According to the American Gas Association, turning your thermostat back 10 to 15 percent for 8 hours each day can cut annual heating expenses by 10 percent. Hearth products provide an appealing and cost-effective way to turn down the furnace and zone heat the areas where you spend the most time.
Determining which zone heating solution is best for you calls for considering your way of life, where your hearth will be located, fuel type preferred, and whether design or heat output is the primary need.
Pellet-burning appliances still gain favor with homeowners due to the fact that it can cost as little as 3 dollars to provide 24 hours of steady heat. Thanks to cutting edge technology, pellet appliances require simply loading pellet fuel, such as wood pellets or corn, into the hopper and starting the unit. An automatic feed system delivers the pellets into the burn chamber. Quadra-Fire takes the technology even further with its Mt. Vernon Advanced Energy Insert. Offering up to 75 percent efficiency, the insert automatically tracks and readjusts heat output, as well as cleans the system without disrupting operation.
Direct Vent gas fireplaces provide the greatest level of ease. Running at the flip of a switch, Direct Vent gas fireplaces are up to 70 percent efficient Heating And Cooling McKinney TX . Property owners can also cut up to an extra 15 dollars off their monthly heating expense by selecting a unit with an IntelliFire electric ignition system found in Heat & Glo, Heatilator and Quadra-Fire brand Direct Vent gas fireplaces.
Numerous homeowners do not understand that their masonry woodburning fireplaces can actually be a source of heat loss. According to the U.S. Department of Energy DOE, a woodburning fireplace can exhaust as much as 24,000 cubic feet of air per hour to the outside, which in turn attracts cold air from the outside through the homes doors and windows. By changing their woodburning fireplace into a high-efficiency gas, wood or pellet-burning fireplace insert, homeowners can improve the fireplaces efficiency up to 100 percent.