Denton Furnace Installation, Repair and Servicing

Key Points to Consider When Contracting for Gas Furnace Installation, Repair and Servicing

Denton Furnace Repair

Frost Brothers, the Denton furnace repair contractor you’ve trusted for decades, believes that having a better understanding of how a gas furnace functions can help any homeowner or office owner understand the need for professional help when it comes to contracting for the furnace’s installation, repair and seasonal upkeep. The heating and cooling system is as complicated as your automobile and costs about as much, so it should be taken care of.

How Gas Furnace Works

A furnace powered by gas is a smart and popular choice in Denton, TX because gas is readily available, as well as a clean-burning and economical fuel to use for heating purposes. A gas furnace operates using a thermostat that will signal whenever the temperature in the room goes below a pre-set level. This signal instructs a pilot light located within the furnace’s combustion chamber to light the burner to start creating heat inside this chamber.

The air flowing around the furnace’s metal heat exchanger chamber is now heated, allowing warmed air to start traveling through the hot air plenum and into the various rooms of either the home or office. The warmed air is released through ducts in the floor, with the combusted gas vented through flues in the roof or walls. A gas forced air heating system can also include air conditioning, air filter and humidifying features.

What is AFUE Rating

The AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) rating helps the home or office owner to measure just how efficient a particular fuel-fired heating system is. This rating is expressed as a percentage to give the furnace’s owner a better idea of just what it will cost to operate the heating system. The current minimum standard for today’s furnaces has been set by the U.S. Government at 78%, meaning that at least 78% of the heating value of the fuel does in fact go into heating the home or office. If an equipment manufacturer has earned an Energy Star 2.0 seal on its furnace, it means that that AFUE of that gas-fired furnace is at least 90%, well above government minimal standards.

Factory Trained and NATE Certified

Having your natural gas or lp gas furnace installed and serviced by a factory trained and NATE Certified technician, like those from Frost Brothers, means that North American Technicians Excellence, Inc.,(NATE) the leading non-profit certification program for the heating, air-conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration industry has set certain training standards and tests for technicians. Asking your contractor for a factory trained and NATE certified technician assures you of getting a professional who has the highest qualifications to handle your furnace equipment installation, repair and fall pre-season furnace maintenance check up.

Federal Energy Tax Saving Credits and Utility Company Rebates

Recognizing that heating and cooling a home or office represents more than 50% of its energy usage, fuel efficient gas furnaces and air conditioning systems that are ENERGY STAR rated qualify the owner for a federal energy tax credit that can save them on taxes owed dollar for dollar. In addition, DSIRE, The Database for State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency can provide additional information on rebate programs offered at the federal, state, local and utility company level.