Furnaces
Articles on Buying a Furnace
The most common way to install a new furnace is to hire a heating contractor that will size your furnace (determine how large a furnace you should buy), present you with alternatives and then install the unit in your home. The following resources describe how this process works and provide suggestions on how to negotiate an agreement that you’re happy with.
- The Best Furnaces of 2020
- How to Buy a Furnace
- Furnace and A/C Replacement Cost
- How to Buy an Electric Furnace
- High Efficiency Furnaces
- How to Choose a Furnace Contractor
- An Interview with Trane on Furnace Quality
- Installing a Furnace
- Furnace Manufacturers
- How to Buy a Whole House Humidifier
- Wall Heaters
- Zoned Heating
How to Save Money on a New Furnace
There are many ways to save money on a new furnace. Just remember, you don’t want to choose a contractor on price alone.
- How to Negotiate with Heating Contractors
- How to Save Money with Manufacturer Incentives
- How to Save Money with Governmental and Utility Rebates
- How to buy HVAC Equipment Directly
Articles on Comparing Furnaces
Most homeowners that install a new furnace need to choose between competing furnaces. Perhaps they have a single contractor that offers multiple models; perhaps multiple contractors have offered multiple models. We have pulled together the data that we think is most important in comparing furnaces: specifications and efficiency, customer reviews and price.
- Furnace Ratings
- Furnace Pricing
- How to Calculate a High-Efficiency Furnace’s Payback Period
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Articles on Maintaining your Furnace
Once you own a furnace, there are a range of common maintenance tasks: annual maintenance, changing filters, hiring a contractor to make repairs and more. These articles address each of these tasks in detail:
- Furnace Repairs
- What to Do When Your Furnace Blows Cold Air
- Did your Furnace Fail Because of a Manufacturer’s Defect or an Installer’s Error?
- Getting the most from your Furnace Warranty
- HVAC and Customer Support
- Furnace Filters
- Annual Furnace Maintenance
- Introductions to common furnace replacement parts
- Convert to Natural Gas
- Waiting for Furnace Repairs? 5 Steps to Prepare
- Everything you need to know about Duct Cleaning
Paying for Heat
We have a series of articles that discuss topics as varied as how to reduce your monthly heating bills, how to negotiate the cost of a new furnace, and how to help others that are having a hard time keeping their homes warm.
Types of Furnaces
“Furnace” is a very broad term, and it can include many different systems to heating your home. The following resources provide information on the many pieces of equipment that may be characterized as a furnace.
- Boilers
- Heat Pumps
- Oil vs Propane Furnaces
- Heating with a Propane Furnace
- Outdoor Wood Boilers and Furnaces
- Pellet Stoves
- Wood-Burning Stoves
90+ AFUE Gas Furnaces
- Bryant Evolution Plus 90i
- Carrier Infinity 96
- Goodman GMV95
- Lennox G61V
- Rheem Classic 90 Modulating Furnace
- Tempstar SmartComfort VS90
- Trane XL90
- Trane XR90
- Trane XV90
- Trane XV95
- Westinghouse 92+
- York Affinity 9V
80+ AFUE Gas Furnaces
- Carrier Infinity 80
- Goodman GMV8
- Lennox G60V
- Rheem Criterion II Plus 2 LXE
- Tempstar SmartComfort VS80
- Trane XL80
- Trane XR80
- Trane XV80
- Westinghouse FG6TA
- York Affinity 8V
Most Popular Pages
Resources:
- Top 10 Furnaces: 2020
- How to Buy a Furnace
- Furnace Pricing
- 2020 Furnace Price Guide
- Furnace Ratings
- High Efficiency Furnaces
- How to Choose a Contractor
- How to Size a Furnace
- Consumer-Direct Buying
- Furnace Reviews
- Furnace Repairs
- All Furnace Resources
