20622 Brandon Dr,
New Caney, TX 77357
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Armadillo AC and Heating
20622 Brandon Dr,
New Caney, TX 77357
(936) 321-0076
Mon - Sat: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMSun: Closed
License # TACLB 78586E
Energy Bill Concerns
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Energy Bill Concerns

We offer a number of ways to reduce your energy bill. Some can be done for a small investment, others a larger investment, all with a corresponding return on investment.

Programmable Controls
Zoning
Variable Speed Equipment
High Efficiency Equipment

The following questions will guide you through these points of consideration:

    Heating and Cooling Systems

    To help us with your evaluation, we need to know what type of system you have in your home. Review the system types below, and chose the one that best represents the system you have in your home. Click on any image for more details about that system type.

    duct free split system
    Duct Free Split System

    Duct Free Split System Details

    duct free split system
    duct free split system

    This is a system that doesn't require ductwork in your home. You still have product that resides inside and outside your home:

    • Heat Pump or Air Conditioner - Cools and/or heats refrigerant
    • A Compact Fan Coil - Converts refrigerant and circulates air
    • Refrigerant Tubing and Wires- Connects outdoor unit to fan coil
    • Control or Thermostat - Your interface for controlling your system
    • Optional Air Quality Accessories such as Air Cleaners or Ventilators - Clean your air before it circulates throughout your home

    Heating and Cooling Systems

    To help us with your evaluation, we need to know what type of system you have in your home. Review the system types below, and chose the one that best represents the system you have in your home. Click on any image for more details about that system type.

    Heat Pump Split System

    Air Conditioner

    Heat Pump Split System Details

    Air Conditioner
    Air Conditioner

    This is a split system. You have product that resides inside and outside your home:

    • Heat Pump - Cools and/or heats refrigerant
    • Fan Coil - Converts refrigerant and circulates air
    • Ducts - Carry the air throughout your home
    • Control or Thermostat - Your interface for controlling your system
    • Optional Air Quality Accessories such as Air Cleaners or Ventilators - Clean your air before it circulates throughout your home

    Air Conditioner Only

    Air Conditioner

    Air Conditioner Only Details

    Air Conditioner
    Air Conditioner

    This is a split system. You have product that resides inside and outside your home:

    • Air Conditioner - Cools refrigerant
    • Fan Coil - Converts refrigerant and circulates air
    • Ducts - Carry the air throughout your home
    • Control or Thermostat - Your interface for controlling your system
    • Optional Air Quality Accessories such as Air Cleaners or Ventilators - Clean your air before it circulates throughout your home

    Packaged System

    Air Conditioner

    Packaged System Details

    Air Conditioner

    A heat pump or air conditioner combined with a fan coil in a single unit outside your home:

    • All you need is a control or thermostat and any air quality accessories you'd like.
    • Packaged Systems may be located on the exterior of your home either on the rooftop or in the yard.
    • Optional Air Quality Accessories such as Air Cleaners or Ventilators - Clean your air before it circulates throughout your home

    Heating and Cooling Systems

    To help us with your evaluation, we need to know what type of system you have in your home. Review the system types below, and chose the one that best represents the system you have in your home. Click on any image for more details about that system type.

    Air Conditioner Split System

    Air Conditioner

    Furnace / Heat Pump Split System Details

    Air Conditioner
    Air Conditioner

    This is a split system. You have product that resides inside and outside your home:

    • Air Conditioner - Cools refrigerant
    • Furnace and Evaporator Coil - Converts refrigerant and circulates air
    • Ducts - Carry the air throughout your home
    • Control or Thermostat - Your interface for controlling your system
    • Optional Air Quality Accessories such as Air Cleaners or Ventilators - Clean your air before it circulates throughout your home

    Hybrid Heat Split System

    Air Conditioner

    Furnace / Heat Pump Split System Details

    Air Conditioner
    Air Conditioner

    This is a split system. You have product that resides inside and outside your home:

    • Heat Pump - Cools and/or heats refrigerant
    • Furnace and Evaporator Coil - Converts refrigerant and circulates air
    • Ducts - Carry the air throughout your home
    • Control or Thermostat - Your interface for controlling your system
    • Optional Air Quality Accessories such as Air Cleaners or Ventilators - Clean your air before it circulates throughout your home

    Furnace Only System

    Air Conditioner

    You only have product on the inside of your home:

