Navien America prides itself on manufacturing the most cost-efficient water heaters available. Navien’s built-in hot water recirculation system recirculates hot water that would otherwise be lost, thus, creating a method that lowers the cost of the customer's water bills each month. A tankless Navien can achieve 4.6 gallons per minutes; enough to satisfy two running showers and a kitchen sink. Innovations like these significantly differentiate Navien from its main competitor Rinnai.
High-Efficiency Variable Speed Circulator
The right circulator needs to do more than just move water. LeBlanc Heating uses the new Taco Bumble Bee which is designed to be the "right" circulator for efficient hydronic heating. The Bumble Bee's high efficiency ECM motor uses up to 85% less electricity than a standard circulator. Most importantly, the Bumble Bee's Delta-T variable speed technology maximizes the overall efficiency of your heating system. The Bumble Bee is engineered for energy savings, although a Bumble Bee circulator has a significant cost increase over a non-variable circulator its lifetime savings will far surpass initial cost.
The rising cost of natural gas will likely mean higher heating costs this winter for many New Hampshire residents. The Public Utilities Commission has approved new rates for two of NH's natural gas utilities. Rates will rise approximately 10% in comparison to last year. The rate increases were a direct result of the rising cost of commodities and the limited supply of natural gas in New England. The rate increase which took effect Friday November 1st is expected to impact 20% of NH homes.
Was your furnace recently red tagged or condemned by an HVAC or Heating contractor? Did your contractor tell you that you had a cracked heat exchanger? Dishonest HVAC and heating contractors will use this as a scare tactic to sell you a new furnace you may not need.
In NH, we rely on five primary fuels to heat our homes: natural gas, fuel oil, propane, wood and electricity. We use furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, wood stoves, pellet stoves and electric baseboard to convert these fuels into heat. In a quest to lower yearly heating costs, homeowners are seeking higher efficiency equipment. Unfortunately, more efficient equipment does not always equate to a lower yearly heating cost. Fuel type is a major factor that is often over looked.
Watch our furnace technicians replace and old gas furnace with a brand new high efficiency Goodman gas furnace in one day. Call us today at 603-623-0412 for your free furnace estimate.
Watch our boiler technicians remove an old cast iron boiler from this Southern NH home to make room for a brand new high efficiency boiler. Call us today at 603-623-0412 to get a free boiler estimate.
Watch our furnace technicians replace and old gas furnace with a brand new high efficiency Amana gas furnace in one day. Call us today at 603-623-0412 for your free furnace estimate.
Watch our HVAC technicians replace an old oil furnace and oil water heater with a brand new Therflo oil furnace and on-demand electric water heater. Call us today at 603-623-0412 for your free furnace or water heater estimate.
A heat pump transfers heat from one place to another. In this process, heat pumps extract heat from the outside air and transfer it inside, even if temperatures are below zero. These types of heating systems are up to 300% efficient because they do not create heat, but transfer it to improve your home’s efficiency and temperature control.
A.J. LeBlanc Heating provides two types of heat pump systems: central and ductless. Central heat pump systems require ductwork and either a furnace or an air handler to distribute air over an indoor coil. If your home already has central air conditioning, we recommend that you use a central heat pump system, which can help cut heating costs up 40% while still offering the air conditioning that you use. Ductless mini split heat pump systems do not require any ductwork. This type of heat pump system is great for homes with existing boilers, and requires little modification to your home’s structure. To learn more about the installation process of a mini split system, click here.
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We hope you stay warm this winter!
When it comes to furnaces and boilers, there is a lot to consider in terms of efficiency. AFUE, or Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency, measures how much of the fuel used by the furnace or boiler is actually converted into heat. The higher the AFUE, the more efficient the furnace or boiler. Furnaces and boilers can have an AFUE that ranges from 80 percent all the way up to 98 percent. The type of fuel used by the furnace or boiler also plays a role in its efficiency. For example, oil furnaces and boilers are typically less efficient than natural gas furnaces and boilers. As a result, when choosing a furnace or boiler, it is important to consider both the AFUE and the type of fuel being used.
