A new furnace installation in your home means greater comfort, lower costs and new options. Since the expected service life of gas-fired furnaces installed in most American homes is very long, chances are you’re replacing a unit that’s at least 15 years old. You can look forward to technology that’s advanced quite a bit since your existing furnace was new, delivering more effective heating and using fuel more efficiently.
To ensure these benefits, however, furnace installation should be done by professionals according to industry standards and manufacturer’s recommendations. Here are some important considerations that must be part of every new furnace installation.
Calculate The Load
Oversized and undersized furnaces are money wasters. That’s why no new furnace should be installed until a qualified HVAC contractor performs a formal heating load calculation. The process includes gathering data about your home to determine its unique heating requirements. Using industry standard software, the contractor will determine the precise amount of heat in BTUs required to maintain a comfortable temperature on the average coldest day of the year. With that information, he can identify the furnace with the correct BTU output to match the home’s heating load.
Verify Ventilation
The old vent pipe for your existing furnace is probably still in place. However, is it still in good shape and safe? A deteriorated vent pipe could pose a safety hazard from carbon monoxide gas. Also, if your new furnace provides more output than the old model, you may need a larger diameter vent to adequately exhaust combustion gases.
Test the Ducts
Connecting a new state-of-the-art furnace to old, leaky ductwork is false economy. You simply end up warming your attic, crawl space or the inside of wall voids with valuable heat that leaks out of deteriorating ducts. Since most residential ductwork leaks as years go by, your HVAC contractor can pressure-test the ducts to determine the extent of heat loss, then pinpoint the location of leaks for sealing to restore full ductwork function.
Serving the Wabash Valley since 1922, contact us at Paitson Bros Inc., for professional furnace installation in your home.
Our goal is to help educate our customers in Terre Haute, Indiana about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about furnace installation and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Guide or call us at 812-645-6859.
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Jeff Paitson is a third generation business owner who continues to run the business with the same values that have been passed down from previous generations since 1922.
Jeff’s belief is that the business belongs to Jesus Christ; therefore 10 percent of the company’s profits go toward the Maryland Community Church.
Jeff is a Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce member and in his spare time, he enjoys 
Ethan Rayburn is a lifelong resident of Terre Haute and a 2005 graduate of Purdue University.
An Eagle Scout, Ethan spent four years as a non-profit executive with the Boy Scouts of America before joining Paitson Bros. as a comfort advisor and later General Manager. In that role, Ethan has brought a renewed enthusiasm for customer care, integrity, value, and service to Paitson Bros. Heating & Air Conditioning.
Ethan enjoys singing and was a member of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club. He also enjoys playing and coaching soccer, spending time with his family and two young boys, and volunteering his time and resources with his church, Terre Haute First Baptist Church, which he has attended from a very young age.
Paitson Bros
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Serving the Wabash Valley, IN Area Since 1922