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Fortunately, we live in a blessed land and the Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) may be able to help you. They operate through sub grantees; local government offices or not-for-profit institutions serving the communities throughout the US. There are some income and ownership restrictions and waiting list delays but if you qualify they will provide a whole house energy assessment, and possibly replace your old inefficient air conditioning and water heater as well as perform other energy related repairs to your home free of charge! You heard right; FREE of CHARGE!  Remember; I used to work there.  Florida residents may visit the following link to find their closest sub-grantee agency:   

http://www.floridajobs.org/community-planning-and-development/community-services/weatherization-assistance-program

For those who do not qualify for the WAP, Energy.gov and Florida Power and Light may also provide incentives for upgrading to a newer central air conditioning unit. Check their website below:

http://www.Energy.Gov

https://www.fpl.com/save/programs/ac-rebate.html

A word of caution; make sure the new HVAC is appropriately sized. Many technicians, and some well-meaning homeowners, increase the cooling capacity of their equipment just to be on the “safe side”; for instance, they would install a 3,000 BTU unit on a building that only requires 2,500 BTU’s. This can be as detrimental as operating an inefficient unit.

Also, you should have a system of air-tight ducts so your “cooling” dollars won’t be spent in the attic! I will be providing instructions on a simple test to insure you are not losing significant cool air in the attic in my next post..


We provide free energy conservation assessments to clients that request one! 


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What if you cannot afford a new unit?

As a Weatherization Program Coordinator for many years in Miami Florida, I regularly attended yearly State and Federally sponsored workshops on the subject of energy conservation for low-to-moderate income home owners. Among the various items presented, was the fact that some home-owners do keep their appliances for long periods of time, even for decades. This is a detrimental practice as nowadays, energy and business-minded appliance manufacturers, as well as government regulations, mandate better and higher energy efficiency standards every year. For instance, Central Air conditionings; AKA: HVAC, are render obsolete after ten years. So, if your unit was manufactured on or before 2006, guess what? It’s time to upgrade it! By the way, HVAC stands for Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning.

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