    Air Conditioner

    You only have product on the inside of your home:

    • Gas Furnace - Circulates air throughout your house
    • Ducts - Carry the air throughout your home
    • Control or Thermostat - Your interface for controlling your system
    • Optional Air Quality Accessories such as Air Cleaners or Ventilators - Clean your air before it circulates throughout your home

    Packaged System

    Air Conditioner

    Packaged System Details

    Air Conditioner

    A heat pump or air conditioner combined with an evaporator coil in a single unit outside your home:

    • All you need is a control or thermostat and any air quality accessories you'd like.
    • Packaged Systems may be located on the exterior of your home either on the rooftop or in the yard.
    • Optional Air Quality Accessories such as Air Cleaners or Ventilators - Clean your air before it circulates throughout your home

    Advantages

    Systems with variable speed blower motors have significant advantages over single speed systems.

    Greater Comfort

    Mother
    • Reduced room temperature fluctuation
    • Better humidity control
    • Quieter operation due to motor ramping up and down slowly vs on/off

    Improved Indoor Air Quality

    Energy Star
    • Air cleaners only filter the air when the blower is on - variable speed can run continuously for just pennies a day

    Save Money

    • Lower energy billsMoney
    • Improves system heating & cooling performance
    • Energy Star rated

    Standard VS. Variable Speed Blower

    Temperature Swing Comparison

    Temperature Swing Comparison

    System Blower Cycle

    System Blower Cycle

    Premium

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    Outdoor
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    American Standard Platinum 95 Furnace

    Heating efficiency: Up to 97.3 percent AFUE

    American Standard AccuComfort™ Variable Speed Platinum 20 Air Conditioner

    American Standard Platinum 95 Furnace

    Stay warm and comfortable inside with a gas furnace featuring fully modulating heating.

    Features

    • Provides fully modulating heating, operating between 40 percent and 100 percent firing rates for ultimate efficiency and comfort
    • Automatically communicates and coordinates with your other system components via the AccuLink™ Communicating System
    • Faster, easier installation that is less invasive to your home with a simplified connection to the Comfort Control
    • Saves on energy usage while reducing greenhouse gas emissions** by significantly surpassing government efficiency standards
    • Runs quietly and evenly distributes warm air to every room with its variable-speed fan motor
    • In the summer, Comfort-R™ helps keep your home cooler by reducing indoor humidity
    • Its heavy steel insulated cabinet is durable, quiet and holds more heat in the furnace to better warm your home
    Premium

    American Standard AccuComfort™ Variable Speed Platinum 20 Air Conditioner

    Be in control of your home temperature with a smart, efficient air conditioner.

    Features

    • 10-year limited warranty on outdoor coil.
    • Maximize your home comfort with this AccuComfort™ variable-speed air conditioner that works smarter to lower the operating
    • Experience this AccuComfort™ unit that has a wider operating range to allow the system to remain operating when the compet
    • Get the comfort you set with AccuComfort™ technology that is consistent with a 1/2 degree in 1/10th of 1% increments.
    • Experience the technology inside this central A/C unit that is the quietest at 4dB below the nearest competitor minimum.
    • Discover the advantage of owning this system available with lower compressor modulation and fan speeds yield amazingly low sound
    • Get seamless comfort and reduced energy costs with Enhanced Humidity Control.
    • Receive dependable comfort for years to come with an A/C system that is built with quality materials, innovative features, durab
    Premium

    Best

    Indoor
    Premium
    Outdoor
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    American Standard Gold S9V2-VS Gas Furnace

    Heating efficiency: Up to 97% AFUE

    American Standard AccuComfort™ Variable Speed Platinum 18 Air Conditioner

    American Standard Gold S9V2-VS Gas Furnace

    This efficient furnace provides warm air without disrupting your living environment.

    Features

    • Heavy steel insulated heat exchanger cabinet
    • Multi-port in-shot burners
    • Two-speed draft inducer
    • Secondary heat exchanger
    • Stainless steel primary heat exchanger
    • Durable hot surface igniter
    Premium

    American Standard AccuComfort™ Variable Speed Platinum 18 Air Conditioner

    Cool your home with an air conditioner that’s both quiet and efficient.

