Four Ways a Smart Furnace Will Make Your Life Easier

Chances are you upgrade your smartphone every two years. And, at the five-year mark, you’re starting to shop around for a new car. With all the technological advances, you don’t want to miss out on the latest features.

Your phone takes high-quality photos, alerts you to upcoming appointments, tracks your steps, doubles as a flashlight, and, oh right, makes phone calls from time to time. Your new vehicle gets great gas mileage (or runs on electric), starts remotely, remembers your (heated) seat position, and connects to your phone via a fancy digital display.

In your race to keep up with technology that makes your life easier and more comfortable, did you forget about the one thing that makes your entire house comfortable? When was the last time you upgraded your furnace? 15 years? 20 years? Maybe 30 years?

Relegated to the basement, most people tend to forget about their furnace. But, make no mistake, today’s furnaces are smarter than ever (they just don’t get all the buzz of a new iPhone release!).

How does your furnace’s technology compare with your phone or your car? Think of it as trying to send a text message on a flip phone or driving the kids to school in a 13-year-old car hoping it doesn’t break down on the way. It gets the job done, but it’s definitely not efficient.

Today’s furnaces are light-years ahead of the older models

For example:

1. Forget one heating level (off/on); these new models have multiple heat stages to keep you comfortable, from a mild chill to a mercury-dropping nor’easter and everything in between.
2. Blower motors that circulate the air in your home are quieter, more dependable, and can ramp up or down to match air quality requirements.
3. Even the furnace cabinets look more modern, are insulated, and are airtight for greater efficiency.
4. The new thermostats rival an iPad with color displays and all sorts of programmable settings.

Homeowners really love the customizable controls

Sync your thermostat with your smartphone and you can adjust the temperature from your bed or even from another city if you’re traveling. Program the thermostat to monitor your home’s heating and air conditioning system 24/7. The system can even check the weather. If it’s going to be a chilly evening, your furnace starts heating up your home so it’s warm and cozy when you sit down for dinner.

Get alerts sent to your phone so you can head off minor issues before they become major problems. Save a step and send these alerts to your trusted home service provider. They can set an appointment and remedy the situation quickly.

In a perfect world, your furnace, air conditioner, thermostat, air cleaner, air purifier, humidifier, and dehumidifier would all be upgraded at the same time with everything working together and communicating as a team – and, ultimately, you would control everything from your smartphone.

We know life, budgets, and timing make it tough to install a whole new system at one time. But if you’re warming up to the idea of a smarter furnace, you have options. We can make your old system smarter and your new system smartphone accessible. 

Our long-term financing, 0% interest, and monthly payments make system upgrades wallet friendly.

Call the experts at Gorjanc Home Services and let’s see how your home comfort system can benefit from smarter controls or new high-efficiency equipment.