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Gas Furnaces
Gas Furnaces
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Custom Vac offers a wide selection of products with a variety of efficiency ratings to match every need. What's right for you depends on your particular comfort requirements and a variety of other factors, such as how long you plan to live in your home, your lifestyle, availability of energy resources in your area, and price. Whatever you choose, we want you to make an informed decision. Custom Vac will be there to help if you have questions.
Ratings
Measuring the energy efficiency of heating products is straightforward. Just look for the rating. The major rating to keep in mind is AFUE - Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency. In other words, it measures a gas furnace's efficiency in converting fuel to heat energy.
Look for EnerGuide labels on products and in literature. Both will clearly display the efficiency of the model you are looking at compared to range of products efficiencies available in its classification.
Equipment
Selecting the right home heating equipment can be a confusing and frustrating task. Efficiencies, features and price are all factors, but in the end you want quality equipment you can rely on. That's why Custom Vac offers three tiers of products. You can think of them as Good, Better and Best!
The Best (92-95% efficiency)
When you want comfort without compromise, the top of the line models are the way to go. They have the highest efficiencies, most innovative designs and cutting edge technology combined to create exceptional heating that offer unsurpassed comfort.
Top of the line models offer two-stage or modulating gas controls complete with variable airflow design. The variable speed airflow design uses a "smart motor", which means its speed varies depending upon your homes heating requirements. And, it does it so quietly you may not even know it is running.
The variable speed Electronically Commutated Motor (ECM) operates very efficiently and quietly, particularly during first stage or low heat operation. An ECM motor saves approximately 70% of the energy, compared top a conventional motor. This means that in less than two-years the motor will pay for itself. Not a bad return on investment (ROI).
During continuous fan operation, the blower operates at 50% of its set airflow, minimizing sound. Another valuable feature, is when the variable speed furnace operates at slower speed, your indoor air quality is likely to improve. The slower fan speed means more unwanted particulates cling to the filters surfaces, allowing cleaner air to flow into your home.
In a conventional single stage furnace, return air is pulled through the filter at a consistently high rate of speed. This lessens the filter's ability to collect dust and allergens. This is why in those instances Custom Vac installs a larger return air drop duct and 90-degree elbow with turning vanes. It's important to slow down the airflow rate allowing the filters surface a chance to remove the particulate. In addition to better air cleaning is a quieter system due to reduced airflow velocity.
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