v MAINTENANCE & REPAIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS
Ø Pay for Themselves & Save Money
Ø Extend Equipment Life
Ø Prevent Untimely, Unnecessary Breakdowns
Ø Cut Utilities & Save on Repairs
Ø Restore Efficiency & Lost Capacity
Ø Get Priority Service & Insure Safety
Ø Improve Comfort & Maintain Consistent Indoor Air Quality
v RECENT STATISTICS and/or STUDIES HAVE SHOWN
Ø M&A Agreements save a customer $10.00/ton/month according to Louisiana Cooperative Extension
· Residential 3-1/2-ton Unit = $420 Annual Savings
· Light-Commercial with 20-tons = $2430/Year Savings
· Industrial Manufacturer with 100-tons = $12,190 Annual Savings
Ø Texas A&M University reports a 23% refrigerant undercharge results in a 52% efficiency loss
Ø North Carolina Alternative Energy Corporation a non-profit organization examining air-conditioner manufacturer performance concluded
· 90% of units' tested exhibited some sort of energy-wasting problem
· 50% had improper refrigerant
· 40% failed to meet minimum airflow criterion
· 20% deficiency in airflow reduces the SEER rating by 17%
· 15% return-air leak from a 120-degree attic, could reduce a SEER 12 to a SEER 6 (50% Loss!)
Ø Home Energy Magazine found 3-main Areas of Concern
· Duct Leakage equates to 19.5% performance loss
· 62% of Refrigerant Systems are overcharged and 23% are undercharged
· And 88% of Systems are Oversized and 2% are undersized