When it comes to buying the right furnace for your home, it’s not the biggest one or the one with the highest price tag that’s ideal, it’s the one that fits the square footage of your home and meets your comfort needs. What some homeowners may not know is that installing a furnace that is too large for their home can actually cause their home to feel uncomfortable and it can even cost them more money in the long run. Here are some of the most common issues caused by an oversized furnace.
Lower Efficiency
When a furnace is oversized for your home, one of the most common issues you’ll experience is reduced efficiency. When your furnace is too big, it doesn’t work properly and will often end up overusing energy to meet your home’s needs, meaning it’s going to significantly increase your home’s carbon footprint as well as your monthly energy bill.
Short Cycling
If your furnace is oversized, you are very likely to experience issues like short cycling. Essentially, short cycling means that your furnace doesn’t get a chance to run a full cycle and is cut short in the middle of the process due to the lack of square footage in your home. This means that your furnace will be shutting off seemingly without reason, hindering it from doing its job properly.
Uneven Heating
An oversized furnace will cause uneven heating in your home, meaning you’ll begin noticing cold spots throughout different parts of the house. Uneven heating will significantly reduce the comfort of your home, potentially causing you to spend more money on supplemental heating for certain rooms.
Reduced Lifespan and More Frequent Disrepair
One of the telltale signs that your furnace is too large for your home is frequent breakdowns. A healthy, appropriately-sized furnace will occasionally need repair due to general wear and tear, but an oversized furnace will often break down and need costly repairs; this will also reduce the lifespan of your system.
What to do if You Have an Oversized Furnace
If you expect that you have an oversized furnace, you should take action sooner rather than later. An oversized furnace will end up costing you extra money for the rest of its lifespan, so it’s better to spend the money on an appropriately-sized furnace instead.
If you think your furnace issues are a result of an oversized system, call the technicians at Spring Home today, they will be happy to help assess the size of your furnace and whether or not it would be wise to invest in a new one.
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