3 Tips for Picking the Most Efficient Heating System

The heating system keeps your home comfortable during winter. Unfortunately, it’s one of the most expensive components in your house. For that reason, energy-efficient Glendale heating is a huge consideration if you wish to keep the overall cost down. In this post, you’ll learn how to choose the most energy-efficient unit you can install in your home. 

1. Understanding Glendale Heating System 

To know how efficient the heating system is, you must first understand how it is rated by efficiency. The heating system uses Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) to measure the percentage of energy use that goes into heating the home. A furnace that has 85 AFUE means that every dollar spent on energy, 85 cents of it comes from heating the home. On the other hand, heating pumps aren’t rated by AFUE. Rather, it’s rated by HSPF. It represents total heat output. To know what heating system your house is using, ask an HVAC technician. 

2. Knowing Which is More Cost-Efficient: Heat Pumps or Furnaces? 

Heating systems work differently. But there are two main types of heating systems in Glendale homes. 

• Heat pumps. They are more energy-efficient. This system uses different ways to heat and cool the air in the house. It uses refrigerant to cool the air when it’s in cooling mode. It extracts heat from air when it’s in heating mode. Because of that, a heat pump doesn’t fare well in colder climates. 
• Furnaces. They are the most common heating system in LA. Their efficiencies vary widely. Newer units are highly efficient. They also run on gas, electricity, or oil. The cheapest one to operate is a gas furnace. However, it’s not as efficient as air-source heat pumps. 

Between the two main types, though, it’s difficult to say which one you must choose when it comes to energy efficiency. But the rule of thumb here is that the more modern the system is the more energy-efficient it will be. When you choose to use a furnace heating system, you need to opt for an AFUE. If you pick geothermal heat pumps, they can significantly lower your energy bills. however, their installation cost can be quite expensive. 

3. Maintaining the Heating System 

But no matter how efficient your system is, its efficiency goes down every time you use it. Hence, it’s vital to regularly maintain it. Regular maintenance is necessary to ensure that all components of the systems are checked for any issues. And if there are issues, the technicians will patch them to prevent them from getting worse. 

You should not wait for your heating system to shut down before you have it serviced. Instead, you need to service it once a year. How often to service it depends on how you use it. But once a year is reasonable. 

To know more about regular Glendale heating maintenance and find out which system is better for your house, then give us a call to get a free estimate: (818) 722-8634.