How Can I Improve the Efficiency of My Home's HVAC System?

A: Fix the airflow before you touch the equipment. Most efficiency lost in Central Oklahoma homes is lost to dirty filters, leaky ducts, and coils packed with red dust — all cheaper to address than a new system.

In rough order of cost:

1. Keep filters clean and get a spring-and-fall tune-up; dust loads here are heavier than most climates
2. A filter upgrade runs $200-$500
3. Duct sealing runs $800-$2,500, duct cleaning $400-$800 — worth pricing if some rooms never keep up
4. A programmable or smart thermostat runs $150-$450 installed

If the equipment itself is the bottleneck, replacement is the honest answer, and today's minimum is higher than what most existing systems were built to: Oklahoma sits in the DOE South region at 14.3 SEER2, with 7.5 HSPF2 for split-system heat pumps. Note that SEER2 tests at higher static pressure than the old SEER, so identical equipment reads lower.

We will tell you which bucket you are in. 405-420-4895.