Answer - Question 3
Will my new furnace work differently than my old one?
Answer: Maybe
When you have a new indoor comfort system installed in your home by Plano Air Conditioning and Heating, you'll probably notice it operates differently than you old system. Radical changes have taken place in the technology of the comfort industry in recent years. These changes will affect how your system operates, and also may affect what you notice about your system. You will find the new indoor unit not only operates quieter and more efficiently, but may even provide more even air flow and temperatures throughout the home.
High Efficiencies
Higher efficiencies in furnaces and air conditioners have become increasingly important over the past few years. Consumers, government agencies, and manufacturers all see higher efficiencies as a way to conserve our natural resources while reducing energy costs. Today, furnaces are designed with high-efficiency in mind.
To achieve higher efficiency, new gas furnaces must provide for 80% efficiency or better. Basically this means for every dollar you spend to heat your home, 80 cents of that dollar goes into the actual heating with only 20 cents going out of the flue. Many of our furnaces are even higher efficiency at 94% efficient with two stage gas valves to reduce heat waisted out of your flue pipe even further. Older furnaces with single stage gas valves can cost up to 40% more than these newer models to operate.
The air that comes out of your furnace registers may not seem as warm as with your old furnace, but it will heat your home just as well. In fact, better airflow can improve overall comfort by reducing air temperature differences from the ceiling to the floor, as well as throughout your entire home.
Plano Air Conditioning and Heating offers variable speed furnaces that will provide better control and quieter operation than a standard single speed furnace. Ask our comfort adviser to provide you with further details on this cutting edge technology.
Add-on Air Conditioning
Modern furnaces are designed to handle high-efficiency air conditioners and must have blowers that are efficient enough to accommodate the add-on cooling. Since cold air is much heavier than warm air, your system needs better controlled air flow from the blower to get cool air to circulate evenly throughout your home to provide you with efficient total comfort during the summer.
A furnace with a variable speed blower will help to improve efficiency even more by lowering the humidity levels in your home. Reduced humidity levels result in a better feeling of comfort at a higher temperature. This in turn reduces the run time of your air conditioning system and your cooling bills as well. Plano Air Conditioning and Heating prides itself on our award winning variable speed furnace usage.
