Last winter, I noticed that my furnace was struggling to keep up with the especially cold weather.
When the temperature dropped down into the negative digits, the house felt chilly.
It didn’t matter how high I set the thermostat. The furnace seemed to be running all the time, and my monthly bills were getting steadily higher. Since the heating system was just over twenty years old, I knew it was reaching the end of its lifespan. I worried that the furnace would suddenly quit and leave me without heat. Rather than wait for it to fail, I decided to look into the installation of a new heater. I went online and did a bunch of research into modern heating systems. I didn’t want to make a mistake and live with regrets. I checked all different brands, models and features. I figured out that most manufacturers offer very similar options. They all achieve about the same level of efficiency, and the higher end models offer wifi access, variable speed technology and zoning capability. The sizing and installation procedures make the biggest impact on the performance of the system. If the furnace is too small for the space, it will run constantly, use up a lot of energy and fail to achieve ideal comfort. The wear and tear on the equipment causes it to breakdown much quicker. A larger furnace costs more to purchase and install. If it’s oversized, it will reach the desired temperature so quickly that it will fail to achieve peak efficiency. I started reading the reviews for the local HVAC contractors. I needed to find a company that I could trust to do the job right.