{"id":1379,"date":"2016-02-01T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/?p=1379"},"modified":"2016-01-29T11:18:41","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T16:18:41","slug":"a-quick-guide-to-upgrading-a-heating-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/heating\/a-quick-guide-to-upgrading-a-heating-system\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quick Guide to Upgrading a Heating System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your whole-home heating system is vital to your comfort, and has been there for you for years. But of course, any system\u2019s time will come. The experts at DB Heating &amp; Cooling, Inc have all of the information you need to know about when and how to upgrade your whole-house heater.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>It\u2019s never too late or too early<\/h3>\n<p>Worried that it\u2019s too late in the season to replace your broken heating system? The longer you run your worn-down system, the more it will cost you. High energy bills and the risk of a sudden system breakdown are both great reasons to schedule replacement ASAP.<\/p>\n<p>Wondering if you\u2019re scheduling a replacement for your comfort system too early, before the heating season even begins? A technician would be happy to help you upgrade at any time, and they may have more availability now anyway. Besides, you don\u2019t want to forget to do it by the time winter comes around again!<\/p>\n<h3>You should check the qualifications of your heating contractor<\/h3>\n<p>If you have a contractor who\u2019s not qualified to install new heating systems, you might not get the efficiency and performance you expect. When you\u2019re ready to upgrade your heater, check online reviews and experience to ensure your technicians are able to advise you and install the system correctly and, more importantly, safely.<\/p>\n<h3>Know about sizing and efficiency<\/h3>\n<p>One of the most important factors in <a href=\"\/heating\/furnaces\">selecting a furnace<\/a>\u00a0is that it is of the right size for your home. If it isn\u2019t the right size, it\u2019s likely to run into problems early on in its lifespan. So, you can (and should) look for a system with a SEER of over 90 percent. But if the system is the wrong size, it won\u2019t run very efficiently at all. A quality technician will look at more than the size of your home; technicians should also pay attention to factors like insulation and window placement when choosing the furnace for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Call us today for all of your heating and air conditioning needs in Allendale.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your whole-home heating system is vital to your comfort, and has been there for you for years. But of course, any system\u2019s time will come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[119,96],"class_list":["post-1379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating","tag-allendale","tag-furnace"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1379"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1381,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1379\/revisions\/1381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}