{"id":679,"date":"2017-03-12T16:42:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T20:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/?p=679"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:44:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:44:54","slug":"end-of-winter-thoughts-on-replacing-your-heating-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/end-of-winter-thoughts-on-replacing-your-heating-system\/","title":{"rendered":"End of Winter Thoughts on Replacing Your Heating System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With winter coming to a close, you may be considering a major step in your household comfort: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/heating\/heating-installation-replacement\">replacing a heating system<\/a> that is no longer functioning the way it should. The end of winter makes an ideal time for such a move, since you likely won\u2019t need to use your heating system and can set a flexible schedule that works with your life (as opposed to scrambling around at the last minute in cases where you need a heating system asap).\u00a0 Beyond that, you simply need to determine if a new system is right for this point in time, or whether you should continue to use your older system for another season or two.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are a few end of winter thoughts on replacing your heating system.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Start by gauging the overall efficiency of your heater. Take a look at your monthly heating bills this winter, then compare them to bills from the previous two or three winters. Are they going up? More specifically, are they going up despite the fact that you didn\u2019t run your heater any more than normal? If so, it may mean that your heater\u2019s efficiency is faltering and replacement may be in order.<\/p>\n<p>You can continue that by consulting with a trained professional about your existing heater\u2019s AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) rating, so see where it stands. The rating measures your heater\u2019s efficiency, measured as a percentage. If it\u2019s dropped off, you may want to replace it for a more efficient one before next heating season rolls around. And of course the age of your existing heater plays into all of this. If it\u2019s running fine, there\u2019s no need to fret, but if you\u2019re seeing some of the symptoms mentioned above and your furnace is more than 10 years old, it may be time to install a new system.<\/p>\n<p>End of winter thoughts on replacing you heating system are smart because you have the luxury of time to think about your options. 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