Product Feature: Water Furnace Legend Series – 18.5 EER / 3.8 COP

Overall Efficiency, Peformance & Features:

• Meets or exceeds Energy Star® guidelines
• 18.5 / 3.8 COP (ARI 13256-1 GLHP)
• Ultra Quiet operation

WaterFurnace Legend Series units benefit from the technology we’ve refined through four generations of products, and offers it at a great price. The Legend Series represents some of the highest efficiency units available and is a great choice for years of reliable energy savings and comfort.

Legend owners will enjoy dramatically lower bills, increased comfort and more importantly, a smaller impact on the environment. Because Legend is about what you leave behind.

Features and Benefits:

• Energy Star Rated/AHRI Certified/ETL Listed
• Hot Water Assist: With an optional hot-water generator, the Legend preheats water in your water heater to save money.
• Blower Motor: A 5 speed X13 ECM blower motor allows the unit to provide precisely controlled comfort, quiet operation and energy savings. (PSC motor available).
• Coated Air Coil: Our exclusive FormiShield™ coating on the air coil resists corrosion and increases equipment life. Its large size improves efficiency and dehumidification.
• Insulated Coaxial Heat Exchanger: Our exclusive ThermaShield™ foam insulation takes the place of traditional taping and increases both efficiency and consistency of our heat exchangers.
• R-410A: Environmentally friendly, non-ozone-depleting refrigerant that enhances efficiency and savings. 

Product Feature: Water Furnace Synergy3D Series - 16.6 EER / 3.7 COP

Overall Efficiency, Peformance & Features:

• Multi-stage heating and cooling
• 16.6 EER / 3.7 COP (ARI 13256-1 GLHP)
• Hot water generation
• Integrated Radiant Heat

With the Synergy3 Series, you'll enjoy incredible energy savings on your heating and cooling costs while providing hot water for radiant floor heat. The Synergy3 is the geothermal equivalent of a boiler, furnace and air conditioner—all in a single unit. Units are available in three vertical sizes. Cabinets are constructed with heavy-gauge metal and are coated with durable poly paint for long lasting beauty and protection. Copeland Scroll compressors provide outstanding performance and reliability, while coated air coils add durability and longer life. Variable speed ECM blower motors are used for quiet operation. A sophisticated microprocessor control sequences all components during operation for optimum performance, and provides easy-to-use troubleshooting features with fault lights and on-board diagnostics. To help achieve ultimate comfort, heating priority may be given to forced air zones or radiant floor heat.

FAQ: Should I Repair or Replace My Old Furnace, Air Conditioner or Heat Pump?

Our company is committed to the technical excellence of the service we provide you and, therefore, require our 'champion' technicians to attend regular training sessions. Besides the technician who actually does the repair, Howell's has highly competent and experienced field supervisors who, although you may never see, provide valuable backup to the technician. So, should a second opinion ever be required about a technical question, you don't have to worry because the technician has highly qualified expertise to bring to each call.

(But who cares? The technician isn't living in your house day in and day out, right? He just wants to move equipment!) Wrong! Take a look for yourself whether you should repair or replace that system that is still "working fine"

Should I Repair or Replace My Old Furnace, Air Conditioner or Heat Pump?

(This is an example of a 10-year-old furnace and air conditioner system. Based on current repair at the home and potential replacement cost today.)

REPAIR TODAY	EXAMPLE: Compare a repair on a 10-year-old "no heat" furnace/AC by putting in a new blower motor VS replacing the furnace with a new, high-efficiency system	REPLACE TODAY
What is the cost of today's repair, i.e., $350 for a replacement blower motor.	TODAY'S COST	Ballpark investment for a high-efficiency model furnace/AC, i.e., $6,700 (Avg. price)
What is your best guess on repairs over the next few years until the furnace/AC must be replaced? I.E., $350	FUTURE REPAIRS	NONE! Your 5 or 10 year bumper-to-bumper warranty covers all that risk.
ASHRAE data shows that the expected furnace life is 18 years, so we have 8 years to go at (your guess) $1,000 per year. 8 x $1,000 = $8,000. Typical Air Conditioner life expectancy is 15 years at an average electrical cost of $700 a year. 8 x $700 = $5,600	ENERGY COST TO OPERATE FOR 10 YEARS	The new, high-efficiency model will save 30-40% of their heating & cooling costs, so figure $600 per year for heating. 10 x $600 = $6,000. And $450 per year for cooling. 10 x $450 = $4,500
At some point the furnace/AC must be replaced so this is the ballpark investment for the high-efficiency model, at a minimum 2% increase annually. i.e., $7,851.	COST TO REPLACE THE UNIT IN 10 YEARS*	NONE! It works great and the customers are happy!
NONE! Actually, you will also have the inconvenience of at least one more failure!	ADDITIONAL COMFORT BENEFITS	LOTS! More comfortable due to proper sizing, better technology, quieter, less worry, better filtration, and more!
In this example, the numbers add up to: $22,151	TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP FOR 10 YEARS	In this example, the numbers add up to: $17,200
AMOUNT SAVED BY REPLACING TODAY $4,951

