The up-front cost of a new furnace can be alarming depending on which Denver heating contractor you call but with frequent service calls and increased energy bills it could also cost more to keep the old furnace around. Below are a few tips to help you decide if you should repair or replace that old furnace.
#1 - The desire to lower ones carbon footprint. If your furnace is 15 years old or older you should consider upgrading to a more energy efficient furnace. The older the furnace the less efficient it probably is. A new furnace can be up to 98.5% efficient compared to older 80% or lower efficiency furnaces. #2 - Frequent furnace repairs add up quickly. If the cost of repair is 50% of the cost of a new furnace, than a new furnace might be in order. #3 - Furnace efficiency decreases over time, so does a furnaces ability to evenly distribute the air its pushing through the duct system, high heating bills and uneven air flow could signify a new furnace is needed. #4 - Leaking carbon monoxide. A furnace with a damaged heat ex-changer leaks carbon monoxide. A few indications of a possible carbon monoxide leak are, a yellow pilot light, excessive moisture on windows or walls, soot streaks around your furnace or rusting vent/flue pipes...
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#1 - Online reviews. Denver heating companies can pay to have negative reviews removed, they can also pay to have their ratings increased. This is 100% true from the smallest to the largest and supposedly most reliable websites and business accrediting sources. Fake reviews can also be created by setting up multiple accounts and most websites and search engines allow anybody to post reviews and ratings, customer or not..
#2 - No prices on their website and they wont give you a quote over the phone. Unscrupulous companies like to bleed unsuspecting customers dry while acting like their doing them a huge favor. If a company wont give you a ballpark quote over the phone its because they want to see how nice your house and car are and also how naive you are to make sure they charge you the absolute most they can..
#3 - Colorado HVAC companies offering discounts, "special offers" or rebates. When a local hvac company offers a special price, exclusive military or senior citizen discount it means they just marked up the price to match or exceed their normal price. When energy savings are available from power companies and state or government agencies for homeowners who replace old low efficiency furnaces with new high efficiency furnaces hvac companies will raise their prices even more and then sham the costumer into thinking that its a bargain because of the possibility of "assumed" future energy cost savings and the idea of getting a rebate check in the mail. What they don't tell you is - with the "assumed" future energy cost savings it will take about 20 years for the furnace to pay for itself (ie:Furnace Payback). They'll also forget to mention that they marked up their price to reflect the rebate you're looking forward to receiving in the mail. And most importantly they'll fail to mention anything about the fact that the exact furnace their offering to grossly overcharge you for can be installed RIGHT and at a fraction of their price by DeValls HVAC..
#4 - The size of the company matters. Many great American businesses started out as one person with a dream... Beware of the "wolf in sheep's clothing"... Nifty vans all over town with fancy slogans painted in bold professing in great detail how much they care about their costumers or their commitment to customer happiness, integrity, trust, and the old standby - "your family to us", add a polo shirt, khakis, a cute little puppy in their logo and back the truck up for a load of blatant lies, overly excessive price gouging and unnecessary upselling of things you don't want (and most often don't need)...
Educate yourself.