If the forced air furnace were a failure, like the Edsel, the revolving hammock or sauna hot pants, then it wouldn't be the most popular form of heating in the United States, warming more than 35 million homes when the weather turns brisk. Forced air furnaces have been dependable heating systems in North America for many years and remain a viable choice for your new Tulsa home or even as a replacement furnace.
How Forced-Air Systems Operate
The operation of a forced air furnace is fairly straightforward:
The blower and heating burner or element respond to the demand of a programmable or non-programmable thermostat.
Filtered room air travels through a series of vents and insulated ductwork to the furnace.
Air is heated in a chamber inside the furnace called the heat exchanger.
Heated air is "forced" from the heat exchanger via the furnace's blower back through the ductwork and out through the vents to warm individual rooms.
Once the pre-determined temperature on the thermostat is reached, the furnace's heating coil or element and blower switch off and await the next demand.
Benefits of a Forced-Air Heating System
Forced air heating systems are understandably popular for a number of important reasons:
Lower initial investment -- Forced air furnaces are widely available in different sizes to suit heating demands of large or small homes or buildings.
Shared ductwork and vents for future A/C installation -- Ductwork and vents can be used in tandem with central air conditioning units.
Availability of attic, basement or odd-shaped areas -- Furnace models are available that fit these unique installation requirements.
Fast, efficient heating -- A forced air furnace blows heated air quickly throughout an entire house.
Runs on a variety of fuels -- Forced air heating systems run on either electric, natural gas, propane or fuel oil.
Forced air furnaces are not noiseless systems, so the sound of a blower motor can be an issue. Electric forced air heating systems are, however, less noisy than are gas or fuel oil burning furnaces.
For more information on forced air furnaces in Tulsa, contact our experts at Air Assurance.
Our goal is to help educate our customers in the Tulsa and Broken Arrow, Oklahoma area about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems).
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