Heat Load Testing

The heating and cooling loads of a space describe the amount of energy required to maintain a comfortable temperature. When you don’t perform heat load testing, you risk buying the wrong size air conditioner. This post explains the benefits of performing heat load calculations.

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1. Why HEAT LOAD TESTING Matters When Buying a New AIR CONDITIONER
3. Your home isn’t too cold…. …or too hot. 1
4. 2 Your POWER BILLS don’t go THROUGH THE ROOF
5. 3 You MAXIMIZE the LIFE of your AIR CONDITIONER
6. So, HOW do you get these GREAT BENEFITS?
7. Like Goldilocks, you want an air conditioner that’s sized JUST RIGHT
8. Sounds great! But how do you get the RIGHT SIZED air conditioner?
9. HEAT LOAD TESTING
10. What is heat load testing?
11. HEAT LOAD TESTING factors in numerous details about your home to determine HOW BIG your air conditioner needs to be.
12. What is the square footage?
13. What is the square footage? What direction does it face? N S E W
14. What is the square footage? What direction does it face? N S E W What’s the local climate?
15. What is the square footage? What direction does it face? N S E W How many windows are there? What’s the local climate?
16. What is the square footage? What direction does it face? N S E W How many windows are there? What’s the local climate? How many people live there?
17. What is the square footage? What direction does it face? N S E W How many windows are there? What’s the local climate? Where does the home gain and lose heat? How many people live there?
18. What is the square footage? What direction does it face? N S E W How many windows are there? What’s the local climate? Where does the home gain and lose heat? How many people live there? How much insulation is in the walls, floors, and ceiling?
19. The answers to those questions and more define your home’s heating and cooling needs.
20. HEAT LOAD TESTING is how you get an air conditioner that’s sized JUST RIGHT.
21. A too-small air conditioner seems to never stop running, especially during the summer.
22. And it STILL doesn’t cool your home properly.
23. All that run time costs you • Increased power bills • Increased repair needs • Decreased life of the unit
24. Can an AIR CONDITIONER really be TOO BIG?
26. A too-large air conditioner starts and stops too frequently (known as short cycling).
27. A too-large air conditioner starts and stops too frequently (known as short cycling). It never runs for long enough, which creates uneven cooling.
28. A too-large air conditioner starts and stops too frequently (known as short cycling). It never runs for long enough, which creates uneven cooling. It also means your house feels humid and clammy, since it can’t dehumidify the air.
29. A too-large air conditioner starts and stops too frequently (known as short cycling). The unit never runs long enough, which creates uneven cooling. Your house feels humid and clammy, since the AC never runs long enough to dehumidify the air. SHORT CYCLING costs big $$$ due to higher power bills and a shorter lifespan.
30. The professional HVAC techs at Northern Air always conduct HEAT LOAD TESTING.
31. Visit NorthernAirAC.com to learn more.