| Where you live and the type of home you live in | | | | house. Electric furnaces use electric heating |
| will determine what the best home heating | | | | elements as well as a fan. Even though it is not a |
| method will be. You don't want to end up with the | | | | gas furnace, efficiency is at 100% because all of |
| wrong type of heating system because this could | | | | the power generated is turned into heat. This |
| end up costing you more money than you | | | | method of heating is the most expensive, |
| actually need to be spending. There are three | | | | because it will raise the electric bill. |
| main types of heating. Oil burning, gas furnaces, | | | | Gas furnaces burn propane or natural gas. Gas |
| electric furnaces and hot water heating systems | | | | furnace efficiency is measured by the AFUE, the |
| all make up the forced warm air heating systems. | | | | Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency. The higher a |
| Depending on the style of your home and the fuel | | | | model is rated, the higher the efficiency is. Most |
| costs in your area, you will choose between one | | | | of these systems have a rating higher than 85%. |
| of these methods. The goal is to provide yourself | | | | Trane gas furnaces have a 95% AFUE, making |
| with the best Gas furnace efficiency so that you | | | | them some of the most efficient systems in the |
| are getting the most for your money. | | | | industry. |
| If you live in a state that is warm for most of | | | | To obtain the highest gas furnace efficiency, the |
| the year, you will most likely have a hot water | | | | unit must have an exhaust fan. These fans |
| heating system. They are less efficient than the | | | | control the the air and gasses flowing through the |
| other systems and are usually found in older | | | | furnace. The fans help them to be more precise |
| homes. They use steam instead of hot water to | | | | in their direction. This way the energy is not being |
| provide heat. People who live in warm areas | | | | wasted. The pipes are also smaller so that any air |
| usually don't heat their homes, so efficiency is not | | | | leakage is minimized. You will need to determine |
| the most necessary thing for them. Oil burning | | | | which type of furnace will best meet your heating |
| furnaces are the most common forced warm air | | | | needs so that you are getting the most for your |
| heating systems. They have high efficiency and | | | | money when you heat your home. |
| distribute warm air evenly throughout the whole | | | | |