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General Resources
HVAC Resources
Review this easy checklist with your customer to identify telltale signs that it's time to make a change to their cooling system. HVAC Investor Software - A simple, powerful tool that enables you to compare standard efficiency equipment to ENERGY STAR products, calculate energy savings, total utility bill savings, and show customers how they can actually pay less every month for ENERGY STAR equipment than standard efficiency equipment. Also covers consumer financing. Successful use of this tool can yield high closure rates for ENERGY STAR products and increased profitability of your business while serving customer needs more fully. Download the most up-to-date version of the HVAC Investor software here.
HVAC Sales Training - An introduction to selling highly-efficient products that is a part of the HVAC investor software. For more information, please e-mail Lonnie Lee at llee@icfconsulting.com. HVAC Train-the-Trainer - A course to prepare manufacturers, distributors, and large group trainers to offer HVAC Sales and HVAC Investor software training to individual contractors. For more information, please e-mail Lonnie Lee at
llee@icfconsulting.com. Offer a quality installation to increase efficiency. Seventy percent of installed residential cooling systems suffer from inadequate airflow. Improper airflow can result in equipment failure, high energy bills and poor comfort. At the minimum, airflow across indoor coils should be checked and adjusted if necessary. Improper refrigerant charging can lower efficiency by up to 20%. Make sure you install a heating and cooling product that is sized correctly. Oversized equipment will increase your customer's costs and reduce comfort. Ensure proper sizing by completing an ACCA Manual J load calculation. Maintain your customer's system. A well-maintained system will ensure that they get the most out of their home heating and cooling investment. Seal your customer's ducts. Leaky air ducts can decrease the overall efficiency of a heating and cooling system by as much as 20%. Inspect and test duct system for leakage and offer customer repairs recommendations. Improve the home envelope. If you add up all the holes, cracks and gaps in an average home, they can allow in as much air as an open window. ENERGY STAR Home Sealing reduces drafts and helps to keep your customer comfortable. Help your customers find services that save money and increase comfort.
Tools for your customer:
Central AC Calculator: A savings calculator to help your customer make a smart purchase for their home air-conditioning needs. Provides a simple estimate of potential savings when comparing conventional and ENERGY STAR labeled models. Maintenance Checklist: Highlights benefits of and options for maintenance plus a 10-point contractor maintenance checklist. Home Improvement Tools: An array of interactive tools to help your customer make energy-saving, cost-effective upgrades to their home, enhancing their home's value and comfort, while also protecting the environment.
Duct & Sealing Resources
Duct Investor Software - The same simple, powerful features of HVAC Investor, but designed for duct efficiency repairs. Download free Duct Investor Software.
Below are links to related sites and information. These links will take you out of the ENERGY STAR Web site.
The articles below warn about some of the failures of cloth duct tape:
Indoor Air Quality Resources
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