What are Furnace Ratings?
Furnace ratings are set from the Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency ratio (AFUE), which is the percent of heat produced for every dollar of fuel consumed.
What does 80% efficient furnace mean?
It simply means that 80% of the natural gas or oil burned in your furnace was converted to heat and used in your home. It’s the percent of heat produced for every dollar of fuel consumed. If you have an older furnace your efficiency factor is probably closer to 50% which means you’re burning more gas to heat your house which is costing you more money each month on your utility bill.
Another way to think of this is if you spend say $200 per month to heat your house and you haven’t upgraded your furnace from your old 50% efficient furnace, then you are sending $100 of your $200 heating bill right up the exhaust pipe.
Today’s Energy Star furnace ratings go as high as 96% efficiency which means you would be wasting only $8 per month (of your $200 heating bill) on inefficient use of fuel. That’s a difference of $92 per month you get to keep in your pocket instead of wasting.
Manufacturers of high efficiency furnaces require an annual maintenance be performed to keep the warranty in effect. Also, efficiency drops if these maintenance steps aren’t taken. You can double the life expectancy of your equipment with a proper maintenance program and keep the air in your house cleaner at the same time.
Also, the duct work throughout your home is used to deliver warm or cool air to every room in your home. So, yes, you should absolutely have your ducts cleaned at least once a year along withchanging out your filter to ensure that all the air circulating in your home is of the highest quality. You don’t want dust, mites and who knows what else being blown into your rooms.
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