ARI Ratings and Goodman

[smadave]

I am looking for ARI ratings on the ARI Website and it does not seem to give me the EER Ratings. Am I doing something wrong? I am looking for ratings for Goodman Equipment, is there a resource available to me from Goodman that will provide me with SEER/EER ratings?

Thanks,


Dave in NJ

[coolguysfl]

Dave - try these Webb sites --

http://www.aridirectory.org/index.html

http://www.amana-hac.com/consumer/changeTab.act?newTab=Home&requestedSite=Amana



also, you'll only find SEER, commercial products are rated by EER. If you have a particular # combination, I'll look it up for you.

[BaldLoonie]

Actually residential products have an EER Rating but not sure it is on ARI's site. Goodman's site (or Amana's as Cool posted) do show the EER too. Gotta know that if you are after the tax credit. There are a lot of units that may make the 15 SEER the tax credit requires but not the HSPF (for heat pumps) or EER for both.

[smadave]

Residential products have SEER and EER ratings and as mentioned if its a heat pump it also has a HSFP rating. Here in NJ rebates depend on BOTH SEER and EER (HSFP also) for example you can qualify for a rebate if you install a system that has an ARI rating of 14 SEER and 12 EER (8.5 HSFP). Also you qualify for a larger rebate if you achieve 15 SEER and 12.5 EER. I was surprised to see that the ARI website does not give you the EER rating. I was trying to figure out what coil (CAPF series) I would have to use with a GSC14024 to achieve 14 SEER / 12 EER. I am NOT using Variable speed. I went to the Goodman website but I dont see where it gives you this information. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Dave in NJ

[mark beiser]

The EER requirements for heat pumps are just stupid IMO. Most of the heat pump systems with the lowest actual real world energy usage, highest SEER and HSPF, don't qualify for tax credits because their EER is just barely under the requirement.

IMO, you are better off getting a heat pump with a higher SEER and HSPF that doesn't quite qualify than you are settling for lower HSPF/SEER equipment that does qualify.

[RoBoTeq]

Dave, email me; RoBoTeq(AT)roboteq(DOT)info

[dw1]

The EER requirements for heat pumps are just stupid IMO. Most of the heat pump systems with the lowest actual real world energy usage, highest SEER and HSPF, don't qualify for tax credits because their EER is just barely under the requirement.

IMO, you are better off getting a heat pump with a higher SEER and HSPF that doesn't quite qualify than you are settling for lower HSPF/SEER equipment that does qualify.

Mark, not sure that I agree that EER are stupid. That was the way equipment was rated back in the 70's. I believe it was capacity divided by watts.
Then DOE came out with the "new and improved" SEER with the magicical "S" in the equation. This was based on computer modeling.
I'm the first to admit I don't understand what the correction factor is. :confused: