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with comfort
is to acquaint you with the new 3. Is your heating and cooling system noisy?
substantially increase the level 5. Is the south side of your house always warmer
than the north side?
of comfort you experience with
your central, forced-air system. 6. Is the air in your house stale?
discuss the ideas in this booklet 9. Do you have high utility bills?
with your HVAC contractor so you If you answered “yes” to any of these questions,
then your system may be deficient in controlling
can select the Ultimate Comfort
temperature and humidity. It may also waste energy
System that’s right for you. and do little to improve indoor-air quality.
An Ultimate Comfort System will address all
these problems.
A. GE ECM™ Blower Motor
This is a GE ECM blower motor. It moves heated or cooled air
through the ductwork. It’s the most important component of
Introducing the Ultimate Comfort System
an Ultimate Comfort System because it helps deliver just the
right amount of airflow to your house.
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D. Balanced Ductwork
Properly sized and balanced ductwork is essential to the
performance of an Ultimate Comfort System. For maximum
efficiency and comfort, the static pressure in the system G
should be 0.5 inches or less.
G. Humidifier
Dry air in winter irritates sinuses, causes static electricity
and can damage furniture and woodwork. A whole house
humidifier attached to your ductwork can raise indoor
A C
humidity to a comfortable level.
H. Zone Controls
Zone controls give you precise temperature control in every
area of your home. For example, it can send more air
conditioning to the upstairs in summer or more heat to the
cold north side in winter.
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I. Humidistat
A humidistat works like a thermostat and gives you comfort-
able humidity year round. Set the level you want and in winter
the humidifier will add moisture to the air. In summer, the two- We bring good things to life.
stage, variable-speed air conditioner will remove humidity.
The basics of
home comfort.
The most important aspect of comfort is airflow
control. In order to regulate temperature and
humidity with any precision and have good air
distribution throughout your house, the system
must first be set up to deliver and maintain proper
airflow.
Single-Stage Furnace
A two-stage system with a
variable-speed blower motor Noise Level
offers the most quiet Two-Stage Variable-Speed
operation of any central Furnace Noise Level
HVAC system.
A two-stage variable-speed
heating and cooling system with
a GE ECM motor is the best
solution for the varying
demands of zone controls. It can
provide just the right amount of
airflow to maintain comfort in
With zone controls, you can maintain the every zone of your house.
same temperature in every zone of the
house, even with solar gain. In addition, because the system
runs for longer cycles, the air is filtered more
often. Temperature stratification (the effect of
warm air rising and cool air sinking) is also
lessened because the air is circulated more often.
Zone controls include dampers and individual zone thermostats such as the ones
above. These provide precise temperature control to every area of your house.
In turn, they deliver greater comfort because they can maintain a set temperature
in every area of your home. Zone controls can also save energy because the
temperature in unoccupied spaces can be set back when not in use.
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6. Is the air in your house stale?
Stale air
to outside
Fresh air
to building
Stale air
from
building
The best energy-recovery ventilators provide a complete change of
air every three hours and exchange both heat and humidity.
The humidifier is
controlled with a
humidistat. It works
like a thermostat
and allows you to set
a comfortable level
of humidity. In
summer the
humidistat can be
set to work with your ECM-powered air
conditioner to pull more moisture from the air
when humidity is excessive.
During heating or
cooling cycles, the
GE ECM motor
uses much less
electricity than a
conventional
blower motor.
As a result, an
Ultimate Comfort
System saves
money in five ways:
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