Considering a New System? Start with the SEER Rating
SEER stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. It measures how much cooling your air conditioner delivers for every unit of electricity it uses across a full season. The higher the number, the less power it takes to keep the house comfortable.
Older residential units often carry SEER values in the 10 range or lower. If that describes your system, you are paying for the gap every month from May through September without getting anything extra for it.
A new AC or heat pump can push that number to 25 or higher. Higher SEER equipment generally costs less to run, and that difference keeps showing up on the power bill for the full life of the system. Use the calculator below to see roughly where your current setup lands.
* These are estimations, results will vary.
Protect Your System Year-Round with a Capital Comfort Membership
Two professional visits a year is the most reliable way we know to avoid a July breakdown or a furnace that quits on the coldest night in January. Our membership plans put that service on a set schedule at a predictable price, with perks that scale to how much protection you want.
Common Questions from Pelham Homeowners
Here is what homeowners around Pelham ask us most often before they book a service call.
Yes. We provide rapid-response and after-hours emergency HVAC service throughout Pelham and the rest of Shelby County. Our team works out of Hoover, minutes away, so getting a truck to your street does not mean crossing the metro.
If your AC goes out on a 90-degree afternoon or the heat quits after business hours, call us directly at (205) 444-0704 rather than waiting for the next business day.
Capital Comfort Services is a full-service HVAC contractor. We handle AC repair, energy-efficient furnace and AC installation, ductless mini-split systems, ductwork, smart thermostat installation, system inspections, and routine maintenance.
We are recognized as a Top 10 Trane Dealer in Alabama and hold Charter Member status as a Trane Comfort Specialist. All of our technicians are fully licensed, insured, and background checked, and many have been with us for 10 to 20 years or more. We service and repair all major brands, so your system gets diagnosed accurately instead of replaced by default.
Often, yes. A heat pump both cools and heats by reversing the refrigerant flow, which makes it a strong option in a mild climate like Central Alabama. An air conditioner only cools, so it usually has to be paired with a separate furnace.
Whether a heat pump makes sense for your house depends on your existing ductwork and a proper load calculation. An oversized or undersized unit causes efficiency problems, uneven cooling, and premature wear, so we run that calculation before recommending anything.
Usually. Bonus rooms over the garage, finished basements, sunrooms, and additions are the usual offenders, because the original system was never sized to reach them and extending ductwork out there is rarely worth the cost or the mess.
A single ductless head gives that room its own heating and cooling with independent temperature control, which also means you stop over-conditioning the rest of the house to compensate for one problem space.
Twice a year. Once in spring for the cooling side and once in fall for heating. Alabama humidity is hard on equipment, and staying on that schedule is what keeps small problems from turning into breakdowns.
Our maintenance plans include multi-point inspections, safety control testing, and system cleaning, along with our signature touch: replacing any missing or loose equipment hardware with custom-painted Capital Blue Screws. Regular service keeps energy bills down, protects your manufacturer’s warranty, and heads off the kind of sudden failure that always seems to land at the peak of summer.
Beyond HVAC, we are a licensed electrical contractor and a certified Generac Elite Plus installer. We install whole-home backup generators, upgrade electrical panels, install EV chargers, and provide indoor air quality solutions including whole-house dehumidifiers.
We treat a home as one connected system. Electrical, HVAC, and air quality all affect each other, so every upgrade supports the others instead of getting handled in isolation.
Ready to Fix It, Replace It, or Stop Thinking About It Altogether?
Whether you are nursing a system that is clearly on its last season or you just want a maintenance plan already in place before the next heat wave, Capital Comfort Services has the licensed technicians, the manufacturer credentials, and the local track record to handle it properly.
Reach out today and get a real answer about your heating and cooling, not a sales pitch.