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We can\u2019t imagine you harbor any nostalgic feelings about the furnace warming your home during the winter. Furnaces are not romanticized pieces of machinery; they\u2019re kept out of sight and are entirely functional in appearance. You don\u2019t decorate your furnace for the holiday season. (It might be dangerous anyway; the furnace needs to be clear on all sides.)<\/p>\n
Where are we going with this? There\u2019s no reason to keep around an old furnace just because. No attachment. Most of the time, the only thing holding people back from scheduling a replacement for an old furnace in Fenton, MI<\/a> is the costs involved. But in most cases, it\u2019s less<\/em> expensive to have a new furnace put in, and often the safer choice.<\/p>\n The big question: \u201cWhat is the retirement age for a furnace?\u201d There can\u2019t be a single answer to the question that applies to every situation, since furnaces are different and people use them differently. If a furnace never receives regular maintenance, it may only go for a few years before it\u2019s done. (This is your monthly reminder of why routine professional maintenance is critical.) A quality furnace given special attention may go for 20 years.<\/p>\n However, we feel confident listing \u201c15 years\u201d as the point when you should give serious consideration to replacing a furnace. An electric furnace may go a bit longer, but with a gas furnace this is the point where the heater will start to provide diminishing returns. If you\u2019re already experiencing unreliable performance from the furnace and need to have it fixed more often, the time has come to replace it.<\/p>\n A new furnace is a large investment, but we want to assure you this investment pays you back. It is worth it to retire a furnace older than 15 years with a new unit.<\/p>\n First, the new furnace will have better energy efficiency than the old one. Even if you don\u2019t install a special high-efficiency unit, you\u2019ll probably be looking at a 10% increase in efficiency between the two. Furnace technology has advanced over a decade and a half, and an aging furnace has probably declined in efficiency because of wear and tear. When the new furnace is in place, you\u2019ll start to see lower heating bills.<\/p>\n A replacement furnace also saves money on repairs. When a furnace reaches the finish line, it may start to cost $500 in repairs to keep it going each year. A new furnace will cost zero in repairs for many years.<\/p>\n Finally, there\u2019s safety<\/em>. You can\u2019t put a price tag on this! If you have a natural gas furnace that\u2019s so old it\u2019s starting to become hazardous (such as cracks in the heat exchanger, which can occur when corrosion sets in due to age), then no matter the cost, a new furnace is worth it. Keeping your family safe is priceless\u2014so putting in a safer furnace immediately pays for itself.<\/p>\n We are here to help you when it comes to upgrading your furnace or other heating system. If you are unsure about whether you should replace that old furnace, arrange for an appointment with one of our technicians.<\/p>\n In most cases, it\u2019s less expensive to have a new furnace put in, and often the safer choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[108,93,125,15],"class_list":["post-625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-electric-furnaces","tag-fenton","tag-gas-furnaces","tag-heating-system-replacement"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":629,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625\/revisions\/629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}When a Furnace Is Too Old<\/h2>\n
How a Replacement Pays for Itself<\/h2>\n
First Choice Heating & Cooling: If Your Home Had a Voice, It Would Call First Choice!<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"