You聽probably聽know when聽it's time to聽replace most聽items聽in our home. For example, your聽heating and air conditioning聽system air filter聽should be replaced each month. Your pillows聽require replacement every two years. Your smoke detectors聽should聽be replaced every聽8-10 years. But what about your聽heating system?
If your聽heating system聽has聽yearly聽maintenance and is kept in good聽operation, it can last聽15-20 years. Once your聽heating system聽reaches 15 years of age , it’s聽likely聽a good time to start聽contemplating聽replacing your聽heating system聽with聽a new, more energy-efficient furnace. Installed聽correctly, these high-efficiency聽heating systems聽can save up to 20% on聽heating聽costs. Even if your聽heating system聽still seems to be聽operating聽fine, it’s聽ideal聽to start聽looking聽now instead of waiting until your聽equipment聽breaks down in the middle of a聽deep聽freeze and you’re so desperate you聽don't have the luxury of time and research. When聽thinking about聽new furnace options it’s also聽critical聽to聽take into account聽your home’s air duct system. Leaking and undersized ducts can聽dramatically聽affect your home’s overall聽comfort and energy efficiency.聽A new heating system聽is only as good as the聽air duct system聽that it’s installed in.
Another reason聽to聽research聽beforehand聽is to see what聽manufacturer rebates and tax credits聽are available to you.聽Right now, you can聽earn聽U.S. government tax credits of up to $500 for聽qualifying聽HVAC聽equipment Ð but it’s only聽through聽the end of 2016 and hasn’t been聽approved聽past 12/31/16.聽Visit聽this link to help聽find聽local rebates available in your聽area聽:聽.
One thing聽to聽think about聽if your聽equipment聽isn’t quite 20 years old and you’re聽on the fence about聽replacement is聽how much聽you’re spending on聽repairing your current system. You can聽normally聽repair聽heating equipment聽Ð聽swap out聽a part here, fix a聽section聽there Ð but聽at some point聽the cost of repairing your聽heating system聽will聽outweigh聽the cost of replacing it and聽at that point聽you really need to聽examine聽long-term spending. If you are聽having to repair your furnace聽each season, it’s probably time to聽look into聽replacement.
If you aren’t聽positive聽about your聽heating equipment's聽ability to get you through the聽winter聽safe and聽cozy, give聽天美传媒聽a call and we’d be happy to聽visit your home聽and inspect your聽equipment聽and provide any聽options. Starting December 1st,聽天美传媒聽is providing discounts on聽qualifying聽home comfort聽systems so聽call us聽and聽ask about聽how much you can save!
