There are many things to contemplate when you invest in a new replacement furnace:
- What is your budget for a new furnace?
- What can you afford in monthly heating bills?
- Does anyone living in the home have respiratory ailments?
- Which type and size system do you require to heat your size of home?
But have you ever took into consideration your furnace efficiency rating? Do you know what it means?
Freschi Service Experts is here to help clear up any confusion with what the furnace efficiency rating is and how it can affect your home and your budget.
The furnace efficiency rating helps determine how much energy will be needed to heat your home and, ultimately, how much it will cost you. Simply put, the higher your furnace efficiency rating the less energy your furnace requires to heat your home.
The AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) rating is the number that tells you how much heat the furnace will produce compared to the amount of energy required to produce the heat. An example, if your furnace has a AFUE rating of 90%, this means 10% of energy used is lost and 90% actually becomes heat for your home.
Keep in mind that this rating does not consider the potential heat lost through leaking or poorly installed duct work or attic insulation. The duct work in every home is different – some high quality, some substandard, so the AFUE rating does not consider this in their rating. If you are concerned that your heating system or duct system is not energy efficient, give your Concord
installation experts a call today and we will give you a free in-home analysis and help you discover how much more energy and money you could potentially save each month.