    Features

    • Maximize your home comfort with our AccuComfort™ variable-speed air conditioning line that works smarter to lower operatin
    • Experience a wider operating range that allows our AccuComfort™ home air conditioners to remain operating when competition
    • Get the comfort you set with AccuComfort™ technology that is consistent with a 1/2 degree in 1/10th of 1% increments.
    • Own the cleanest variable-speed A/C available that offers lower compressor modulation and fan speeds that yield amazingly low so
    • Experience seamless comfort and reduced energy costs with Enhanced Humidity Control.
    • Ensure your comfort for years to come with a variable-speed air conditioning system that is built with quality materials, innova
    Premium

    Better

    Indoor
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    Outdoor
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    American Standard Silver 9X1 Gas Furnace

    Heating efficiency: Up to 96% AFUE

    American Standard Gold 16 Air Conditioner

    American Standard Silver 9X1 Gas Furnace

    Quality and reliability with a cutting-edge design.

    Features

    • Exclusive Vortica™ II blower design that increases airflow efficiency
    • Stainless steel primary and secondary heat exchangers resist corrosion for long-lasting performance
    • Self-diagnosing integrated furnace control (IFC)
    • Certified 1% airtight, meeting stringent building codes and saving energy
    • Fully insulated cabinet reduces operating noise
    Premium

    American Standard Gold 16 Air Conditioner

    Keep your home energy-efficient no matter how hot the weather gets.

    Features

    • 10-year limited warranty on outdoor coil.
    • Reduce up to 56 percent of your energy usage with this central air system that surpasses government efficiency standards.*
    • This home central air conditioner runs at 70 percent capacity except on the hottest days when it steps up to the second stage
    • Experience quiet operation with this system that is so quiet, you'll barely notice it's running.
    • Enjoy our home cooling systems that cool your home with an environmentally friendly refrigerant that's ozone-safe.
    • Get more efficient and reliable cooling, thanks to a durable Spine Fin™ coil found in this home central air conditioner.
    • Rust-resistant coating, screws and basepan protect system from the elements.
    • Unit is also available in a three phase model
    Premium

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    Outdoor
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    American Standard Platinum 80 Gas Furnace

    Heating efficiency: 80% AFUE

    American Standard Silver 14 Air Conditioner

    American Standard Platinum 80 Gas Furnace

    Incredible two-stage home comfort with AccuLink™ connectivity.

    Features

    • Automatically communicates and coordinates with your other system components via the AccuLink™ Communicating System
    • Reduces temperature swings and may help lower your heating bills
    • Converts up to 80% of the fuel you pay for into heat for your home
    • Simplified connection to the Comfort Control enables faster, easier installation that is less invasive to your home
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    American Standard Silver 14 Air Conditioner

    Enjoy a great blend of reliable cooling, energy efficiency and value.

    Features

    • This central air system's design is an economical option for efficient and reliable cooling.
    • Cools with an environmentally friendly refrigerant that is ozone-safe.
    • This A/C unit's rust-resistant coating, screws and basepan protect your system from the elements.
    Premium

    System Efficiency and Savings

    The average homeowner spends about $1,900 annually on energy bills. Heating and cooling accounts for as much as half of a home's energy use.

    Premium - Indoor

    Carrier

    American Standard NAXWPH Indoor Ductless High Efficiency Heat Pump

    Cooling efficiency: Up to 33.1 SEER

    Slim, wall-mounted indoor units provide zone comfort control. INVERTER-driven compressors and electronic LEVs provide higher efficiency with controlled power usage.

    Features

    • 100% heating at 5° F
    • Hyper-heating performance down to -13° F outdoor ambient
    • Double-vane air delivery for enhanced circulation
    • 3D i-see Sensor™
    • Infrared human sensing technologies to measure location of human heat signatures

    Best - Indoor

    Carrier

    American Standard NAXWST Indoor Ductless Wall-Mounted Heat Pump

    Cooling efficiency: Up to 24.6 SEER

    A system that works smarter. Our standard wall-mounted units, the ST series offers a slim profile and provides enhanced, industry-leading performance for the multi-zone product category. With washable long-life filters, features such as auto-restart and compatibility with the kumo cloud® app, you’ll experience comfort as you never have before. And all models are ENERGY STAR® certified, helping to save you money on your energy bills.

