Furnaces Articles

If you ever hear your gas furnace turn on but cannot feel any warm air blowing from the vents inside your Utah home, chances are the pilot light went out.

Your furnace plays the key role in keeping you warm in your Nampa home, but even with routine maintenance, it does not last forever. Nobody wants to think about replacing any major household system, but it’s generally more cost effective to be proactive in your thinking about it.

Short cycling is a term used in the HVAC world to explain a situation where a furnace or air conditioner turns on and off too frequently. The “short cycle” is the period of time that your HVAC equipment is actually running, and the shorter this cycle, the harder your system needs to work. 

Let’s face it—there’s never a good time for the heat to go out in your Idaho home. You certainly don’t want to wait until your heating system stops working for you to realize you need a replacement!

Gas furnaces create heat by burning natural gas. This gas is usually methane combined with other carbon based gasses.

While an air conditioner’s efficiency is measured by its SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) rating, an electric or gas- or oil-fired furnace’s efficiency is measured by its AFUE, or average fuel utilization efficiency. This standard measurement is given in percentages, letting you know how much of your fuel is actually used to heat your Utah home and how much fuel is wasted.

Prepping your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for winter in Idaho not only enhances your safety and your furnace’s efficiency, it can help keep your repair budget in line during cold weather. Tackling this important chore is easier than raking leaves or cleaning gutters when you call the heating and cooling experts at Legends Mechanical.

A furnace is a major investment for any Salt Lake homeowner. Although it’s not something that will need to be done frequently, most people will face the decision of needing to purchase a new heating system sometime during home ownership.