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480-983-3012 480-926-4555
Licensed Bonded Insured
7am -7pm 7 days a week no overtime for holidays and weekend
Air conditioning repair can be as simple as a blown fuse with minimal cost to a
compressor replacement which can be a major cost.
You can look up on the Internet average repair costs for your heating and air
conditioning system. I put these into three categories. Electrical components
such as relays,fan relays, contactors and a burnt disconnect box as minor
repairs. In the repair range $ 100 - $ 250
Your outdoor condenser motor and you indoor blower motors replacement cost is
$ 250 - $ 375 for a 1/3 hp 1075 rpm motor which most manufactures use. OEM or
Original Equipment Manufactures motors and the lower RPM motor like the 825
RPM can cost you $ 400 - $600. This I would consider the middle of the road.
Last major repairs are compressors or maybe one rare occasion a indoor or
outdoor coil. These repairs will set you back any ware $1000 - $1500 - $2000.
Now you ask yourself should I repair these items or replace the unit itself. Your
AC equipment is like a automobile you treat it well and have it serviced twice a
year with a inspection a lot of component failure can be avoided. On new
equipment if you have a failure within warranty the manufacture will ask have you
had your unit serviced as they recommend in your owners manual.
Now consider these facts before investing in new equipment:
Is your unit 15 - 20 years old. Most likely it has lost it's efficiently. It is time for a
replacement
Big electric bill. Again a old outdated unit with a low SEER rating
Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating.
Basically, the lower the S.E.E.R. Rating, the more energy (electricity) is required to
produce the desired effect.
EXAMPLE:
S.E.E.R. OF "6"
(6 is a very common rating for older units produced prior to the 1990's, when
energy was relatively inexpensive)
Produces about 6 BTU/hr of cooling, per watt of electricity
S.E.E.R. OF "12"
(12 is very common for newer high-efficiency units)
Produces about 12 BTU/hr of cooling per watt of electricity
This would be about double the cooling effect of a 6 S.E.E.R. Unit
This increased efficiency has become more and more important as electricity
rates continue to rise.
Below is a graph which shows operating costs for units with different S.E.E.R.
ratings
All units have freon R-22 The EPA is phasing out the use of R-22 in the year 2010
You can replace your unit which has the new freon R-410-A You can still by a unit
with R-22 but why would you? When you can replace it with a high efficiency unit
that uses R410-A
Let's talk about SEER again. The U.S. Government is making it so that only high
SEER rated equipment can be installed in your home. It starts at 14 SEER up to 18
SEER depending on application and manufacture.
Pros and Cons:
Pro by replacing your equipment with a higher SEER rating and the R-410-A unit.
You will save on your electric cost, put less of a strain on the power grid. Which
we will use less fossil fuels. This is a good thing right?
Con and it is only a little thing. The higher the SEER rating the more your initial cost
will be to replace the unit. It depends on the tonage and SEER rating. But in the
long run your energy pay back or what you invested you will get back within a two
to five year period..
compressor replacement which can be a major cost.
You can look up on the Internet average repair costs for your heating and air
conditioning system. I put these into three categories. Electrical components
such as relays,fan relays, contactors and a burnt disconnect box as minor
repairs. In the repair range $ 100 - $ 250
Your outdoor condenser motor and you indoor blower motors replacement cost is
$ 250 - $ 375 for a 1/3 hp 1075 rpm motor which most manufactures use. OEM or
Original Equipment Manufactures motors and the lower RPM motor like the 825
RPM can cost you $ 400 - $600. This I would consider the middle of the road.
Last major repairs are compressors or maybe one rare occasion a indoor or
outdoor coil. These repairs will set you back any ware $1000 - $1500 - $2000.
Now you ask yourself should I repair these items or replace the unit itself. Your
AC equipment is like a automobile you treat it well and have it serviced twice a
year with a inspection a lot of component failure can be avoided. On new
equipment if you have a failure within warranty the manufacture will ask have you
had your unit serviced as they recommend in your owners manual.
Now consider these facts before investing in new equipment:
Is your unit 15 - 20 years old. Most likely it has lost it's efficiently. It is time for a
replacement
Big electric bill. Again a old outdated unit with a low SEER rating
Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating.
Basically, the lower the S.E.E.R. Rating, the more energy (electricity) is required to
produce the desired effect.
EXAMPLE:
S.E.E.R. OF "6"
(6 is a very common rating for older units produced prior to the 1990's, when
energy was relatively inexpensive)
Produces about 6 BTU/hr of cooling, per watt of electricity
S.E.E.R. OF "12"
(12 is very common for newer high-efficiency units)
Produces about 12 BTU/hr of cooling per watt of electricity
This would be about double the cooling effect of a 6 S.E.E.R. Unit
This increased efficiency has become more and more important as electricity
rates continue to rise.
