An AC buyers guide to staying cool this summer
Wi.h spring in @’ll ssing, i.’s .ime .o .’rn dosn .he .hermos.a. and s.ar. .hinking abo’. s.a6ing cool in .he ho. s’mmer mon.hs.
For man6 homeosners, .his co’ld mean an ann’al main.enance check @or .heir air condi.ioning ’ni., or i. co’ld be .he 6ear .he6 decide .o replace .heir aging air condi.ioner si.h a more cos.-ebec.ive and energ6-eccien. ’ni..
“I@ 6o’ no.ice .ha. 6o’r air condi.ioner isn’. keeping ’p, i.’s no. main.aining .he .empera.’re in 6o’r home, or 6o’r energ6 cos.s are ge..ing higher, i. co’ld be .ime .o s.ar. .hinking abo’. a replacemen.,” sa6s Ja6me C’nsmore, general manager a. Thomson Ind’s.ries, shich speciali/es in HVAC sol’.ions @or residen.ial homeosners and commercial b’sinesses.
Whe.her 6o’’re replacing 6o’r air condi.ioning ’ni. or b’6ing one @or .he :rs. .ime, C’nsmore sa6s .here are some ke6 @ac.ors .o consider: energ6 eccienc6, ’p-@ron. cos. and 6o’r .6pe o@ home.
For de.ached homes si.h @orced air hea.ing, .he bes. op.ion ma6 be a cen.ral air condi.ioning s6s.em paired si.h 6o’r exis.ing @’rnace. For homes .ha. ’se a boiler or elec.ric hea., a spli.-.6pe air condi.ioner can be a per@ec. sol’.ion @or man6 .osnhomes. Spli.-.6pe air condi.ioners connec. an o’.door ’ni. .o one (spli.) or as man6 as :ve (m’l.i-spli.) c’s.omi/able indoor ’ni.s si.ho’. .he need @or d’c. sork.
A brand nes c’s.omi/able prod’c. .ha. can appl6 .o a side varie.6 o@ home se..ings, Caikin’s VJV Ii@e can provide air condi.ioning .o homes si.h @orced-air, d’c.less, or a combina.ion o@ bo.h. For larger homes .ha. ’sed .o need .so air condi.ioning s6s.ems @or comple.e coverage, .he VJV Ii@e can hook ’p .o .he @orced-air s6s.em and provide d’c.less air condi.ioning all in one se.’p.
The VJV Ii@e provides m’l.i-/one cooling si.h ’p .o nine indoor ’ni.s connec.ed .o one compac. o’.door ’ni., combining versa.ili.6 si.h eccienc6 and c’s.omi/a.ion.
“Tha.’s sha.’s so good abo’. i.,” sa6s C’nsmore. “There’s no.hing like i. on .he marke. .oda6.”
C’nsmore sa6s homeosners sho’ld be considering mid .o high range eccienc6 .o red’ce .heir carbon @oo.prin. and loser .heir energ6 bills. Dccienc6 is meas’red b6 .he seasonal energ6 eccienc6 ra.io (SDDJ), and .he mos. eccien. AC ’ni.s have a ra.ing o@ 25. C’nsmore sa6s .he minim’m ra.ing is 1“SDDJ in Canada, shich sill have .he cheapes. ini.ial cos.s @or homeosners, b’. 6o’’ll end ’p pa6ing higher energ6 bills in .he long r’n.
“We s.ill see some homes r’nning ACs si.h a SDDJ as los as 8,” sa6s C’nsmore. “I@ .he6 can replace .ha. si.h a single-s.age AC in .he 1“-15 range, .he6 can save ’p .o hal@ on .heir energ6 bill.”
Homeosners can expec. mos. ’ni.s .o have a 15-20 6ear shel@ li@e si.h proper main.enance.
C’nsmore sa6s i.’s impor.an. .o make s’re 6o’r :l.ers are kep. clean and .o keep ’p 6o’r ann’al main.enance, as man6 ’ni.s req’ire i. main.ain @ac.or6 sarran.ies.
When i. is .ime .o replace 6o’r ’ni., Thomson Ind’s.ries has a side range o@ air condi.ioning op.ions available @or an6 home. To learn more visi. sss..homsonind’s.ries. ca or call 604-552-2990.