As this is a DIY Blog, and I get all the questions that come my way. Today I am going to address a question that is coming up a lot

If I am going to do my own Furnace Installation, should I choose a high or mid efficiency furnace? The choice is not so clear so here are some tips to make the choice easier.

The difference in a high efficiency and mid efficiency furnace installation can be considerable if the equipment is installed correctly. For a high efficiency furnace to work correctly it will have to be installed with two pvc pipes going outside. One to carry the product of burning gas out of your home. The other pipe is to bring in fresh air for the furnace to use for combustion.

Now this perplexes some. Why bring in fresh air to burn? Is there not plenty around the house that you do not have to bring in freezing cold air, I dont see how this helps. Thats a great question all. Heres why. When the furnace is burning air naturally from your home it is creating a negative pressure in your home, and all the while the atmosphere pressure on the outside of the house is pushing in with 14.7 lbs of pressure. This causes cold air to find every small opening in your home (like electric outlets, cracks in windows, small cracks from doors) and push that freezing cold air into your home making it very inefficient.

Now if we bring in a little bit of fresh air and pipe it right into the burner chamber on the furnace we increase the efficiency buy not circumventing those natural forces. In fact in theory, and there are some furnaces out there that do this, in theory if you could pressurize your home to 14.8 lbs pressure or close to it, you could possible heat the house with a candle or two as there would be no cold air infiltration.

I know thats a long story just to say, make sure you install the intake pipe………

The efficiencies work like this – if my furnace is 80% efficient, for every dollar I send to the heating company 80 cents would have been to heat my home, the other 20% went into inefficiencies . So a 95% Furnace is a booya no.

Now on to choosing. If I were short on money and I already had a 80% efficient furnace I would more then likely go for another. They are cheaper up front and there is no real added expense to install other then the furnace itself.

When you  choose to install a 95% furnace and you have a 80% already in your home , the furnace will not only cost more you should take the following into consideration.

• The initial cost is more for a 95% furnace, but you could make that up in a few year with efficiency.
• You will have to install new pipes to the outside of your home – two to be exact, this is extra cost
• If your hot water tank is left alone piped into the chimney (called orphaned)   It will need to have a chimney liner installed so the flue gases can get out of the home and not fall back down the chimney and eat at your chimney. These can be a considerable cost depending on the access to your chimney and the style (but thats for another article)

That should cover most of the needed data to answer the question–  New Furnace Installation 95% or 80% ?

The Ultimate Furnace Installation Guide

CONTAINS NEVER REVEALED SECRETS ABOUT CONTRACTORS

And Their Furnace Installation Tricks

First a few testimonies and, Click here to get a Free Preview  of the book Takes about 20 Seconds to load

Chase Mergenthal
Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 6:43 PM”>6:43 PM (10 hours ago)
Thanks! I got the furnace running today!
I wanted to let you know that I would have never attempted this on my own with out reading your guide!
-Chase

Thanks Anthony for this wonderful book. I bought it for my husband, and two days later our furnace installation was compleate and working like a charm. My husband said the book was a life saver Debbie

Just wanted to let you guys know, our sears estimate was $4000 .  It only cost us $993  furnace installation and all (not including your $9.97 guide) . Cheers Dave Walton

Now why would anyone want to ban a book that helps you save money?

Because !!!!!! You will be taking their money

Now picture this in your minds eye. The furnace is the heart of your home. It provides warmth and comfort. Think back to all those Christmas mornings when your children or grandchildren were opening their presents. Remember their smiles? Remember how happy everyone was in the warmth and comfort of your home?

Now for a second, think about how that day would have worked out if your furnace was on the fritz? Yes, your memory would be very different. Very cold and uncomfortable. That wouldn’t make it such a great day  would it?

As a man or woman, we want our families to be warm and safe. This is where the contractor will make his play on your emotions. They will say

“HOMONWERS CANNOT DO A FURNACE INSTALLATIONS  ! YOU’LL RISK THE SAFETY OF YOUR FAMILY ! YOUR KIDS !”

‘FURNACE INSTALLATIONS ARE FOR PROFESSIONALS ” (Heres a secret a contractor will never tell you, did you know that his  installers only make $8 to $10 dollars per hour, thus showing the skill level needed)

Blah – Blah – Blah  Bla blab blab blab  - I have heard it a million times.

Sorry for going off there, I just dont like the scare tactics. Now where were we?

…..  Oh yes you absolutely can install your own furnace, and you will do just that with the help of this step by step guide. Not only will you complete your furnace installation , but you will also keep from  $1,000 to  $5,000 in your pocket, just by doing it yourself.

NOTE: Even if you dont do the installation by yourself this guide still helps you save thousands by giving you the same knowledge that the contractor has, prices , sizes, workers rates etc. etc.

Really ?  Yep really, really . Well how ?

I was an HVAC contractor for over 20 years. I have accomplished furnace installations in hundreds of different environments, and thousands of homes in my lifetime. I just plain know how to install furnaces!

I wrote the book on furnace installation, and then i wrote this book on furnace installations.  When finished I  and handed the rough cut  to my wife for editing.

4 WEEKS LATER, AND A WHOLE LOT OF EXPLAINING, WE FINALLY HAD AN EDITED BOOK.

WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG?

MY WIFE FOUND A FLAW IN MY WRITING. I WAS WRITING AS IF EVERYONE  SHOULD JUST KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING. MY WIFE MADE ME EXPLAIN EVERY LITTLE DETAIL.

THEN DRAW STEP BY STEP PICTURES UNTIL SHE UNDERSTOOD HOW TO INSTALL A FURNACE HERSELF.

HER FINAL WORDS WERE, “THIS IS A GOOD BOOK –   I COULD INSTALL A FURNACE NOW”

Take a look at whats included in the guide:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Table of Contents

Tool List – page 4

• Assessing Your Home
  
• Assessing Your Homes’ Heating and Cooling System
• Materials List – Ductwork
• Materials List – Electrical Hookup.
• Materials List – Gas Line

1. Materials List – Miscellaneous
2. Materials list  – 80% efficient furnace

• Materials list  – 90% efficient furnace Finding Local Suppliers To Work With
• Removing Power and Fuel Supply
• Securing Existing Ductwork
• Removing the Old Equipment
• Putting It All Back Together
  

1. Aligning the Furnace
2. Attaching Return and Boot To Furnace
3. The Transition – Connecting the Plenum To the Furnace
4. Connecting the Gas Line
5. Exhausting the Flue Gases
6. Installing the Thermostat and Wiring

• Starting Up Your New Equipment
• Tutorial – Putting Ductwork Together
• Disclaimer
• Index

Chapter 8 ALONE could save you thousands of dollars.

You see even if you hired a contractor to do the furnace installation ! With the knowledge contained in the book you will know the contractor secrets . You will also know what the true price should be.

So to keep thousands of dollars in your  pocket, and your home warm and safe, what do you have to do?

Get  The Ultimate Furnace Installation Guide for only $9.97.

NOTE: If you would like to purchase the guide but dont trust buying on line.  I understand , email me anthony@furnacebook.com  -   I can then give you my physical addres for you to send a  money order. This method takes 5 to 10 days . When the funds arrive i send outan email with the book attached

Regards Tony G