*To calculate the cost to replace the unit in the future:
(Today's Replacement Cost) + (Inflation [avg 2% yearly] for X Years) = $ Future Replacement Cost

That wasn't so bad, now was it? At least now you have a clear picture of what your system is doing for you. Now it is up to you. Let us know how we can best serve you in the future. For more information, answers, or to get a no-obligation FREE replacement quote, visit our website!

How Your Gas Furnace Works

...no need to worry, it's safer than you think!

Your new Trane furnace creates heat by burning fuel (gas or propane). Upon a call for heat from your thermostat, your power vent motor will energize and prep the combustion area for ignition by inducing a draft through the flue pipe system. Following this, your Silicon Carbide Hot Surface Igniter (aka - "pilot light") will glow bright orange for approximately 20-30 seconds, at which point the gas valve will open and send the fuel to the combustion area and the active ignitor. The fuel will ignite and generate a nice blue flame.

When the fuel burns, it generates hot gasses which travel through curved metal tubing called a heat exchanger. Following a predetermined time limit encoded in the furnace control board, the indoor blower motor will energize, thus pulling the cooler air from inside the house through the system to be heated. As this cooler air passes over the heat exchanger, it absorbs heat from the hot metal surface. The heated air is then circulated throughout your duct system to warm your home.

Meanwhile, the gasses that are created by the burning fuel are released outside through a plastic vent pipe. This furnace is so efficient, you will only lose about 10% of your energy out the flue pipe, which is so much better than most furnaces out there today. And because of the little amount of heat that is released through the flue pipe, these gases will cool rapidly the further away from the system they get, thus creating condensation. These furnaces are commonly referred to as "condensing furnaces" for this reason. This condensation is then channeled away from the unit through an intricate piping system or pump. When your thermostat is satisfied, the furnace will then ramp down, awaiting your next call for heat.

Your furnace is equipped with a control board. This is the place in your furnace where the control wiring from your thermostat and the power wiring from the breaker meet. This control board allows for the above operation to work flawlessly. But, what you don't know is that it does this, as well as provide you the security that your system is running safely. There are numerous safety devices and switches built in to your furnace, and the control board is constantly monitoring these safeties to insure that the system operates safely. If at any time during the start-up of the system, or during its operation, that any of these safety devices "trip", then the control board automatically turns the gas valve off to insure your health and safety, but also so that the unit does not sustain any further damage.

So, here is your new Trane Gas Furnace. I trust that you both will have a long and warm relationship.

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Don’t Invite an Invisible Killer to Your Home

      You can’t see it, touch it, smell it or taste it, but it kills hundreds of people each year. Poisoning by carbon monoxide is a real risk of modern life. A professional inspection of fuel-burning appliances – including furnaces, stoves, fireplaces, clothes dryers and space heaters – could prove to be a lifesaver. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recommends that the yearly, professional inspection include:

§  Checking chimneys, flues and vents for leakage and blockage by creosote and debris.

§  Checking all vents to furnaces, water heaters, boilers and other fuel-burning appliances to make sure they are not loose or disconnected.

§  Inspecting vent pipes on heating systems (i.e. oil/gas/propane furnaces & boilers).

§  Inspecting appliances for adequate ventilation. A supply of fresh air is important to help carry pollutants up the chimney, stovepipe or flue, and is necessary for the complete combustion of any fuel.

§  Making sure ventilation air openings aren’t blocked.

You can read more here to see how to protect your family from this dangerous, potentially lethal gas.