Information Related To Forced Air Heating Products


 

A Bit of History

Octopus Heating Systems:
Before forced air heating was introduced, the Octopus furnaces were the most common way to heat residential buildings. Many home in Calgary have already had their furnaces upgraded to the forced air type. Octopus furnaces were very poor as for as energy efficiency is concerned.

Old Calgary Furnaces

Todays Furnaces

Forced Air Furnaces:
Using natural gas forced air furnaces to heat residential buildings has been around since Lennox released its first forced air furnace in 1935. Its also note worthy to mention Lennox also developed and manufactured the industry's first High-Efficiency gas furnace, released in 1983. Today regulation has mandated the install of high-efficient furnaces in Canada. Prior to 2009, consumers had a choice between a standard furnace, a mid efficient, and then the high efficient furnaces. There is allot of information and regulation governing the use and installation of forced air furnaces. A brief outline can be found here...

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What do the Energy Star Labels Mean?
On any appliance available on the resale market these days, you will find a label listing the energy consumption of that appliance measured by simple and easy to understand graphs and charts. Your furnace, being one of the major energy consuming appliances in your home is no different. New furnaces sold in Canada have come along ways since the days of old energy hogs. Having a furnace with over ninety percent efficiency installed will save you money on the power required to run the blower motors, as well as the amount of fuel cost required to heat your home. Read more by clicking on the button below...

Who Do I Call For New Furnace Installs?

If you are replacing an old furnace, insist on having a quality licensed professional in your home. The things to look for are making sure the basics are met such as licensed with the City to do business in your area. Business insurance, as well as any WCB or other local regulated requirements business must have to operate legally in your areas.  Our "Service Expert" has all the qualifications you will require to install a quality dependable reliable furnace in your home. All furnaces installed inside of some City's in Canada require a permit before the work starts. Then it is also required that a City inspector come out and inspect the work before its released to the occupants as completed. You will find that many new furnace installers in Calgary will only carry one brand, such as a Carrier brand, or a Heil, Trane Air, York, Lennox are all common and reputable furnace manufacture's. Be sure to ask your Heating specialist in Calgary what they like about the brand they install vs.. the other manufactures.

Other Products

Air Filter Systems
   Hepa Filters have made there way from institutions like hospitals into homes all over Canada. Removing dust, pet dander, mold spores, dust mites and dust mite feces is an important issue for the over all health of your home and occupants. All of the above are also known to cause triggers of allergies in sensitive people. Smoke and second hand cigarette smoke are now know to be harmful to your health. For air care in Calgary, please click on the button and read about the options...

<h3>What are the Different Types of Air Cleaning Products?</h3><br/> <p>There are many different types of products you can use either as a stand-alone room air cleaner, as we well as a whole house air maintenance system. Studies have shown that while all air cleaners have some success with cleaning the air borne particulates, that the best results are from having more than one type of air management system installed for the best broad range of cleaning.</p><br/> <b>Hepa Filter</b> <p>Hepa stands for High Efficiency Particulate Air, a true Hepa filter is regarded as the ultimate filter. The history of the Hepa stems from the ww2 days when the Atomic Energy Commission required a filter to protect staff from radioactive dust. That was the first and as far as we can tell the birth of Hepa. A Hepa is capable of removing .3 microns with efficient rating of 99.97 %. You may wonder, “What is a micron?” Simply put, a micron is 4/1000, 000ths of an inch or for metric, 1 millionth of a meter. Pollens range between 5 and 100 microns, human hair about 70 – 100 microns. A Hepa filter will only allow 3 particles to flow through for every 10,000 that enter the unit. (within the filtering range) If you are shopping for a Hepa, be sure to check the filter ratings as some Hepas are not “true” Hepas.</p><br/> <b>Ultraviolet Irradiation lights</b><br/> <p>UV lights sterilize the air that passes through UV lamps via forced air. These lamps are great when installed properly for keeping cooling condensate pans sterile as well as when installed in duct systems, they are great for killing virus and bacterial contaminates. Having a good filter system to remove the dead contaminates is also recommended to take care of the cleaning part of air management.</p> <b>Activated Carbon</b><br/> <p>Known for its absorption ability, this type of filter is usually used with the Hepa filter system. This type of filter is great for removing volatile chemicals on a molecular basis. Keep in mind it will not remove the larger partials.</p><br/> <b> Ionizer Purifiers</b><br/> <p>Ionized Purifiers work by using charged electrical surfaces or needles to generate electrically charged air or gas ions. These Ions attach to airborne particles which are then electrostaticly attracted to a charged collector plate. This mechanism produces trace amounts of ozone and other oxidants as by-products. Most ionizers produce less than 0.05 ppm of ozone, an industrial safety standard. There are two major subdivisions: the fan-less ionizer and fan-based ionizer. Fan-less ionizers are noiseless and use little power, but are less efficient at air purification. Fan-based ionizers clean and distribute air much faster. Many people have installed this type of filter in their homes and are permanently mounted home electrostatic filters.</p> <b>Electronic Air Cleaners</b><br/> <p>It is very common to fine electronic air cleaners in stalled in many homes. These units can be recognized by 2 cells that produce a “snapping” sound when they are working. Many people have became annoyed by the constant snapping and have turned the units up, leaving the home with no air management. </p><br/> <b>Ozone Producing Air Purifiers</b><br/> <p>Most air purifiers produce small amounts of Ozone. Ozone is not considered safe to breath in large volumes. Ozone generators are specially designed air purifiers that are used to remove the strong odors such as smoke after a fire, or the smell of decaying flesh, or mold and musky smells after a flood.</p><br/>

Q= What Is a "Heat Recovery Ventalator" ? Why should I have one?

Heat recovery ventilation systems allow R-2000 homes to maintain high indoor air quality without excessive additional energy costs.... click for more
As shown below, a heat recovery ventilator (HRV) consists of two separate air-handling systems – one collects and exhausts stale indoor air; the other draws in outdoor air and distributes it throughout the home. At the core of an HRV is the heat transfer module. Both the exhaust and outdoor air streams pass through the module, and the heat from the exhaust air is used to pre-heat the outdoor air stream. Only the heat is transferred; the two air streams remain physically separate. Typically, an HRV is able to recover 70 to 80 percent of the heat from the exhaust air and transfer it to the incoming air. This dramatically reduces the energy and saves you money while heating outdoor air to a room temperature.

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