Like for like 80%
Here we have an American Standard Furnace 80% that was replaced with a new American Standard Furnace 80%. What we call "like for like". It is by far one of the easiest types of replacements, especially if its located in the garage.
Older Trane Furnace
Now in my opinion this furnace should have lasted a lot longer. One issue that caused a short life was a poorly sized filter system, a small filter gets clogged way to fast making it difficult for the owner to keep up with and then eventually causing high limit failures(over heating). Also if the furnace had been vented with double wall pipe instead of galvanized single wall pipe, there would have been less internally corrosion (white dust) that clogs up pressure ports and causes excessive wear on the inducer. We find this a lot in very cold garages.
Like for like 80% cont.
Here you see the new American Standard furnace and a Bradford White hot water tank installed. The new equipment is vented with type B double wall venting that will eliminate internal corrosion. We also added a Honeywell filter system.
New American Standard furnace 80% and Bradford White 50 gal
And as you can see the Honeywell F100 4" fits perfectly on top and usually provides annual protection but I do recommend checking every 6 months.
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York to American Standard
Once in awhile I come across a furnace that my previous company installed … and very rarely one that I actually installed. This particular furnace was installed by my previous company that I co-owned back in 1996.
York 80% gas furnace.
After going over all the options and the paybacks on the American Standard equipment my customer decided to just swap back to an 80% gas furnace. I would have to agree .. sometimes the paybacks are just not there.
American Standard 80% Gas Furnace
I had to do some small transition work to adapt the new furnace to the existing base can and a few more transitions to adapt the new Honeywell F100 air cleaner to the existing return ducting. Other than that everything connected right back to the new furnace.
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One of our commercial management customers that we do business with had us replace an exiting Climatrol to American Standard 80% gas furnace.
American Standard 80% Furnace.
Ok … no big deal, just another American Standard 80% gas furnace replacement story, but that’s not why I decided to blog this particular install. In this case the existing thermostat control wire had been severed during construction… and with virtually no way of running a new wire it left us stumped. That is when we decided to try the new Honeywell wireless thermostat.
Honeywell wirelss thermostat
As you can see above it looks like a typical programmable thermostat .. but in reality it runs off batteries and it is wireless.
Honeywell wireless module
The Honeywell wireless module gets installed back at the furnace .. and connect up to the thermostat wirelessly. This allows us to put the thermostat in any location within the space. I can think of at least a dozens times where thermostats have been installed in bad locations … this device will solve that problem.
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We Are Key Bank’s Business of the Month
Alpine Heating And Cooling was chosen as business of the month for April 2013 by Keybank of Burlington, WA. Alpine Heating And Cooling will have a unmanned display up inside of the entry way into Keybank. Stop by, take a look and fill out an entry form to win either a FREE Maintenance or a FREE Honeywell programmable FocusPro 6000 thermostat (not installed) your choice.
We will have an American Standard 95% Modulating Gas Furnace on display for you to look at.
Keybank Display
Thanks,
Gary
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Gas Furnaces: Smaller, yet More Powerful
Perhaps the most satisfying change outs to me are going from oil to natural gas. There’s always a dramatic reduction in the size of the equipment as well as an increase in the efficiency. Customers love the results. Gas furnaces are easier on their wallets and quieter. People are more comfortable in their homes with a new, efficient gas furnace, and they get some square footage back.
Older 80% Oil Furnace
This older oil furnace above is no exception. While natural gas has been available for more than 20 years, this old, loud, inefficient oil burner is still clunking along.
80% American Standard Gas Furnace
A Properly Sized Furnace Will Save Money
The existing oil furnace was too large for the home. The new, smaller-sized American Standard 80% gas furnace is a perfect match. Now the home won’t over shoot in temperature and the customer will start saving money. We added a liner to the existing masonry chimney and installed a Honeywell 4″ pleated air filter in to the return system. The Honeywell filter will improve indoor air quality and the comfort of the home’s occupants.
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Need a Heat Pump, Air Conditioner, Furnace, Boiler, Ductless, Mini-Split or Tankless Water Heater? We install them all over Skagit county including Mount Vernon WA, Burlington WA, Anacortes, Sedro Woolley, La Conner, Stanwood WA, and on Camano Is.