HVAC

The HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) units have been installed. It went surprisingly quick. The entire job, including all the duct work in the house will take the sub contractor only one week to complete. The basement will only have a heater since an A/C isn't necessary in a Utah basement. It is a standard 80% efficiency model.

The upstairs will have a 95% efficient heater AND air conditioner. It will also be a new variable speed unit, which means that it will run all the time. Most of the time it will run at 10-20% of normal power. Only in extreme weather conditions will it need to run above 70% which saves a ton of money. It also allows us to filter the air more effectively. We have a 3 stage filter including a scrubber and an infra red purifier -- all rated at over 99% effective in filtering out not only dust but also pollen. We also added an additional feature which allows us to suck in outside air on summer evenings (temperature drops to the high 50's), run it through the filter, then cool the house. This means that the actual compressor will only need to run for about 8 hours a day in the summer.