SOURCE: Information contained in these graphs are courtesy of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies.
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and airsource
heat pumps totaled 473,496 units in December
2017, up 6.3 percent from 445,355 units shipped in
December 2016.
Rheem Mfg. Co. had an energizing experience under the bright lights of the AHR Expo as its entire portfolio of brands exhibited in one space for the first time.
The DOE published a final rule (79 FR 38129) prescribing the standards for residential furnace fans July 3, 2014, which stated the prescribed energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified.
A very small number of Americans live in mountainous regions, which is why many HVAC professionals may not even know that gas-fired furnaces installed at higher altitudes usually require modifications to operate as designed.
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and airsource
heat pumps totaled 654,312 units in August
2017, down 5.5 percent from 692,214 units shipped
in August 2016.