Product:

Trane XC95 communicating modulating variable speed gas furnace OR
Trane XV95 two stage variable speed gas furnace

Green Reasons:

95% efficient (both) – the most efficient furnace on the market. The planet stays GREEN and your operational costs will save you a bunch of GREEN
Variable Speed blower (both) – there are many benefits to variable speed (see heating page), but the GREENEST is the fact that the electrical cost to operate this blower is almost non-existent
Comfortlink communicating technology (XC95) connects all of your key components so your system automatically charges, configures and calibrates for optimal performance through the lifetime of your unit. Optimal performance…translation: GREEN!!
Modulating heat (XC95) – maneuvers seamlessly through infinite stages of heat. Never comes off your thermostat’s set point.
Two Stage heat (XV95) – reduces swings in temperature in your home in the winter.

Product:

Trane XL20i heat pump

Green Reasons:

Heat Pump instead of A/C – this unit may very well be the most efficient heat pump on the market. Why a heat pump instead of an air conditioner? Because a heat pump with a gas furnace gives you the HVAC industry’s version of the hybrid system. The main benefit – considerably lower gas bills (see heat pump section on heating page).
17 SEER / 9 HSPF – Both are extraordinarily GREEN numbers. The bottom line, your home will not only consume less natural gas because of the heat pumps heating ability, but less electricity because of the high efficient numbers listed above. A high HSPF (heating efficiency) number holds more value in Columbus because we have quite a few more heating months in the year than cooling.
R-410A refrigerant – And talk about GREEN, unlike the old
R-22 refrigerant, R-410A is environmentally friendly.
Two stage cooling – Better dehumidification in the summer while operating at 70% capacity most of the time. Why use all of your cooling capacity when most of the time you don’t need it ? Isn’t that what GREEN is all about ?

Product:

Trane Clean Effects air cleaner

Green Reasons:

The MOST efficient air cleaner on the market. What is not GREEN about that? Clean Effects makes us all healthier. (See IAQ page) According to the EPA, the air inside the typical home is on average 2-5 times more polluted than the air outside. Clean indoor air equates to healthy homeowners which equates to a more productive workforce which has to mean GREEN at some point….connect the dots.
No filters to replace. No filters to replace means you save some GREEN and the hassle of finding the right filter…and for the planet, you aren’t sending old dirty filters to the landfill.

Product:

Rinnai tankless hot water system

Green Reasons:

Protect natural resources – Significantly more energy-efficient than traditional gas and electric water heaters; And with up to a 20-year life, a Rinnai is significantly smaller in size than a traditional tank water heater, thus reducing the amount of material that ends up in landfills.
Conserve Water – Direct-vent design allows installation flexibility so the Rinnai can be located closer to fixtures and appliances, saving on water consumption because the “wait” time for hot water is reduced.
Cleaner Air / Healthier home – Each Rinnai unit produces very low NOx and CO2 emissions, making it an environmentally sound gas appliance.

Newer homes are better insulated and therefore trap more indoor pollutants inside. That’s why air cleaners are more important than ever. A big part of these pollutants come from the chemicals we actually use to pick up dirt and dust. Many modern cleaners irritate our skin, eyes and lungs and can leave toxic residues or pollute the water when we rinse them down the drain.

At Hetter Heating & Cooling, we recommend installing the BEST and GREENEST air cleaner on the market (bar none) – Trane’s Clean Effects. We also offer the following GREEN non-toxic recipe solutions to be used instead of typical household cleaners:

All-Purpose Cleaner

½ cup vinegar
¼ cup baking soda
Half gallon of water

Disinfectant

2 teaspoons borax
4 tablespoons vinegar
3 cups of hot water
(Make a fresh batch for each cleaning)

Furniture polish

1 cup olive oil
½ cup lemon juice
(Mix together is a spray bottle – shake before using)

Mildew cleaner

1 cup hydrogen peroxide
2 cups water

Glass cleaner

1 cup rubbing alcohol
1 cup water
1 tablespoon white vinegar

For more information, go to www.worldwatch.org.

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