The efficiency of your gas furnace can have a direct impact on yearly heating bills, as well as your home comfort and the useful lifespan of your system’s equipment. Keeping your furnace running efficiently is easy if you follow these simple tips.
Easy Ways to Improve Furnace Airflow in Your Dayton Home
There are a number of ways to improve furnace airflow, save more money and reduce the wear and tear on your furnace. As such, it’s worth the time and money to hire a professional who can inspect your furnace and determine the appropriate solutions for your home heating needs.
How Many BTUs Does a Furnace Need for Your Dayton Home?
BTU stands for British thermal unit, the standard metric for measuring the heat input of furnaces. One BTU is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit, or about the amount of energy given off by a birthday candle.
Downflow vs. Upflow: Comparing Home Furnace Air Intake Locations
Furnaces are the most commonly used heating systems in the country. The most popular type of furnace is the gas furnace (natural gas or propane) followed by oil furnaces. Regardless of your energy source, there are two other furnace configuration terms to consider when comparing home furnace air intake options — downflow and upflow.
Can a Dirty Filter Cause Water Leaks in My Home Furnace?
The air filter is one of the simplest devices in your HVAC system. Yet, it wields a double-edged sword in terms of HVAC performance and efficiency, affecting home furnace components, energy bills and even water leaks.
Which Furnace Is Best for Your Dayton home — Gas or Oil?
In our region, homeowners have a choice between gas- or oil-burning furnaces. Which one is better? In any discussion of gas vs. oil furnaces, the price and availability of fuel are paramount. Currently, the price of natural gas is low. Oil is generally the most expensive type of home-heating fuel, followed by propane, then electricity […]
Problems With an Oversized Furnace? Here’s Why
Contrary to common sense, installing a furnace that is designed for a home larger than yours is not a good idea. While it seems that an oversized furnace would give you a warm home quicker and provide energy-efficient furnace downtime, the unfortunate truth is that it delivers quite the opposite. For starters, if your oversized furnace […]
3 Types of Furnaces to Choose From for Your Home
As a homeowner needing a new furnace, you have three basic types of furnaces to choose from with regard to heating output and/or fan speed – the single-stage furnace, the two-stage furnace, and the variable-speed furnace. They vary in burner operation and blower speed, rather than size or capacity. We explain each of these below to help you […]
Furnace Maintenance is Essential This Fall — Reasons the Check Up
With the arrival of the cooler days of fall, Dayton area homeowners begin preparing their homes for the upcoming fall and winter months. Unfortunately, homeowners often overlook furnace maintenance, which leaves their heating system unprepared when the weather turns cold in late October or early November. There are several benefits of scheduling annual furnace maintenance, […]
Furnace Installation Cost How Much? How to Plan for a Replacement
Furnace installation cost is one factor in deciding what sort of system you want for your Dayton area home. One thing is certain: It’s best to do research and make the choice before the failure of your aging, existing furnace forces you into a snap decision – perhaps at a time when you’re at a […]
