Unfortunately there is nothing permanent in this world. Sooner or later you need to replace your appliances. This goes the same with the furnaces. We always suggest that you should get a gas furnace instead of an electric furnace. It’s not that electric furnaces are not efficient or cannot provide you with an awesome heating experience. The only reason for gas preference is consumption. A gas furnace delivers lower energy bills than an electric furnace. Yes, the energy consumption of the gas furnace is more viable than the electric furnace. That’s why we are here to tell you about the gas furnace cost, factor in pricing, what you should look in the gas furnace and how you can prolong the life of the gas furnace.
Things You Should Consider Before Buying Gas Furnace
If you are planning to head out for buying the gas furnace then you should know about some points before buying the furnace. These below mentioned points also create a major impact on the costing.
Area
You must know about the area you wanted that your new furnace will cover. Furnace covers the whole house so take the measurement of your entire home. Now you know the area you wanted to cover which is the essential information before buying and it is also an important factor for gas furnace cost.
Climate
Climate is also the essential trait to find the right gas furnace. If you are living in the mild cold climate region then you will take the equation of 30 to 35 square feet per BTU. For the average cold you need to increase the per square feet in the equation. For the maximum cooling you need 60 square feet per BTU. Area and climate both are important to calculate the power of the gas furnace. Also climate plays an important role in pricing. In the extreme winter regions the demand of the furnace is high so there is a huge chance the price of the furnace will be high.
Very Cold Regions: 50-60 square feet per BTU
Cold Regions: 40-50 square feet per BTU
Average Cold Regions 35-40 square feet per BTU
Mild Cold Regions: 30 – 35 square feet per BTU
BTU
British Thermal Unit (BTU) is the power of your gas furnace. The more BTUs mean the more powerful your furnace is to cover the larger space. After calculating the area and climate you need to multiply area and BTU. For example if you are living in the mild cold region so take 35 square feet per BTU and the actual size of your home is 1000 square feet. You should multiply the home area and climate region reading. So 35 multiply by 1000 is 35,000. Now you must check the efficiency rate.
Efficiency
If the efficiency rate is 70% then you should take the 50,000 BTU gas furnace. The 70 percent of 50,000 is 35,000 BTU which is perfect reading you need. Most of the people overlook the efficiency, and just take the air purifier and complain about the air purifier that it cannot cover the entire area.
Features
In the gas furnace you need some features which will be helpful for you. Thermostat is very essential to manage the temperature. Also, you need the furnace with the timer, so you can schedule and remote control for convenient controlling.
How Much Gas Furnace Cost???
There are many factors in the gas furnace costing. Here we will see some factors in the gas furnace costing before telling you about the exact price range. As we have told you area, climate, features, quality and power is the driving factor for the costing but there is one more important for the costing: Technological advancement of the furnace. The gas furnace filled with new technologies may cost more. Also the older versions of the gas furnace cost less than the newer versions.
The price range of a gas furnace is 1500$ to 6500$. If you are buying a decent efficiency gas furnace then it will cost you 1500$ to 3000$. Technological advanced gas furnaces will cost you 3000$ to 5000$. All the above mentioned factors included. The more advanced and bigger a gas furnace you get the more you will pay the cost. Efficiency also plays the role if you get the 80% to 90 % efficient gas furnace then it can cost you 2000$ to 3000$ and if the efficiency is above 90 then you have to pay 3000$ to 5000$. The installation cost range is 900$ to 1200$ and the tune up cost is 100$ to 150$ that means if you are searching for the premium gas furnace for larger space then it may cost you around 6500$.
How to prolong the life of a gas furnace???
Proper maintenance is the second name of durability of the gas furnace. Gas furnaces may last 20 to 30 years if you take preventive maintenance regularly from experts. If not, the gas furnace will leave you sooner. General maintenance is also very necessary like changing of filters and cleaning. You should schedule the repair maintenance every half yearly basis. You must ensure that your home insulation is smooth so your furnace should be efficient. We always recommend that you must take care of your appliances so they can provide you their amazing services for the everlasting time.
