Affordable Furnace Installation & Replacement Solutions in Blue Ash, OH

Because home heating equipment is a leading cause of residential fires, “safety comes first” is more than a mere saying in our business. Whenever a furnace poses any type of health or safety risk and the repair is too expensive or in any way impermanent, replacement is the best way to go, looking down the road. A good example would be if your heat exchanger gets cracked. Cracked heat exchangers are expensive and can cause carbon monoxide to leak, which could be fatal, as well as pose a fire hazard. With something dangerous like CO2, the decision is obvious. However, if the safety risk is something like a stuck valve or bad wiring, it might merely need to be repaired. Because these things are best looked at on an individual case by case scenario, calling one of our local NATE-certified furnace technicians to come out and inspect the problem closely will go a long way because our experts can provide a cost-benefit analysis and explore various options you have to help you make the best decision for your specific situation.

The average lifespan of a furnace fluctuates between 15 and 20 years. Then compare your furnace’s age to how well it’s performing. If you aren’t sure how old your system is, most furnace installers will write the date of installation on the unit’s face when they install it. If you don’t see it anywhere, you can also get the serial number and model information on the metal identification plate inside the door and call the manufacturer to see how old the unit is. In any case, if your heating equipment is more than 20 years old, that doesn’t necessarily mean it needs to be replaced. When it comes to HVAC systems, lifespan projections are ballpark figures. Some furnaces are useful a lot longer than others, and factors like the regularity of maintenance increase their lifespan.

When a furnace isn’t performing very efficiently, it’s unable to heat a home as effectively as it is designed to, which means the homeowner ends up paying more in heating costs that continue to climb over time. As such, another major indicator of when a system becomes inefficient is when there are parts of the residence that tend to be hotter or colder than others. These uneven heating issues are more common in older systems that are outdated because they have to work harder to heat the whole home.