If you are in the market for a new heating / cooling system for your home, but are unsure what type of system and what size system would meet the needs of your home, then you have come to the right place. Here at South Nashville Heating and Cooling our team of dedicated professionals stand ready to meet your every need. Our team of consultants is on hand to help you determine what type and size heating & cooling system would be best suited for your home and family.
When purchasing a new HVAC system, one of the most critical aspects is sizing the system specifically for your home, while being energy efficient as well. At South Nashville Heating and Cooling, our dedicated HVAC specialists are equipped to provide homeowners with all the data and insight needed to choose the perfect size system for any living space. Our friendly technicians will visit your home to gather information and perform an assessment to determine proper equipment sizing to accommodate all of your heating and air conditioning requirements.
A load calculation is performed on your home using a computer program. Many contractors size the air conditioning and heating equipment based solely on square footage, or they assume that the existing system was properly sized in the first place. This is wrong! New equipment is more efficient and has more heating and cooling capacity, therefore you may not need the same size unit that you have had for years. Every home is different. A load calculation takes into account every aspect of your home’s construction, including which direction the house faces, whether the exterior is brick, wood, vinyl siding, or stucco. It also includes what the R-value of the insulation is in your walls, attic, crawlspace or basement, as well as what type of windows are in your home. We enter all of this information into a computer program, which tells us exactly how much cooling is needed to maintain 75-degrees on a 95-degree day, or how much heating is need to maintain 70-degrees on a 15-degree day. This ensures a properly sized system. When equipment is oversized, the efficiency is reduced and the system does not run long enough to dehumidify the air. When a system is undersized, it will run all the time and result in uncomfortable conditions. An improperly sized system will have higher operating costs, more breakdowns / repair costs, and a shorter life span.
With this in mind, it is critical that you determine proper capacity as well, since a unit that is too small can be every bit as inefficient as one that is far too large. A system that is too large can cycle on and off more often than is needed. Short-cycling is the process by which your heating and air conditioning system starts and stops too quickly, which ultimately results in fluctuations in temperature levels throughout the various conditioned spaces within your home.
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If you are in need of a new heating and air conditioning system, and are not certain of the size or capacity that your home needs, then look no further than the team here at South Nashville Heating and Cooling. Our experts can help you choose the best model and proper sized system with appropriate capacity that will best suit the heating and cooling requirements of your home and family. Choosing the right unit will keep your family warm and comfortable, enhance energy efficiency and contribute to the life expectancy of the unit as well. For more information on how to choose the best furnace for your home, reach out to one of our team members today.
