go ahead" to their question "Upgrade to 16 seer in new build?" was indeed advising them to upgrade. Why would you tell someone to "go ahead" and make the upgrade, then question if you should make the same upgrade? If you review the thread linked by youthinkso, you will find people's opinions and rationale. One difference here is that we are upsizing to a larger house, and would specifically like to know if upgrading the SEER will give us the same or lower cooling costs as we have now.

The 10-foot ceilings and slightly higher R-value for the walls should also be a factor. Also, I forgot to mention, our new house will have Paramount's "Cool Ray" windows, which have a lower SHGC than the standard Low-E windows that our current house has. 66 posts, read 98,242 times Pink Jazz, I did upgrade to the 16 SEER in my home (2155 SQFT). I have not lived in the house long enough to see if it helps at all (2 weeks). But, you can’t go wrong when you upgrade to something that saves on energy cost. When we built our house I upgrade everything I could for the insulation and added sunscreens. I would recommend insulation in the attic. Even with the radiant barrier, go up to you attic in the summer time and see how hot it is in there. If you get the insulation in the attic that will help prevent that heat transferring to your living space. 9,732 posts, read 13,384,463 timesGetting a new A/C and looking at different air conditioners? You already know that a higher SEER air conditioner is more efficient.

But by how much? And is the difference worth it in the Phoenix area?In this article, we’ll show you how to estimate the energy savings between any 2 air conditioners with different SEER ratings (assuming all else is equal). And, for example purposes, we’ll be using 3-ton, 16-SEER and 14-SEER air conditioners because they are popular sizes and choices in the Phoenix area. Determine each air conditioner’s estimated annual energy use with this equation: [(Size of A/C system x 12,000) / SEER] x 2100 = amount of Watt-hours used annually To better understand what’s happening here, let’s breakdown each step of this equation: Size of A/C system x 12,000 The first part of the equation is calculating the amount of cooling your air conditioner provides. 1 ton of cooling = 12,000 BTUs. (There’s a lot of history here if you’re curious). This is the capacity of your A/C system, much the same way the horsepower of a car tells you the capacity of the engine.

Next, we need to calculate how efficiently your A/C system provides that capacity... Dividing the capacity by the air conditioner’s SEER gives you the approximate number of Watts the air conditioner uses per hour. You’ll now have the amount of energy your A/C uses per hour, which is similar to how the MPG of your car tells you how many miles you can go on one gallon of gas. Now we simply multiply by the number of hours you’ll use your A/C... According to Energy.gov’s calculator the average Phoenix-area home uses their air conditioner for about 2100 hours per year. = amount of Watt-hours used annually You’ll now have the estimated amount of energy (measured in Watt-hours) that the A/C will use in a year. So for our 3-ton example air conditioners, we get: [(3x12,000)/14]x2100=5,400,000 Watt-hours (rounded to nearest thousand) Now that we know approximately how much energy each of our air conditioners will use, we need to find the difference between them.

This is simple subtraction: Energy use of 14-SEER - Energy use of 16-SEER = Energy savings of higher unit In our example, the difference is 675,000 Watt-hours, annually. Now we simply need to calculate the actual amount of money this number equates to. Your electric company (either APS or SRP) charges you per kWh, or kilowatt-hour. To convert the Watt-hours to kWh, you divide by 1000. So our example is 675,000 Watts/hour / 1000 = 675 kWh. Now to get the estimated annual energy savings, you just multiply by the rate your utility company charges. The average electrical rate in the Phoenix area is around 12 cents per kWh. So a 3-ton, 16-SEER unit in Phoenix saves you about $81/year (675 x $0.12) in electricity costs over a 14-SEER unit. Well, it will depend on 2 things: So, if in our example the 16-SEER air conditioner was going to cost $900 more and you only planned on being in your home 5 more years, you likely won’t see the payoff ($81 x 5 years = $405).