Heating and Cooling
Purchasing heating & cooling systems are some of the
most critical investments you will ever need to make. Maybe
you are purchasing a new home or perhaps you are renovating
your current home. Maybe you are simply replacing old equipment
that has stopped working. Regardless of you reasons, your
personal comfort, safety, and financial health are at stake
when you purchase new heating & cooling equipment.
You can drastically lower heating & cooling costs by
purchasing equipment that has energy-efficient as possible.
The EnergyGuide label found on home heating and cooling
equipment is designed to help you choose the most energy-efficient
equipment for your budget and individual needs. These cool
labels provide a sort of at a glance summary of the energy
and usage information manufacturers are required to provide
with their products.
Keep the air clean and dust-free with an air purifier in each room, you will feel better breathing in clean air.
On each EnergyGuide label you can find important information
such as manufacturer and model number, information about features,
capacity, and size, and the energy efficiency rating for the
product. The energy efficiency rating lets consumers know
how energy-efficient the equipment is and provides a way to
compare the costs of operating it. Higher energy efficiency
ratings mean more energy-efficiency and fewer costs to operate
the product.
EnergyGuide labels also provide other useful information
like the range of energy efficiency ratings for similar models.
This scale shows the range of ratings for similar models from
less efficient to more efficient. Extremely beneficial, this
scale allows for the comparison of a particular model to the
competition.
The next time you are in the market for new heating &
cooling equipment, make sure you pay attention to the EnergyGuide
label you see. Although all such products must meet minimum
Department of Energy standards for energy efficiency, many
products exceed the minimum and therefore cost far less to
run. If you want to save money in the long run, don’t
overlook the EnergyGuide label.
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