Advice on replacing your Chicago furnace
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011All Temp knows furnaces. Chicago has turned to All Temp for products, service and advice since 1938. Here’s what they have to say about furnaces…
Replacing your aging Chicago furnace with a new, efficient model will reduce your monthly energy prices, run cleaner, and increase home comfort by producing a more steady flow of heat. Also make sure you get the right size furnace for your home. A furnace that is too large will cycle on and off more frequently, creating unnecessary wear and tear on its components, as well as wasting energy. At All Temp, we make sure to sell and install the correct size furnace, calculating your heating needs. Often this means surveying your house, its size, the locations of rooms where you eat, sleep and congregate. Gas is the most common heating fuel used by Chicago homes and those who live in Chicago’s suburbs, and most central-heating systems operate on gas. To best understand the concept of “high efficiency,” you need to know that efficiently is calculated how a furnace converts gas into heating energy, which is expressed as AFUE—an annual fuel-utilization-efficiency rating. The higher the AFUE percentage (number), the more heat is generated from each therm of gas.
A gas furnace from the early 1970s might have an AFUE of about 65 percent. Today, the absolute lowest efficiency allowed by law for new gas furnaces is 78 percent, which shows you how far heating technology has come. Certain new models today achieve 97 percent—near-total efficiency.
All Temp Chicagoland Heating and Air Conditioning not only helps homeowners select the proper equipment for their dwelling, but also offers numerous, money-saving advantages. As one of the largest Bryant dealerships in the country, All Temp has tremendous buying power, and passes savings on to the customer. Even more important, All Temp stands behind its products and services, and offers industry-leading manufacturer warranties.
For information on current All Temp furnace sale prices, call 1-800-All-Temp.


