Big changes are coming to HVAC industry, as of January 1, 2023, Department of Energy's efficiency requirements go into effect for all manufactured residential and commercial air conditioners and heat pumps.
On the commercial side, this will mark the efficiency increase HVAC in the last five years, while on the residential side, there will be separate efficiency standards and installation requirements for central air conditioners in the northern and southern parts of U.S..
DOE standards will increase the efficiency of equipment approximately 7%, or the equivalent of SEER point and.6 HSPF for most equipment, said Jennifer Butsch, director of regulatory affairs at Emerson.
What makes this transition little more challenging, is that OEM ratings will be based on new test procedure and in new metrics — SEER2, HSPF2, and EER2 ..
In North, sell through of residential air conditioning units built prior to January 1, 2023 is permitted on or after January 1, 2023, manufactured SEER2, EER2 products must meet the minimum requirements addition to being tested to DOE test procedure, ..
Air conditioners in Southeast and Southwest are date-of-installation products and must be installed no later than December 31, 2022 therefore, sell through of air conditioners is not permitted unless their EnergyGuide labels meet the new 2023 SEER EER minimums...
DOE requires manufacturers to comply with these minimums on any unit shipped in U.S after Dec 31, 2024. 760 MBH and ASHRAE 90.1 and any equivalent state or local code will require new IEER minimum efficiencies that are more stringent than today's requirements...
Butsch agreed that inventory planning will be very important, especially in the Southern regions, because starting January 1, 2023, only single split central air conditioners that meet the amended regional standards, as applicable, may be installed in SE or SW region.
For the date of installation residential air conditioning products in Southeast and Southwest, convert some of those orders to mid-tier products with EnergyGuide Ratings > SEER 14.5 SEER, as these products can be installed on or after January 1, 2023 and.
These new metrics are SEER2, HSPF2, and EER2, their ratings will be reduced compared to SEER, EER, and HSPF efficiency ratings for each region.
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