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Gas Furnace Tips: What makes a high-efficient gas furnace so efficient?

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Having a gas furnace in your home is essential for your comfort especially if you live in areas affected by the cold. And while it is working well, most people are reluctant to change it. Of course, the disruption of changing your furnace, as well as the cost are major factors, but even bearing these in mind, upgrading your old gas furnace to a new high-efficiency one can be worth it.

If you are already thinking about getting a new furnace, then the choice has already been made for you. There are many benefits to having a high-efficiency gas furnace, including:

  • It can save you a lot of money thanks to its efficiency
  • It is better for the environment
  • It will work perfectly, offering you the best quality heating

A high-efficiency gas furnace is specially designed to limit the amount of wastage, which has previously been impossible in older furnaces using some new technologies and techniques.

The AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) is a measure of the efficiency of a furnace – based on the amount of gas exhausts, which are released. The measure is a percentage of the amount of energy used for heating – for example, a 75% AFUE means that 75% of the energy is used for heating and 25% wasted (through heat exhaust). A good AFUE furnace can have an AFUE of up to about 96%.

Through a reduction of wasted energy, your house will stay warmer with a lesser amount of energy used – and wasted, therefore reducing costs and lessening the impact on the environment.

There are some ways that a high-efficiency gas furnace can improve its efficiency, including:

Automatic Vent Damper

An automatic vent damper cuts the fuel pipe when it is not in use. This means that fuel will not be wasted, significantly increasing its efficiency. The auto vent damper is a relatively new technology, which is an excellent way of improving thermal efficiency.

Electronic Ignition Technology

Older gas furnaces used to use a pilot light, which was lit at all, times, wasting massive amounts of energy. The newer electronic ignition technology creates a spark, which is then used to ignite the gas, only when it is needed, and therefore cutting out on a massive amount of wasted energy.

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The newer high-efficiency gas furnace controls and induces the airflow so that it doesn’t freely circulate. This is not only useful in cutting out wastage and improving efficiency, but it also makes the whole system a lot safer.

When you are choosing a high-efficiency gas furnace the two most important factors that you should be thinking about (other than the cost) is having the highest efficiency rating as possible, and making sure that it is fitted correctly.

Are high efficiency gas furnaces worth it?

After all, the more efficient your furnace, the lower your bills will be, and reduce the impact on the environment. Make sure that you get a responsible, professional company to fit your new furnace to avoid potential issues and maximize efficiency.

The only cons of having a high-efficiency gas furnace is the fact that they are more expensive than the regular ones.  Many high-efficient gas furnaces cost twice as the traditional. Besides the unit price, the installation itself is more complex compared to the regular furnaces. 

So think about it. The major question you should ask yourself now is would it be worthy to accept the initial price? If you are still confuse by now, give us a ring so we can give you further advices or quote for a Las Vegas furnace repair service.

Steve Gadsby of Canada FurnaceSteve Gadsby is the owner of Canada Furnace, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning company based in Western Canada with a new service center in Alberta offering Calgary furnace installations. He posts resources and information about energy efficient heating and cooling solutions for homes on their business website.

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Worst I’ve seen in Las Vegas, thats why you call licensed professionals.

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When your Heating or Air Conditioning system malfunctions, don’t just call your friend or cousin bobby’s friend either. Call a licensed professional that has a proven track record and has a licensing board to answer to.

Last winter I went to a no heating call to help a cold Las Vegas citizen. This man told me “ the guy who looked at it before you took some parts to look for replacements, but I can’t reach him now”. So what I found on the roof was absolutely shocking. The company or man had stolen this man’s heat exchanger and left his heating system in shambles. Here is the Video

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What did I run into

Calling an un-licensed company or person leaves you dry when there’s trouble. When you allow someone to work on your home, calling a licensed professional who cares about his reputation has mostly 5 or 4 star reviews or we could say a proven track record of happy customers. Calling a company like this guarantees they will act in a way to avoid a complaint. And, that means treating you with respect, answering the phone and being on time. But mostly speaking the honest truth and in the event that there was an issue that company would most likely jump to make it right before a complaint is recorded.

Here is a list of things I would advise you look at before choosing a company to call to your home.

1.       Make sure they are A or A+ with the better business bureau.

2.       Make sure they have mostly 4-5 star reviews on Google because you can’t fake those.

3.       Make sure they send you a technician and not a salesman, (if he shows up clean as a whistle and doesn’t bring his tools. Then he didn’t come to fix anything.

4.       If they do not answer the phone professionally then just move on.

5.       If they can not send you a technician today then move on, there are others who offer same day.

And if you’ve read this try visiting my air conditioning repair info page to learn more or schedule me our my guys to service your Las Vegas home. Or if you live in other states visit my you tube page for links to other great air conditioning companies around the world.

By Stephen Gamst of Las Vegas Air Conditioning Inc.

6220 Kimberly Ave Unit 13

Las Vegas, NV 89122

702-437-1888

www.lasvegasair.net

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Winter Time Safety Check and Tune

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With the cold coming, now’s the time to have your homes furnace or heating system cleaned, checked and tuned. Heating system can malfunction leaving you in the cold and in need of a heating repair company or even worse, kill. Yes a heating system can kill be burning down or by leaking carbon monoxide into the air stream. So keep an eye on these 3 things to make sure your home is safe and ready for winter.

  1. Replace your air filter; an air filter is cheap but much needed. If you don’t stop dirt at the filter, it will flow in and clog you condenser coil causing the airflow to be restricted. This restricted airflow will raise the temperature when the heat is on. High temperatures are not something you want in your attic so please replace your filter on a regular basis. I say every 1-3 months if after a month your filter is still clean then start giving it 2 but never go longer than 3 months.
  2. Pay attention to random or unexplained headaches, these could be caused by the furnace. Yes every time the furnace is heating the home it is generating carbon monoxide which is supposed to be sealed inside a metal heat exchanger and vented out the flue vent. But, heat exchangers crack and allow the carbon monoxide to flow into the air stream.
  3. Check your flue vent, be sure it’s clear and no birds have made their nests in it, or even died and clogged the vent. That happens more than you’d imagine and when the nest or bird clogs the vent the carbon n monoxide can’t escape so it flows into the air stream again.

Some of these things you can watch for at home and your filter is your responsibility but you need to call a licensed professional to come for a home visit and inspect your system on a regular basis. We will come right before winter clean, inspect and tune your heating system and stop your trouble before it happens.

If we inspect a furnace and find a crack, it’s not money were saving it may be your life. So be smart call now and get a winter heating preventative maintenance or even better sign up for our no breakdown no trouble club and well inspect your home twice a year. Once your part of the club and we have inspected, if it ever breaks we come back for free plus the thermostat is always free for our club members so get covered now by a Las Vegas Air Conditioning No Breakdown Iron Clad No trouble club.

Stephen Gamst on News 3 talks about a Fall checkup for your A/C and Furnace

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What do you need to do to get your home ready for fall? Stephen talks about the steps you should take to prepare your air conditioning and heating system prepared for the fall and winter on News 3 in Las Vegas.

Preparing your home for fall. Here are three things we check with every air conditioning and heating system maintenance:

  • Carbon Monoxide leakage
  • Burning wires
  • Water drain lines

Give us a call today at 702-437-1888 to have Las Vegas Air Conditioning complete a heating and air conditioning system maintenance for your home.

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