Another way to cut energy costs are energy efficient furnaces. Simply put, the guide to furnace efficiency is:
80% efficient furnaces: will vent up your existing chimney and would probably require installing a new chimney liner. What this means to you is for every $1.00 you spend on heating you get .80 cents and .20 cents goes up the chimney.
90% efficient furnaces: will vent with PVC pipe out the side of your house. In some cases we would have to run a chimney liner to vent owners water heater. The same holds true– 90% -.90 cents of heating, .10 cents up the chimney
95% efficient furnaces: .95 cents of heating .05 cents up the chimney.
99% efficient furnaces: .99 cents of heating .01 cent up the chimney. With the new furnace heating efficiency, you no longer need as much BTU’s. Most homes are 70,000- 90,000 BTU. There are many other factors to figure into today’s furnace market– we have variable speed furnaces, multi-speed furnaces, etc.
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*Note: Virtually all gas forced-air furnaces installed in this area from the 1950’s through the early 1980’s have AFUE of around 65%. More information about “Annual fuel utilization efficiency” (AFUE) from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annual_fuel_utilization_efficiency
Furnace maintenance
Did you know? Most manufacturers now require yearly maintenance of furnace and air conditioners to keep your warranty in effect. They ask for customer history records to confirm cleanings.
Why is this important to you?
- By yearly cleaning we test things like flame sensors or ignitors.
- If weak we replace or clean it, this will save a costly late night call.
- We check condensate drains– a likely cause of no heat
- you can keep it clean yourself, a common cause is bugs in the plastic tubing, causing it to no longer drain.
