Posts Tagged "seer rating"

Central Air Conditioner Verses Window Air Conditioner

There are a number of options home owners can take when deciding how to cool their homes. Today we are going to look at the differences between a temporary air conditioner verses that of a permanently installed solution. Window and Portable Air Conditioners These systems are commonly sold in Home Depot, Canadian Tire, Walmart, etc. They range in size from around...

Air Conditioner Scroll Compressors

The scroll compressor is found on most central air conditioners installed throughout the Greater Toronto Area.  When I say most I still mean some… If you have an air conditioner outside that looks like the image to the right…. then there is a good chance that you don’t have one.  A scroll compressor is an very efficient way to compress a fluid,...

Air Conditioner SEER SEER, or Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, is the number that describes how well or efficient an air conditioner works.  The SEER rating is determined by taking the amount of cooling supplied by the air conditioning equipment and dividing it by the power being used by the air conditioner under a particular set of seasonal conditions. The higher...