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Living here in Florida, we all know Mother Nature can offer up some of the hottest and humid weather on the planet. Before and after the sun rises over the Florida Peninsula, Humidity Solutions of Florida can make sure your home is prepared to not only battle the heat but to also combat that brutal humidity. Heating our homes here in Florida isn’t so much of a challenge and living in this area of Florida makes it easy to do so efficiently. We advise you to scroll through our website and all the information we put together just for you -- especially our section, "How Things Work"  which walks you though all the major components of a typical Heat Pump System.

When the time comes to replace your existing Air Conditioning & Heating system, Humidity Solutions can professionally advise you on making the proper decisions needed to live in true affordable comfort. Selecting a system that runs efficiently is just as important as one that meets your budget. With the uncertainty of were the energy costs will be in the future, you need a system that keeps you comfortable and won’t deliver a shock when you get your electric bill. Humidity Solutions takes great pride in offering systems that meet today’s needs as well as for tomorrow. We support Green technology and we stay current on all the new systems and technology so we can offer the best systems available and expert guidance to home owners.

In selecting the optimum system, it’s important to understand how these newer systems work. Rather it's old or new, all “split systems” have the same two major components -- the inside air handler and the outdoor condenser. The difference in the old technology as well as the newer bottom-of-the-line systems and these newer high efficient systems is that they are either on or off. The older traditional systems run at one speed, which is full-bore -- these are known as “single stage” systems.

Today’s technology allows manufactures of HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, & Air Conditioning) equipment to offer a variety of high-tech indoor and outdoor units. These units are designed to work together to optimize the comfort and improve the efficiency to cool and heat your home. These new systems only produce the amount of cooled or heated air based on the fluctuations in temperature inside and out. These new systems do this by utilizing a variable-speed blower in the air handler and a two-stage or variable-speed compressor in the outdoor condensing unit. These systems (based on the SEER value) are much more efficient than the old traditional technology. For the most part, they run much longer and adjust the inside temperature with the blower speed and the compressor. Probably the best way to explain the old traditional technology is that when the original HVAC system was sized for your home, it was done so with the worst case scenario in mind. The problem with that is when the system is on, it's full-bore and causes cycling of the system. The result is uncomfortable temperatures between cycles. Systems with the new technology eliminate cycling which provides more of an even temperature. These new systems will have no problem cooling or heating your home on the hottest and coldest days and are so advanced they self-adjustment for those days and nights when it doesn’t need to run full-bore. Think of it like a dimmer switch to light a room for reading or lower the light for accent -- and knows when to do so. These new systems have proven to be very efficient and because of the way they operate, the home owner gets many other added benefits that improve the comfort level in the home.  

How many times have you or others in your home said “it’s warm or cold in hear”, then shortly you’re comfortable again? This is because the old "full-bore" system "blasts" your home with heat or cool air, then shuts off.  Just about the time you’re thinking about getting up to adjust the thermostat, the system cycles back on or off. This doesn’t happen with these newer systems because the blower is on most all the time. The air inside the home is almost always moving and this keeps the temperature more constant in all parts of the home. Another huge benefit is the reduction in the inside humidity -- again, making everybody more comfortable. Controlling the humidity is the key to comfortable living in Florida. Too many older systems designed in Florida homes were design focusing mainly on controlling the temperature. Just like the difference we feel outside on a humid 85 degree day vs. an 85 degree day with low humidity -- the same is true inside. Typically home owners adjust their thermostat by comfort, not temperature -- to remove enough humidity to be comfortable the temperature is adjusted accordingly. This ultimately costs money that we can prevent you from spending. Because these newer system circulates so much more air, more humidity is removed. This allows the home owner to adjust the thermostat to a more efficient temperature – saving money yet being more comfortable. Humidity Solutions of Florida can help you achieve affordable comfort.

Another benefit is air quality – because the inside air is moving most of the time you’ll notice less dust and healthier air quality. You should know that lower humidity controls both mold and dust mites too. Of coarse it’s important to have a good air filter and changing the filter at the recommended intervals. Humidity Solutions installs filters that are locally made because they filter the air properly and meet the special needs of Florida living. Those filters at the box stores are not what we recommend because they reduce the airflow and do not typically remove the particulates that the filters we recommend.

Rather you live here year-round or seasonally, you know we can occasionally see some downright cold temperatures in the winter months. Heating a home here in southwest Florida isn’t a big challenge, but it’s important to discuss the ways to do so efficiently. Basically there are two types of systems to heat your home – Heat Strips (resistance electric) or a Heat Pump. An electric heat strips work just like that glowing red element in your toaster! A heat pump works by capturing heat from the outside air and moves it inside. Fortunately, the new technology in these new HVAC systems also benefits heating your home too.  If you search the internet, you may see there is a bit of confusion on this subject. However, we can help by simply saying that we strongly recommend a Heat Pump. Southwest Florida gets the most out of a heat pump because living south of I-4, we see higher average winter temperatures than north of I-4. For a heat pump to efficiently extract the heat from the outside air, it needs to be 40 degrees or above. Although rarely will a heat pump not be adequate to heat your home in this area, Humidity Solutions always installs auxiliary electric heat-strips. We do this in case of abnormally cold temperatures or in the case the heat pump is not running properly. Bottom line – nobody out there will tell you that a heat pump is not the most efficient way to heat your home in this part of southwest Florida.

One of the biggest questions from home owners is “Who makes the best equipment?” . . .  well, the true answer is the best made system is only as good as how it’s installed. With 129 companies who manufacture HVAC equipment, the fact is, most use the same major parts. One of the key parts of the outside condensing unit is the compressor. Most every reputable manufacture uses a Scroll compressor. As for the air handler, the only moving part is the bower motor. Once again, most all system manufactures use a blower unit made by the same manufacture. On the other hand, each company offers options and features differently so for these reasons, we represent more than one manufacture. Humidity Solutions only offers systems we feel comfortable installing and have proven to have the best reliability in the industry. We’ll recommend the best system base on all the factors and options unique to you and your home.

Obviously we can not cover every aspect and situation for the replacement of an existing system. Hopefully we have covered enough for you to rule in or out what type of system to consider. If not, we’re happy to answer any questions or discuss any of your special concerns or needs. Please give us a call to schedule an appointment for a free home evaluation and estimate. We look forward to hearing from you.

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