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Product Choices

Making a choice – You want to educate yourself on the features & benefits of each system and then make sure your choice fits into your budget.


The following is a list of features and benefits ranked by "best", "better" and "good" ranking.

 

Air Conditioners & Heat Pumps

Split systems (part of the system outdoors and part in attic or crawl space)


Best – IQ Drive modulating capacity
Capacity modulates as needed from as low as 40% capacity up to 118% – SEER up to 24.5

 

Benefits:   Lowest use of energy (highest energy rating)
Most dependable (Mack truck tough)
Most even temperature (no large temperature swings)
Most moisture removal (runs almost all the time)
Lowest operating costs
Lowest cost of ownership


Better – Partial modulating capacity
Capacity modulates at 67% or 100% – 2 stage operation – SEER up to 21.0


Benefits:   Next lowest use of energy
Next most even temperature
Next most moisture removal (runs longer than 1 stage units)
Next lowest operating costs


Good – Single stage operation – SEER up to 15

Benefits:   Lowest 1st costs

 

Hybrids, Heat Pumps, Gas/Electric

Package systems (complete system outdoors)

Better – Partial modulating capacity
Capacity modulates at 67% or 100% – 2 stage operation – SEER up to 16.0

Benefits:   Lower use of energy
More even temperatures
More moisture removal (runs longer than 1 stage units)
Next lowest operating costs


Good – Single stage operation – SEER up to 45

Benefits:   Lowest 1st costs


Gas Furnaces
Best – IQ Drive modulating capacity
Capacity modulates as needed from as low as 15% capacity up to 100% – AFUE of 97.5%

Benefits:   Lowest use of energy (highest energy rating)
Most even temperature (no large temperature swings)
Lowest operating costs
Constant air flow


Better – Partial modulating capacity
Capacity modulates at 67% or 100% – 2 stage operation – AFUE of 95%

Benefits:   Next lowest use of energy
Next most even temperature
Constant air flow

Good – Single stage operation – AFUE of 92%

Benefits:   Lowest 1st costs