    Features

    • INVERTER-driven compressor
    • Auto restart and auto cooling/heating changeover
    • Vertical air swing on all units
    • Compatible with kumo cloud® control app and Thermostat Interface
    • Provides instant warmth even in extreme climates (down to -13° F)

    Better - Indoor

    Carrier

    American Standard NAXWMT Indoor Ductless Pro Line Heat Pump

    Cooling efficiency: Up to 18 SEER

    Slim, wall-mounted indoor units provide zone comfort control. INVERTER-driven compressors and electronic LEVs provide higher efficiency with controlled power usage.

    Features

    • Anti-mold filter
    • INVERTER-driven heat pump
    • Available capacities in kBtu/h: 09, 12, 15, 18, 24

    Good - Indoor

    Carrier

    American Standard MSZ-EF Designer Indoor Unit

    Cooling efficiency: N/A

    The MSZ-EF Designer Series wall-mounted units combine the ultimate in aesthetic standards with the most innovative cooling and heating technology. Available in four capacities, they are perfect for almost any size room. The three available model colors and sleek design allow seamless integration into interior architecture and décor. Their whisper-quiet operation enables the units to be used in noise-sensitive residential properties and work spaces as well. And, last but not least, the environment can breathe a sigh of relief: these Designer Series wall-mounted units are extremely energy efficient.

    Features

    • Available capacities in kBtu/h: 9, 12, 15, 18
    • Three colors to choose from: glossy white, matte silver and glossy black

    System Efficiency and Savings

    The average homeowner spends about $1,900 annually on energy bills. Heating and cooling accounts for as much as half of a home's energy use.

    Good - Indoor

    Carrier

    American Standard NAY Air Conditioner

    Cooling efficiency: 15.1-24.6 SEER

    The NAY Air Conditioner ductless system lets you take control of your home comfort. Homeowners have the power to control the temperature, fan speed and air direction of their ductless system with smart home devices.

    Features

    • Cleaner Air with washable anti-allergen filters
    • Compatible with kumo cloud® control app and Thermostat Interface
    • Available capacities in kBtu/h: 09, 12, 15, 18, 24, 30, 36
    • Offers a wide vane for a wider angle of airflow, 150° from left to right

    System Efficiency and Savings

    The average homeowner spends about $1,900 annually on energy bills. Heating and cooling accounts for as much as half of a home's energy use.

    Premium - Indoor

    Carrier Infinity® System Control (Black)

    American Standard American Standard Link UX360

    This smart thermostat allows you to quickly and conveniently control your home’s temperature from any web-enabled device.

    Features

    • Compatible with American Standard Link Communicating Variable Speed Systems
    • Create up to four daily heating and cooling schedules
    • Built-in humidity sensor
    • Maintenance and filter service reminder alerts
    • Z Wave Compatible

    Best - Indoor

    Carrier Infinity® System Control (White)

    American Standard AccuLink™ Platinum 1050

    With American Standard® Heating & Air Conditioning’s innovative AccuLink™ Platinum 1050 or 850, Gold 824 and Silver 724 smart thermostats, you can set your home to your ideal temperature from most web-enabled devices, like your smartphone.

    Features

    • Built-in Nexia Bridge
    • Control over 200 z-wave home automation devices
    • Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection
    • Zoning Capable
    • 5-day weather forecast, alerts and radar
    • Built-in humidity sensor
    • Maintenance and filter service reminder alerts

    Better - Indoor

    Carrier Ecobee 3

    American Standard AccuLink™ Platinum 850

    Control your AccuLink™ communicating system's energy consumption from anywhere in the world with any internet enabled smartphone, tablet or computer.** Remotely control your home too, thanks to the built-in Nexia Bridge.

    Features

    • Built-in Nexia Bridge
    • Indoor relative humidity display
    • One touch installation set up with six preset configurations
    • Upgradable software
    • 5-day weather forecast & weather radar
    • Filter, maintenance and humidifier reminders
    • Requires high speed router and connection to NexiaTM Home Intelligence

    Good - Indoor

    Carrier Ecobee 3

    American Standard Gold 824 Control

    Reduce your heating and cooling system's energy consumption with an internet-enabled smartphone, tablet or computer** from anywhere in the world, and thanks to the built-in Nexia™ Bridge, you can remotely control your home too!

    Features

    • Built-in Nexia Bridge
    • Indoor relative humidity display
    • Upgradable software
    • 5-day weather forecast & weather radar
    • Compatible with conventional 24V central HVAC, heat pump and dual fuel systems
    • Create up to six daily heating and cooling schedules
    • Energy Star Certified- 824B models only
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