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Basic Furnace Maintenance and Troubleshooting

January 14, 2023

The ACHR NEWS visited Flame Furnace in Warren, Michigan to learn how to do maintenance and basic troubleshooting on a furnace.

Three Ways Contractors Can Make High-End Furnaces ‘Sell Themselves’

With a 28% rise in natural gas prices predicted, homeowners are primed to realize the value of high-efficiency HVAC

Hannah Belloli

November 21, 2022

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If contractors in colder climates focus on educating their customers on what new higher-efficiency furnaces bring to the table, often times the furnaces will sell themselves.

Department of Energy May Bump Up Furnace Standards

ACCA, AHRI weigh in on plan that would phase out noncondensing models

Matt Jachman

November 18, 2022

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Two major HVAC industry organizations have weighed in on a DOE proposal that would phase out noncondensing gas furnaces for consumer use beginning in about six years.

HVAC Industry Fired Up Over Fossil Fuels

Groups seeking to phase out gas and oil appliances get some pushback

Matt Jachman

November 10, 2022

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HVAC industry representatives are pushing back on a bid by more than two dozen public interest groups for an eventual ban on new fossil-fuel-burning heating appliances.

Residential Heating Showcase 2022

Manufacturers introduce heating equipment for the cold winter months

Joanna R. Turpin

October 10, 2022

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Every year, The ACHR NEWS introduces the latest heating equipment that is available for the upcoming winter season.

How to Explain Odor from Gas Furnace

April 1, 2022

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Any furnace with induced draft combustion may occasionally exhibit unburned gas odor near the furnace in the off cycle.

Facts + Figures: AHRI Shipment Data for November 2021

February 17, 2022

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Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies.

Facts + Figures: AHRI Shipment Data for July 2021

October 16, 2021

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Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies.

Figure One: Diagram of an electric furnace.

Troubleshooting Puzzle: An Electric Furnace That’s Not Performing

Jim Johnson

October 9, 2021

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The equipment in this month’s troubleshooting problem is an electric furnace that has been in service for at least ten years and has no service history.