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Burning up and getting beat down by the summer heat. Take back your home's comfort with Shade Sail, built with care and made of premium stainless steel grade 314 D-rings. Our Right Triangle is proven to hold up strong through the wind, sun, and rain, all the while providing cool shade and 95% UV blockage as well as lowering the ambient temperature. Installation is easy with a corresponding hardware installation kit. Hang them over your patio, lawn, garden, backyard, swimming pool, driveway, etc. to keep your area nice and cozy. Let me begin by saying that I am in love with this color gray. My family and I have raised flower beds made of cider and the cider wood has aged and turned gray and it’s truly beautiful. This shad sail is huge and the perfect size for the sitting area on the side of our home. We have not installed it yet as this is our rainy season here in Tennessee, however we can clearly see this will bring us shade very nicely. The material is strong and sturdy, because of the color we choose we hope that long term use in the sun will not discolor the sail. This is an excellent option for anyone looking to bring style and shade to your outdoor space!

Thank you Bill in Texas. Another successful Gulfstream heat pump installation. Homeowners have a right to accurate efficiency information. This is especially true for energy consuming appliances used in the home, such as air conditioners and now pool heat pumps. As of December 8, 2006 Florida Building Code acknowledges pool heat pumps to meet code requirements. The new testing standards are tough. Testing was previously done in an environment of 80ºF with 80% humidity. Then achieve 80ºF water temperature. Heat pumps now must be tested in an environment of 50ºF, 63% humidity, and then achieve 80ºF. Specific minimal efficiencies must be met at these colder conditions. The GulfStream has not only met the minimum requirements, but has exceeded them! Florida’s building industry is one of the most powerful, influential and lucrative sources of commerce in Florida. When it comes to code and compliancy, safe is better than sorry when considering future legal and/or financial complications. DOING YOUR HEAT PUMP HOMEWORK ?

The GulfStream family of Super-Quiet, High Efficiency Heat Pumps are AHRI Certified. What is AHRI, who are they? AHRI stands for the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute. This institute operates to standardize the testing. Performance data for all heat pumps. Originally, AHRI covered only the Air Conditioning industry. As you know, there are very strict standards and performance requirements for the Air Conditioning Industry. Seer Ratings and Performance data must be factual, accurate and verified. The Heat Pump Industry is a new industry that was not governed or standardized by ANY group, institutes or standards. This meant that manufacturer’s could report any numbers they wanted to. There was no law or standard requiring them to perform standard tests or answer to any higher authority. So if a heat pump manufacturer reported that his unit is a 120,000 BTU unit, the next guy could simply state “Well mine is 130,000” - whether it was or not! That’s not good news to the consumer - that’s you!

You were basically being asked to “trust” the numbers that manufacturer’s decided to publish. The news for consumers has now changed to GOOD NEWS! Why? Because the heat pump industry has now fallen under the wing of AHRI, and AHRI strictly monitors the data reported on heat pump manufacturers. They not only monitor and verify the data, they actually perform the test on units for ALMOST all the heat pump manufacturer’s. ALMOST ALL MANUFACTURER’S ARE VERIFIED BY AHRI? WHY NOT ALL OF THEM? What a great question. Here’s why MOST do, but some choose not to. Quality manufacturers WANT to submit to the verification and testing. It let’s you know that they are honest in the numbers and data and performance information they are telling you. It lets you know they’re not afraid to submit to rigid standards and tests and EARN your trust in their performance and reliability. At this point, this testing is not REQUIRED BY LAW.

If a company gets tested , they want you to know that they are telling you the truth to gain your confidence in their product. Who DOESN’T want to submit to the standards? Why wouldn’t they want to gain my trust? Why do you think? There can be several reasons. Perhaps the numbers they are reporting are inaccurate or greatly inflated. Without the verification, a manufacturer can print any numbers they want to in their literature, advertising, or on their website. Their salesperson may and tell you a unit is giving you 130,000 BTUs and if you don’t do some research or ask for their AHRI certification, that manufacturer hopes that you will take his word for it, and not look this information up. He’s hoping you WON’T DO YOUR HOMEWORK! Also, submitting to the standardized testing program through AHRI costs the manufacturer money. It’s a nominal fee. That is the cost per heater.