Professional HVAC Contractors in Springfield, IL

Factors affecting the size of your new system include our regional climate, inside and outside humidity levels, the number of windows and doors in your structure, total square footage inside, the geographic direction your property faces, the number of heat-producing appliances, the type of insulation you have, and the number of people that typically occupy the premises.

It sounds like the air conditioner is oversized. Again, the first step in installing a new air conditioner is to run proper heat-load calculations on the home to determine the proper size. An oversized unit will cycle on and off frequently, wasting electricity and causing wear and tear on the equipment itself. The other problem is that it never runs long enough to dehumidify the air inside the building. This causes an uncomfortable feeling; it seems cold and clammy, as if you were in a cave.

Yes, and it can in a big way. If you have an old unit built in the 70's, it was probably rated around 6 SEER when it was new, and due to age is now running something like 3 or 4 SEER. Replace it with a new high SEER unit and cut your cooling energy bill significantly. The indoor coil must also be replaced at the same time in order to get the advertised SEER rating of the new unit and the rest of the system must be in proper working order.

It is impossible to quote a price without first checking conditions at the job site. We simply cannot determine what the price will be without this first step. Price will be influenced by the size, SEER rating, and location of the new unit as well as whether or not the existing furnace, electrical panel, and ducts are suitable for air conditioning or if they must be altered or replaced. We charge a small fee to come out and take our measurements. Then we return to the office to do the sizing analysis and provide you with a detailed, written proposal customized especially for your situation. The proposal will provide you with our calculations, show exactly what work will be performed, what options we recommend and what the cost will be. The initial fee for the visit and sizing is waived when we are hired to do the installation.

Air conditioners are rated in "tons" of cooling capacity. This phrase comes from the days when ice was used for cooling. One ton of air conditioning is equal to the amount of cooling you would get from one ton of ice melting in your home in one hour. One ton of cooling is also equal to 12,000 BTUH (British thermal units per hour) and this 12,000 BTUH is further broken down into sensible BTUH (heat which can be sensed with the aid of a thermometer) and latent BTUH ("hidden heat" which cannot be sensed with the aid of a thermometer.) This has to do with how much moisture removal is accomplished by the air conditioning system and gets fairly complex.