The cold winter weather in Greeley, CO will have you turning to your furnace for relief. If your current furnace is 20 years old or more, it’s time to consider investing in a new one. Today’s newest furnaces offer energy-efficient and convenient features to boost your comfort and help you save money. One option is a modulating gas furnace, which fires at the lowest possible level unless additional heating power is required.
Improve Your Comfort
Modulating gas furnaces improve your comfort. They reduce temperature swings that make your home too hot for a while then too cold. With fewer temperature swings, you won’t be tempted to fiddle with the thermostat, and you won’t need to put on and take off additional layers of clothing.
Reduce Noise
According to Energy Saver, another reason to invest in a modulating gas furnace is its quiet operation. They operate at a whisper-level of sound. If you’re a light sleeper or work from home, the quiet operation of these furnaces won’t disturb your peace or concentration.
Lower Utility Bills
Modulating gas furnaces operate at low fire levels most of the time. This means they use less gas to heat your home. Their operational costs are about 21% lower than a standard single-stage gas furnace. Your wintertime heating costs will decrease, and you won’t have to set back the thermostat to save money.
Decrease Your Home’s Carbon Footprint
Modulating gas furnaces offer up to 97% annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE). This number is a ratio of how much input fuel is used to create heat and how much is wasted through flue gases and byproducts of combustion. An average modulating furnace wastes just 3% of the natural gas to byproducts. A standard single-stage furnace may waste up to 20% of the fuel.
To learn more about the benefits of a modulating gas furnace, take a look at A to Z Heating & Cooling’s innovative HVAC products, or reach out to us today.
