If you have a boiler or furnace, your heating costs come down to the amount you pay for fuel. Reducing your overall heat usage is one way to save going forward, but another is to make a change in the fuel you use to provide that heat. Before the next frigid Massachusetts winter hits, your might consider a heating conversion from an oil heater to a natural gas or propane heating system. Gas heaters and propane heaters are usually more efficient when it comes to heating and lower fuel costs.
Evaluating Your Current System
Before thinking about heating conversion, you’ll need to get as much information as possible on your current heating system from a heating contractor. We’ll analyze your previous heating bills and take a look at the system itself to determine how much fuel you’re using on a monthly basis. We’ll also take a look at the heat your home loses through its roof, walls, windows, and doors, and we may recommend adding more insulation to further reduce your heating system’s fuel usage.
Finding Ways to Save
With that knowledge of your home’s heating needs and current fuel usage, we’ll help you compare gas furnaces to help you identify the system that works best for your home. Heating systems are available in a variety of configurations at a number of price points, and we’ll account for your heating needs and budget in recommending the best system. Once you’ve chosen the right gas furnace to meet those needs, our team will install it up to the manufacturer’s specifications.
Converting from an oil heater to a gas heater is a big project, but one that can save you hundreds of dollars every year. Give us a call at ( to discuss your conversion options and schedule an appointment with our heating contractors.
Updates to the Regional HVAC Equipment Efficiency and Testing Standards
Updates to the Regional HVAC Equipment Efficiency and Testing Standards
Effective January 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will update its efficiency and testing standards for residential and commercial HVAC equipment. All regulatory changes will differ by product type and region. Since the updated standards will result in price increases across all HVAC contractors, now is the time to buy the equipment you need for your home or business.
The minimum efficiency standards for residential and commercial air conditioners and heat pumps manufactured after January 1, 2023, will increase. This change will increase production efficiency and national energy savings while decreasing national energy consumption.
Northern U.S. & Canada
All split-system air conditioners, split-system heat pumps, and packaged units manufactured after January 1, 2023, must meet the updated standards. However, split-system air conditioners, split-system heat pumps, and packaged units manufactured before January 1, 2023, can be installed indefinitely. The efficiency rating for air conditioners will increase from 13 SEER to 15 SEER in these regions.
Southern U.S.
Split-system air conditioners manufactured before January 1, 2023, can’t be installed once the updated standards take effect. All installations of products that don’t meet the new standards must be completed by December 31, 2022. However, split-system heat pumps, single-packaged air conditioners, and single-packaged heat pumps manufactured after January 1, 2023, can be installed indefinitely. The efficiency rating for air conditioners will increase from 14 SEER to 15 SEER in both the Southwest and Southeast regions.
In addition to higher minimum efficiency standards, the M1 testing procedures used for residential and 3 to 5-ton light commercial, single-phase equipment manufactured on or after January 1, 2023, will increase. This change will produce more accurate SEER, EER, and HSPF efficiency ratings. Manufacturers will be required to re-test equipment using the new M1 Standard requirements as well as publish equipment efficiency ratings using the new efficiency metrics of SEER2, EER2, and HSPF2.
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