1-24-2023 3:54pm

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Jeff Barto Editor

What to consider when buying a new gas furnace for your home

by PIPCO, Your Reliable Dealer in Timonium

There are many factors to take into account when buying a new gas furnace for your house. It's crucial to know the differences between the Non-condensing and condensing furnaces when shopping for a new gas furnace for your home.

Condensing gas furnaces are significantly more efficient than non-condensing furnaces. Non-Condensing gas furnaces are have an Annualized Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) rating of 80%. Condensing gas furnaces have AFUE rating of 90% or above, high efficiency condensing gas furnaces are an energy-efficient choice.

Significant facts about higher efficiency condensing gas furnaces

First, there are two heat exchangers are used in high efficiency condensing gas furnaces to extract additional heat from the air before it is exhausted. To uniformly regulate the rate of heat around your house, many condensing furnaces employ two-stage burners.

Also they draw the air for combustion from the outside rather than from within your home, and in these ways condensing furnaces help significantly improve the heating efficiency over conventional heating system options.

Condensing furnaces always employ an inducer motor to generate the necessary airflow in place of a flue/chimney system's natural draft to draw the outside air into, and the exhaust gases out of the combustion box.

Instead of using a metal flue to the chimney, these furnaces vent their exhaust fumes outside the house using PVC piping. Due to the low temperature of the exhaust gases, this is possible.

The second heat exchanger removes so much heat from the burners that the exhaust gas has thepreviously mentioned low temperature as a result. Without that heat, the exhaust gas would be unable to sustain the draft all the way up and out of a typical exterior masonry chimney. A condensate drain tube is included in these furnaces to remove the water formed in the combustion chamber from the exhaust gas flow.

These furnaces can offer dependable, consistent warmth for your home with proper installation and maintenance. Although condensing furnaces' improved efficiency may be appealing, there may be good reasons to choose a non-condensing furnace instead. These can include restrictions imposed by the design and state of your home, such as finished ceilings in the basement or other constraints that may make the installation process more involved and costly.

While your heating system may be more efficient, you may not receive the energy savings you expect, due to other characteristics of your home’s structure including outdated windows and inadequate insulation. In addition, when making a buying decision, it's crucial to take into account how long you intend to stay in your home.

These furnaces are made to use less energy, which will result in cheaper monthly energy costs.With routine maintenance, they run quietly and have a 20-year lifespan.

Regardless of the type of furnace you select, it is important to have the system installed by a competent company. Call an HVAC professional to guarantee it is done correctly and efficiently.