Below is a graph which shows operating costs for units with different S.E.E.R.
ratings
All units have freon R-22 The EPA is phasing out the use of R-22 in the year 2010
You can replace your unit which has the new freon R-410-A You can still by a unit
with R-22 but why would you? When you can replace it with a high efficiency unit
that uses R410-A
Let's talk about SEER again. The U.S. Government is making it so that only high
SEER rated equipment can be installed in your home. It starts at 14 SEER up to 18
SEER depending on application and manufacture.
Pros and Cons:
Pro by replacing your equipment with a higher SEER rating and the R-410-A unit.
You will save on your electric cost, put less of a strain on the power grid. Which
we will use less fossil fuels. This is a good thing right?
Con and it is only a little thing. The higher the SEER rating the more your initial cost
will be to replace the unit. It depends on the tonage and SEER rating. But in the
long run your energy pay back or what you invested you will get back within a two
to five year period..
410A - Keeping You Cool and Protecting the
Environment!
Most air-conditioners and heat pumps sold around the world use a
refrigerant called R-22. Emissions of R-22 are considered by some experts
to be a significant factor in depleting the ozone layer that protects animals
and people from harmful rays from the sun.
Families now have the choice to ask for an air-conditioner or heat pump that
uses a more efficient and environmentally friendlier refrigerant called 410A
or R-410A when buying a new system for their home.
Replacing Your Old Air Conditioner or Building a New Home?
You should select a new system that doesn't use ozone-depleting
refrigerants.
Why? Because by selecting R-410A you eliminate the possibility that
refrigerant leaking from your system might contribute to the hole in the
ozone layer, and you'll also be investing in a comfort system that will last you
for many years to come.
Phase-Out of Ozone Depleting and Chemicals
The United States signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete
the Ozone Layer, which is an international agreement to reduce and
eventually ban the production of most ozone depleting chemicals. In order to
implement this agreement in the U.S., Congress passed the Clean Air Act of
1990. This directed the EPA to implement regulations to phase out CFCs and
HCFCs.
The production of CFCs for air conditioning and refrigeration in the United
States was banned in 1995. CFCs are much more harmful to the
environment than HCFCs, but HCFCs are next in line for elimination. The
chart above shows how much and when the United States must reduce use
of ozone depleting HCFCs such as R-22.
The impact on the ozone layer for every HCFC chemical such as R-22 has
been estimated and compared to that of CFC-11. This impact is called its
"Ozone Depletion Potential" or "ODP". For R-22, this number is 0.055
because it is 5-1/2% as ozone depleting as R-11 over a 100 year period.
There are many other ozone-depleting HCFCs, such as "141b" which is used
for insulating refrigerators and houses. Production of HCFC-141b in the U.S.
has already been banned and other HCFCs are scheduled to be phased out.
Environment!
Most air-conditioners and heat pumps sold around the world use a
refrigerant called R-22. Emissions of R-22 are considered by some experts
to be a significant factor in depleting the ozone layer that protects animals
and people from harmful rays from the sun.
Families now have the choice to ask for an air-conditioner or heat pump that
uses a more efficient and environmentally friendlier refrigerant called 410A
or R-410A when buying a new system for their home.
Replacing Your Old Air Conditioner or Building a New Home?
You should select a new system that doesn't use ozone-depleting
refrigerants.
Why? Because by selecting R-410A you eliminate the possibility that
refrigerant leaking from your system might contribute to the hole in the
ozone layer, and you'll also be investing in a comfort system that will last you
for many years to come.
Phase-Out of Ozone Depleting and Chemicals
The United States signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete
the Ozone Layer, which is an international agreement to reduce and
eventually ban the production of most ozone depleting chemicals. In order to
implement this agreement in the U.S., Congress passed the Clean Air Act of
1990. This directed the EPA to implement regulations to phase out CFCs and
HCFCs.
The production of CFCs for air conditioning and refrigeration in the United
States was banned in 1995. CFCs are much more harmful to the
environment than HCFCs, but HCFCs are next in line for elimination. The
chart above shows how much and when the United States must reduce use
of ozone depleting HCFCs such as R-22.
The impact on the ozone layer for every HCFC chemical such as R-22 has
been estimated and compared to that of CFC-11. This impact is called its
"Ozone Depletion Potential" or "ODP". For R-22, this number is 0.055
because it is 5-1/2% as ozone depleting as R-11 over a 100 year period.
There are many other ozone-depleting HCFCs, such as "141b" which is used
for insulating refrigerators and houses. Production of HCFC-141b in the U.S.
has already been banned and other HCFCs are scheduled to be phased out.
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