SEET

SEET stands for Seasonal Extreme Environmental Test. This is the American Standard testing facility for heating and air conditioning systems, where the equivalent of five years of operation is condensed into 16 weeks of testing under harsh conditions. American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning wants to ensure your new system will be as reliable as possible.

SEET stands for System Extreme Environmental Test, and it’s where we expose our equipment to the harshest conditions and situations imaginable.

At our SEET Lab in Tyler, TX, we push our systems to the limit to satisfy our higher standards. We subject them to bone-chilling cold, blistering heat, extreme moisture, and power fluctuations. They endure eight consecutive two-week sessions under accelerated conditions, adding up to more than 2,600 hours of continuous testing. That’s years’ worth of wear and tear concentrated into four months. All to ensure only the best, most reliable systems make it into our customers’ homes.

Testing includes:

  • 8 rounds of testing operations in extreme conditions
  • Sound level testing for dBa rating and to eliminate problems
  • Gas lab testing for performance and safety issues
  • Mass spectrometer testing to verify there are no refrigerant leaks
  • Compressor calorimeter testing to measure compressor power and refrigeration capacity
  • Field testing before an HVAC unit is available to the general public
  • End-of-line tests to ensure all units are operational and have the correct components
  • Shipping tests to ensure our equipment will arrive safely and undamaged

For over a hundred years, we’ve made some of the most awarded, well-engineered heating and air conditioning equipment and earned a reputation for doing things right. Contact your local American Standard dealer for a free consultation on HVAC system replacement. 

By Anne Fonda, Content Writer

Expert review by Kimberly Sexton, Senior Systems Engineer

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