Heating

Heating Services

When your replacing a furnace in your current central heating system, choosing equipment that minimizes costs while also delivering dependable comfort for your home or office is a very important decision. Keenan’s has the experts and the experience necessary to help you make the best decision for your investment in the proper heating system for your home or office. We can handle all necessary repairs, maintenance, and installation of high efficiency gas, and electric furnaces as well as heat pumps.

What do Good Furnaces Have in Common?

High efficiency furnaces are the best heating systems. They keep a home warm and comfortable. They provide steady, dependable performance year after year and they are quiet, long-lasting, and low in service frequency and cost.

Which Furnaces are Energy Efficient?

American Standard’s programmable thermostats, also known as programmable controls, can have a significant impact not only for your home’s energy consumption, but also for you. It’s hands-free comfort, and allows you to enjoy your home without running to the control every time the weather outside changes. During winter months, you can save as much as 3 percent* of heating costs for each degree your thermostat is lowered. In the summer, cooling costs are cut up to 6 percent* per each degree you raise the thermostat. A programmable control will automatically adjust temperatures throughout the day, ensuring greater energy efficiency and enhanced comfort. Some control models even allow homeowners to pre-program desired temperatures for specific times of day. You can save costs by easily adjusting the heating and cooling settings for times when you’re waking up, leaving for work, sleeping or going on vacation.

While a high efficiency furnace can carry a higher price it makes up for it with lower total cost of ownership. A high efficiency system will reduce your operating cost over the long run.

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Are Some Heat Pumps Better Than Others?

Naturally, energy efficiency is important. But when making your selection, remember low operating costs are little comfort if service and repair bills are high. Don’t be sold on energy efficiency alone.

Ask Keenan’s Plumbing and Heating to come out to your house and perform a load calculation for your home. This will help us recommend products with the right capacity for your home, and help you find the best system to meet your comfort and efficiency needs.

What Should I Know About SEER and HSPF?

The Department of Energy requires all air-conditioning and heating equipment manufacturers to evaluate and rate the efficiency of their equipment on a seasonal basis. These ratings are known as the SEER or, Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating, for air conditioners, and the HSPF or, Heating Seasonal Performance Factor, for heating equipment.

Heat pumps use both numbers. The higher the SEER or HSPF rating, the more efficient the heat pump. High-efficiency units cost more. But since operating costs are lower, the payback period may be shorter than you realize. A high SEER/HSPF heat pump also can add value to your home which is important to today’s energy-conscious home buyers.