Products

Cooling Products

Your investment in your home's cooling system can keep your family comfortable, even during the hottest of days. Imagine being without air conditioning on those sweltering summer days!
Remember the higher the SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio-see side bar to right) rating, the more efficient your system will be. B. Tucker proudly installs all brands of air conditioners and heat-pumps including:
TRANE, CARRIER and HEIL.

TRANE A/C
XL 19i

CARRIER
Infinity Series Heat-Pump

Heating Products

Due to normal wear, the efficiency rating of a furnace goes down dramatically after about 10 years. If your furnace is more than ten years old, you may be losing money by not upgrading to a more modern device. All winter long, the comfort of your family depends on the reliability and efficiency of your furnace. B. Tucker Proudly installs all brands of furnaces including: TRANE, CARRIER, and HEIL.

TRANE
XV90 Furnace

CARRIER
Infinity Series Furnace

US Government SEER Standards

Today, it is rare to see systems rated below SEER 9 in the United States because aging, existing units are being replaced with new, higher efficiency units. The United States now requires that residential systems manufactured after 2005 have a minimum SEER rating of 13, although window units are exempt from this law, so their SEER's are still around 10*. Substantial energy savings can be obtained from more efficient systems. For example, by upgrading from a SEER 9 to SEER 13, the power consumption is reduced by 30% (equal to 1-9/13). It is claimed that this can result in an energy savings valued at up to US $300 per year depending on the usage rate and the cost of electricity.

With existing units that are still functional and when the time value of money is considered, most often retaining existing units rather than proactively replacing them is the most cost effective. Maintenance should be performed regularly to keep their efficiencies as high as possible.

But, when either replacing equipment, or specifying new installations, a variety of SEERs are available. For most applications, the minimum or near-minimum SEER units are most cost effective, but the longer the cooling seasons, the higher the electricity costs, and the longer the purchasers will own the systems, incrementally higher SEER units are justified.

*Minimum SEER ratings required in the US
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Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

The annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE; pronounced 'A'-'Few') is a thermal efficiency measure of combustion equipment, like furnaces, boilers, and water heaters. The AFUE differs from the true 'thermal efficiency' in that it is not a steady-state, peak measure of conversion efficiency, but instead attempts to represent the actual, season-long, average efficiency of that piece of equipment, including the operating transients*.

*Systems and Equipment volume of the ASHRAE Handbook, ASHRAE, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA 2004
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