Over the past 10 years, technology and laptops have certainly changed the way the people I was with and I work, play, and live, however technology in our beach apartment has equally been changed while I was in this time! My family and I have had a heat pump in our beach apartment for the past 15 years; During the last few years, the bi-weekly energy bills have skyrocketed, then i attributed the larger bills to the age and wear and tear on my heat pump and a/c.
- When the people I was with and I decided to update the old inefficient equipment, our company recommended updating to a machine with a higher SEER rating.
The SEER rating on an Heating, Ventilation, and A/C unit is truly pressing. This number reflects the amount of energy efficiency the machine will have compared to others. The old heat pump in our beach apartment had a SEER rating of 8. It was top-of-the-line back in its day, but now the best machines have a SEER rating of 21. My wifey and I updated to a machine with a SEER rating of 16, then since the people I was with and I do not live in a weather conditions where the a/c has to run always, the people I was with and I didn’t need a higher seasonal energy efficiency rating. Both of us have noticed a lot of swings since having the current heat pump installed. The difference has been love night and day! Our energy bills have harshly dropped. The two of us spend an average of 20% less each month. The two of us also like the air quality much more, because it is cool and crisp with less humidity! Updating to better Heating, Ventilation, and A/C technology has improved our bills and our quality of life.