HELPFUL TIPS & MONEY SAVING INFO 
Below is a list of links to helpful
information. Keep in mind to try to provide you with as much helpful
information as we can, this list is a work in progress and we will be
adding to it from time to time, so check back often. - Contractors State License Board - Our license info
- Better Business Bureau of Central California - Our accreditation info
- PG&E Rebate Information
- General Money Saving Tips and More from PG&E
- Energy Star Information
- CalCERTS *
- RESNET
- AprilAire (humidifiers & air cleaners)
- Honeywell Thermostats
- Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute AHRI
- Letter to Homeowners- Info explaining everything you need to know about duct leak testing
- California Energy Commission C.E.C.
- Title 24 Standards - Residential * HERS Regulations - Residential
- HVAC or H.V.A.C is the acronym for Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning.
- MERV or M.E.R.V. is the acronym for "Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value", which is a measure of a filter's efficiency performance. The higher the MERV rating, the more efficient the air filter. MERV is an industry wide standard, so it can be used to compare filters made by different manufacturers.
- HERS Rater - Home Energy Rating System
- CalCERTS - California Organizaition for raters
- RESNET - Residential Energy Services NETworks
DUCT LEAK TESTING 
Below are a lot of links to a variety of videos and comprehensive information specifically about air duct leak detection and how it can really effect your comfort, & your utility bill as well.
- Lesson 1 -Overview
- Lesson 2- Four Components of Rules
- Lesson 3- Maximum Leakage
- Lesson 4- Non-Residential Requirements
- Lesson 5- Equations & Calculations
- Lesson 6- Load Calcs & Flow Charts
- Lesson 7- HERS Raters & Sampling Options
- Lesson 8- Change-Out Questions & Answers
*NEW* REFRIGERANT CHARGE CONFIRMATION 
Detailed information about this new requirement is available from the company that provides the service. Since there is an extra charge for this, we wanted to provide some info for you here. What we do know is that this procedure has to be performed by a licensed and trained third party company, and it only applies to new split systems - not rooftop units. The third party company basically checks the amount of freon in the system after installation to make sure it meets specifications. Our company has always done this after EVERY installation, but apparently some companies, and possibly even the manufacturers were not doing this and people were running their units not realizing it wasn't working to optimum capacity which in turn uses more energy. Cost for this test range between $100 to $400 per check.
I (dispatcher & secretary) did contact the California Energy Commission and was told to look it up in their manual HERE. This is a 43 page document and while I don't want to learn how to do it, this was all the documentation they had available at the time of my call. A local rater had not yet received documentation either.
*images throughout this website are for example purposes only