How to Determine the Size of Electric Furnaces
Having the proper sized electric furnace in your home will adequately heat your entire house and keep your comfortable. It also helps you save money on heating bills if the furnace in your home is the right size. You can learn how to determine the size of electric furnaces in a few short steps.
- Make sure you understand how electrical furnaces are sized. Each furnace is sized by British Thermal Units (BTUs). A furnace will have a specific amount of BTUs, which means how much heat it outputs. Make sure the furnace has enough BTUs to properly heat your home.
- Download a sizing program from the Internet to help you determine the size of electric furnaces. You can navigate to hvaccomputer.com/hvac/form/acdGetTrialForm.asp to download a program. Enter your contact information in the form provided and click the “Proceed to Download Link” button. Download and install the program on your computer. Enter the information required to properly size the electric furnace in the fields provided. You will need to enter how many square feet your home is, as well as your zip code. Click “Calculate” when you finish entering in all of the information. The program will determine the size of furnace needed for your home and display it on the screen.
- Hire a contractor to come to your home to help you determine the size of furnace you need. Ask the contractor what he is basing his recommendation on. They should not only base it on the square footage of your home. There are other things he should look at. An experienced contractor will know the correct way to size the furnace.