Your builder's commitment to quality and reliability is evident by his choice of a Carrier cooling and heating system, the largest and most recognized name in indoor comfort. Your base system has been selected to meet all required energy codes and environmental standards, providing a solid foundation on which to build your personalized comfort system. Since your builder knows that your comfort is a personal choice like many other home options, he's provided the opportunity to customize your comfort system to match your needs and lifestyle.
In building a new home, you have many personal choices to make: location, floor plan, colors, cabinets, flooring, plumbing fixtures and landscaping… the list of options is long. Even though your comfort system works behind the scenes and is not an esthetic feature of your home, it is a very personal choice. Your needs and preferences are probably different from your neighbor's. In fact, your definition of comfort may be different from that of your spouse or children. Your comfort system provides ideal temperature and humidity, cleaner, fresher air and typically accounts for more than 40% of your energy costs. So selecting your comfort system is really just one more choice, but a very important choice, to make your new home fit you perfectly.
When considering which options to select for your new home, keep in mind that some features may be more difficult to add or change later, after your home is built. Your heating and cooling system is such an example. That's why it should be a top priority to make all of your selections now, while you are building your home:
 |  | In many cases, the incremental mortgage cost of adding a high efficiency system is less than your monthly energy cost savings so you actually put money in your pocket from the day you move in. Said another way, it will essentially cost you more not to upgrade to a higher efficiency system. |
| Many changes to your comfort system may require altering the duct design, which can be very costly and sometimes impossible to retrofit later. |
| Replacing a Freon* 22 refrigerant unit with a Puron refrigerant unit may require installing new refrigerant lines which add to the replacement cost. |
| Your home is probably the single largest investment you will make in your lifetime. Your comfort, well being and peace of mind play a significant role in how much you enjoy your time at home so we think you should be as comfortable as possible from the day you move in. |
Whether you are planning on living in your home for one year or for the rest of your life, your choice of a comfort system can impact you both today and tomorrow:
| A high efficiency system with custom features like an air cleaner or zoning can increase the resale value of your home. |
| If you are anticipating changes in your lifestyle---kids going away to college, new children, pets---you can design a system that can increase comfort and savings when these changes occur. |
| Carrier's extended warranties are fully transferable to new homeowners. |
| Freon* 22 refrigerant is one of the ozone-depleting substances (HCFC's) currently being phased out of production for environmental reasons and by law. Systems using this refrigerant may experience high repair costs before the end of their life span. Puron refrigerant is the globally accepted, environmentally sound replacement for Freon* 22. You have the option of choosing a system using the refrigerant of the future, today! |
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