Your Heater Must Be Properly Sized for Your Home
January 9th, 2017This is not really the time of year that most homeowners are scrambling to buy a new heating system. After all, you’re probably running your heater pretty regularly right now.
This is not really the time of year that most homeowners are scrambling to buy a new heating system. After all, you’re probably running your heater pretty regularly right now.
The furnace is probably the most popular of all heating systems used in the country today, and this is no fluke. When properly sized and professionally installed, the furnace can truly excel in the heating of one’s home.
Heat pumps of all kinds, from traditional air-source heat pumps to ductless mini splits and geothermal systems, are renowned for their energy efficiency. Geothermal systems exchange heat with the ground, whereas air-source heat pumps and ductless mini splits exchange heat with the air.
Generally speaking, a properly functioning furnace should operate pretty quietly. Yes, you may hear the sound of the furnace cycling on, depending upon its location in your home.
South Carolina does not have the most severe winter weather in the country. Not by a long shot.
As we’ve mentioned in a few recent blog posts, now is the time to have your geothermal heating and cooling system installed. The 30% federal tax credit on new geothermal system installations is set to expire in just a few short weeks.
Do you use a forced air heating system, like a furnace or a heat pump, to keep your home comfortable when the temperature drops? If so, you need the ductwork that this system uses to distribute heated air throughout your home to function properly.
We’ve mentioned before how much you stand to save by taking advantage of the geothermal tax credit currently available on new system installations. If you have been thinking about scheduling a geothermal installation in Columbia, SC, but still have not gotten around to it, now really is the time to ask.
You really shouldn’t have to struggle too much to heat your home successfully in this part of the country. Our winter weather is certainly not “extreme.”
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