How Do You Size A Home Heating System?
At one point sizing a home heating system was a simple matter of measuring the home’s interior space with a tape measure and reading the furnace’s data tag. Today with all the energy efficient systems on the market, it takes an experienced and reputable contractor armed with a computer program as a basic tool. You must consider many factors when sizing a heating system for the homes of today. Once the homeowner has some knowledge as to what is required, he can request the information to choose the correct system for his custom home. Contact a local and reputable heating contractor. Make sure he understands that installing a heating system is more than just oversizing a system 2 times or 3 times larger than is really needed. Speak to the contractor, and ask him to provide references for past installations. Follow along with the contractor’s estimator as she measures the walls, records the window types and locations. Ask her as to her own assessment of the home’s insulation value and sho
