Professionals often talk about properly sizing a new air conditioner, which may lead laymen to think that they’re talking about a unit’s physical size. That can play a role in picking out a new unit, since your air conditioner needs to fit into the space allotted for it. But in most cases, “sizing” refers to the air conditioner’s power load: the amount of energy it puts out to cool your home. Believe it or not, that plays a huge role in how well your new air conditioner functions, and with summers like ours here in Havertown and Springfield, PA, it can save you a huge amount of money over the system’s life. Here’s a quick guide to why an air conditioner’s power load is important.
Efficiency is the Name of the Game
You probably can guess that an underpowered air conditioner just isn’t going to do the job. It will run constantly without adequately cooling your home, while costing you more in unnecessary energy bills. Wear and tear will increase as well, and the chances of a repair bill will go up. It might surprising you to learn, however, that an overpowered air conditioner will do much the same thing. It will cool your space too quickly, cycling on and off rapidly throughout the day and similarly increasing the energy waste and wear-and-tear.
Factors That Go Into Sizing
A good air conditioning technician will take all the factors of your home into account before recommending a properly sized air conditioner. This starts with square footage, but can also include such factors as the presence of insulation, sunlight exposure and energy efficient windows in your home. That allows him to find an air conditioner that follows the Goldilocks Rule: neither too small nor too large, but just right.
If you’re in the market for a new air conditioner, call WM Henderson Inc. for the best advice and installation know-how!