Furnace Installation in Gypsum, CO
A new furnace here will run from August through June every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Eagle County will get in touch.
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Gypsum asks a furnace to run almost all year
Winter nights here average 11°F, cold enough that a furnace has to work hard just to keep the house warm. Homes in Gypsum need heat from August through June, 11 months of the year. That kind of run time asks more of a furnace than a short winter would, and it has to be installed to hold up to it.
Any new non-weatherized gas furnace sold today has to reach at least 80 percent AFUE. That is the federal floor, not a target, and in a place where the furnace runs 11 months a year, what it is rated for matters more than it would somewhere the heat only comes on now and then.
- 11 months
- August through June, your furnace is on duty
- 11°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 63%
- of homes here heat with gas, so most furnaces here burn gas
- 80% AFUE
- the federal minimum any new unit must meet
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A high-efficiency gas furnace would save about $120 a year to run in Eagle County compared with a gas furnace.
Estimates for a typical Eagle County home, from EIA household energy data, Colorado fuel prices and NOAA climate normals. Your home will differ.
- What size furnace does my house need?
- There's no single size that fits every house, it depends on square footage, insulation, window count, and ceiling height. A furnace that's too big cycles on and off too fast and never heats evenly. One that's too small runs constantly and still can't keep up when winter nights average 11°F here. A contractor will do a load calculation on your actual house rather than guess from square footage alone.
- How do I know it's time to replace my furnace?
- Age is the first sign, and if yours is old enough that parts are getting hard to find or repairs keep coming back, replacing it starts making more sense than fixing it again. Watch for rooms that won't heat evenly or a furnace that runs longer than it used to just to keep up. Homes here need heat from August through June, so a furnace that's struggling doesn't get much of the year to rest. A contractor can look at its condition and tell you whether it's worth repairing again or replacing.
- Is a high-efficiency furnace worth it?
- It depends on how much you run your furnace and what you're replacing it with. Every non-weatherized gas furnace built on or after November 19, 2015 already has to reach at least 80 percent AFUE, so even a standard new model isn't wasteful. A high-efficiency furnace burns less gas to produce the same heat, and with 63.4% of homes here heating with gas over an 11-month season, that difference gets used often. A contractor can walk you through the models available and what each one costs installed.