Just in case some of y'all are like 98 percent of our customers this time of year and planning on "waiting until spring" to replace their dilapidated, leaking, and/or non-functioning home air conditioner units, one word: Don't.
Thanks to the Department of Energy, new minimum efficiency standards will go into effect Jan. 1, 2023 that impact all residential AC manufacturers. In a nutshell, the new SEER ratings (i.e. SEER2) are on par with todays' 14 SEER units. No big deal, except these standards mean manufacturers had to redesign their low-end units.
Expect 20-30 percent price increases next year on AC's, in part to these design parameters, but also because the new units are quite a bit larger. As such, not as many can fit on a truck, so not as many can be shipped at one time. That means shipping costs, which are already high, will go even higher.
And the manufacturers won't take the hit, nor will the wholesalers or the contractors. You, the customer, will pay for these changes, and likely on a significant markup.
So as I've been telling all my friends and anyone who cares to listen, if you want to potentially save hundreds or even thousands of dollars, do yourself a favor and get an estimate to update your AC now. It's a slower time of year anyway for HVAC companies, so we tend to sharpen our pencils pretty good.
And if you think prices are too high now, well, I don't know what to tell you. Just don't call us when it's 90 in June and expect a deal. There won't be one.
Thanks to the Department of Energy, new minimum efficiency standards will go into effect Jan. 1, 2023 that impact all residential AC manufacturers. In a nutshell, the new SEER ratings (i.e. SEER2) are on par with todays' 14 SEER units. No big deal, except these standards mean manufacturers had to redesign their low-end units.
Expect 20-30 percent price increases next year on AC's, in part to these design parameters, but also because the new units are quite a bit larger. As such, not as many can fit on a truck, so not as many can be shipped at one time. That means shipping costs, which are already high, will go even higher.
And the manufacturers won't take the hit, nor will the wholesalers or the contractors. You, the customer, will pay for these changes, and likely on a significant markup.
So as I've been telling all my friends and anyone who cares to listen, if you want to potentially save hundreds or even thousands of dollars, do yourself a favor and get an estimate to update your AC now. It's a slower time of year anyway for HVAC companies, so we tend to sharpen our pencils pretty good.
And if you think prices are too high now, well, I don't know what to tell you. Just don't call us when it's 90 in June and expect a deal. There won't be one.
that mine lasts.
