SEER stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio.
That’s pretty simple and all well and good. But that still doesn’t explain what itis.
SEER is like MPG for your air conditioner.
When you’re buying a car and you want efficiency, you check the MPG. A good, fuel efficient car, without getting into hybrids of course, will get you between 35 MPG in the city and 45 MPG on the highway.
But we all know that number is just for show.
Your car doesn’tactuallyget those numbers. There’s just what youcouldget.
SEER works much the same way.
The minimum SEER required by law is 13 with most air conditioners today being between a 14-21 SEER rating.
The higher the SEER rating, the more energy efficient your air conditioner is.
But what does this mean exactly?
Well, the higher the MPG in your car, the farther your car drives on the same tank and the cheaper it is to fill per 100 miles driven.
Likewise, the higher your SEER rating, the lower your energy bills.
Make sense?