When homeowners decide to have a substantial addition constructed on the house, Furnaces in New Haven IN must be able to keep up with the extra demand for heat. Otherwise, the family needs to find an alternative way to provide heat to the new room or rooms. If the existing furnace is old enough, the homeowners may decide to have it replaced with a model that has more heating capacity. The addition will need to have duct work extended or the heat cannot be vented into those rooms. If the house has a central air unit, that is another consideration, since a duct extension is necessarily for bringing cool air to the addition. If this isn’t possible and air conditioning is imperative in that part of the house, a room air conditioner may be necessary.
In some cases, the existing furnace will be able to manage the heat demand as long as sufficient ducting is installed. If that’s not possible and the furnace is not old enough to justify replacing it, the addition may need a source of heat such as electric baseboards or a gas fireplace. A licensed technician who installs Furnaces in New Haven IN can extend the duct work for the current system if the furnace is adequate for heating the addition and the rest of the building. A service such as Brockman Heating & Air Conditioning is ready to advise the property owner as to whether the furnace is capable of heating the extra space or whether other decisions must be made.
This extension isn’t necessarily a simple process, as the technician must make sure the entire system is still balanced for heating all the rooms sufficiently without putting too much strain on the furnace. This is a good time to have the technician inspect all the duct work to see if any leaks have developed over the years. That can happen as joints move slightly apart or a pipe drifts away from a vent by a very small amount. The homeowner may never notice anything unusual, but those minor leaks can make a big difference in system performance and energy savings.
