Choosing 14 seer vs.
14 seer hvac system cost.
It will only take a few minutes to determine your actual savings.
The average cost to replace an hvac system is 4 820 to 9 350 which includes the combination of a new central air conditioner unit and a new gas furnace installation of a new hvac system with ductwork costs between 6 820 and 12 350 in total.
The 20 year savings would be 13 240.
16 seer is a complex decision.
All other things being equal a 3 ton 17 seer air conditioner will likely save you just 66 year in cooling costs over the same size 14 seer air conditioner see our calculations below.
In layman s terms for every 100 you spend with a 14 seer unit you would only spend about 87 with a 16 seer unit.
14 seer 8 2 hspf trane xr15 4 000 6 000 16 seer 9 5 hspf trane xl16i 5 600 8 000.
So even with the 300 federal tax credit the 17 seer air conditioner is unlikely to pay for the price difference over its lifespan.
Assuming the electricity cost to be 0 14 per kilowatt hour and the ac runs 2100 hours per season you would save 661 per year.
A typical example would include comparing a 3 ton 8 seer air conditioner to a new 3 ton 16 seer unit.
The first thing to know is that a 16 seer unit uses about 13 percent less energy than a 14 seer unit.