ST. LOUIS - Emerson Climate Technologies announced that its new 13 SEER industry survey shows 41 percent of HVAC contractors and 52 percent of HVAC wholesalers increased 10 SEER outdoor unit inventory significantly in anticipation of the 13 SEER transition.
The new survey asked HVAC contractors and distributors across the industry specific questions regarding inventory leading up to the January 2006 transition. The questions were designed to provide insight into the factors that drove the phenomenal growth in production and sales of air conditioning systems last fall; system inventory position and location in the channel; and helping to better determine a reasonable forecast for the rest of the year.