5 Upgrades EVERY HVAC System SHOULD Have!

There's all kinds of products out there. HVAC has become a multibillion-dollar industry with new technologies coming out every year. That said, what products are must-haves? Every HVAC system should have these 5 upgrades!

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Parts of this video:
0:00 5 Upgrades Intro
1:16 First Upgrade - UV Lights
3:31 Second Upgrade - Whole House Home Filter
5:47 Third Upgrade - Ionizer
6:38 Fourth Upgrade - Humidity Control
7:44 Fifth Upgrade - Surge/Brown Out Protection
9:10 We'd love to earn your business!

[y.a.salimu]

1. Uv light
2. Filter
3. Humidifier
4. Ionizer
5. Surge protection

[jdeenmthornton]

Electrician here. Thanks for the video. With so many electronics in things, surge protection is a great addition to almost anything. At the furnace, I'd recommend any decent plug-strip-style surge device. Try to get the furnace on a dedicated circuit. Put the furnace on a cord and plug it in with any other furnace related 120v devices like condensation pumps, UV lights, and ionizers. Yes, the cord connection meets the NEC requirement for a disconnect. Make sure the surge device has an indicator for it being 'Grounded'.
At the heat pump and or AC unit add the Intermatic Compressor Defender.
These steps should be taken even if the home has a whole home surge protection at the main electrical panel.

[tmuldown]

What a great video! We have daughter who was chronically ill with Lyme disease and later was exposed to mold. AtmosAir units (ionizers) installed in our HVAC system really helped her. We are moving to Colorado and we will follow your advice on all three upgrades. ERVs also look interesting. Saw your Daikin shirt: I have worked is Asia for many years where Daikin is the 'Rolls Royce' of HVAC systems. Their split units are especially awesome, So few people in the US are familiar with Daikin.

[loisdmichael]

Thank you, thank you thank you much for the information you are sharing with us homeowners. We recently had an HVAC rep to come to our home to service our HVAC system. The system is only about 4 yrs, old, although us that it was out of warranty. He told us that the system was working well. The house was a new home but had not sold. He also told us that the warranty started when the house was completed. The home was on the market before we purchased it. The prices he shared with us for the surge protector, 240V AG3000 the IWAVE-R Whole Home Ionization and the At Home REME Halo Purification system, the prices were outrageous. I went online to check the cost of each item and was shocked to see what the costs were as opposed to what was quoted to us. We will purchase the recommended items and find a good word of mouth installer. Again, thank you for your honesty, we have learned a great deal from this short video. I wished more were like you.

Regards,

[thomasmorgan]

As a service tech, I totally agree with 4 out of 5. Not a grand uv light guy. Sorry. But I personally upgraded my system to the Lennox XP25 surge protected with the healthy climate rack and the HALO-led. That covers 4 out of the 5. And those 4 (not manufacturer specific) are truly the only upgrades I morally feel comfortable with pitching to customers outside of necessary parts for repair. Good job sir.

[TH-ebro]

I have used a washable filter for many years. One residence has split systems and has cooling, heat and humidity controls on each unit. I now prefer the splits to central air. Surge protection is a good idea, brown outs can ruin things and we recently had to go to scheduled black outs to protect things in the United States. I do not have one the HVAC but do have on refrigerator. Thanks for the idea.

[anthonyhitchings]

U can add whole house surge protection at your main breaker panel, it plugs in and maybe you have a neutral wire to connect manually.

[tomwiles]

I have had a couple of “Air Genius” air cleaners in my house for the past few years. They have permanent submersible filters that I periodically wash with soapy water. They really keep my overall house dust-free so they certainly help the HVAC.

[kelley]

Surge suppression is cheap. I used ICM controls units. I have a class 1 before the main cutoff at the panel and a type 2 installed at the Ac cutoff outside. 150.00 in parts, I did myself. Call your power company to have meter pulled before attempting to work on live wires to ensure a proper lock out/tag out.

[johnvandemark]

This guy would make a great customer because he will buy anything

[jackjoshlin]

Surge does not protect brown outs. Surge is only good for when voltages goes high. Brown outs happen when voltage drops and for that you need a UPS to level the voltage out, typically with batteries.

[thelouiebrand]

I’m into it. Like I always say while building race car safety structures, “overkill never killed anybody”.

[joecan]

Look. just get a decent filter (merv 8) and change often (every month). This will give you the req'd airflow to keep your system running efficiently and keep the air quality high. If your furnace has a low speed recirc fan that can run when the system isn't actively heat or cooling, keep it on 100%. I can spout my anecdotal evidence too by saying my system has been great, coils are perfectly clean and I've only done the things I've mentioned above. Also, most of the items this poster mentioned are high cost/high markup, low installer cost "upgrades" that really help a bottom line, but don't do much, unless you changing your filter regularly.

[Honestandtruth]

The Higher Rating the more air Restriction and makes the fan motor works Harder that Lead to malfunction sooner 😊

[rickd]

I installed 2 Eaton #CHSPT2ULTRA whole house surge protectors on my 2 200 amp panels. Easy to do.

[johnknightiii]

After watching project farm review filters I switched to the 3M filtrete 1900 and couldn't be happier. The filter catches more, lasts for 3 months and my house cools better because the static pressure is lower then cheap filters even after filtering many particles.

[John-skdk]

I needed to listen a few times carefully to hear that at 2:19 you didn't want to use the 'M' word for mold. Thanks for the informative video!

[fordprefect]

Surge protection. Don't leave home without it. A lightning strike costs me about $500 to replace the electric control module in my A/C.
It also took out my TV and Garage door opener..

[thedude]

People complain about the ozone from Ionizers, but many have options to turn down the power. I had one installed and the ac company had it on high. I have it low now and can't even smell it.

[chesstime]

I am a preventative technician I like your videos