Crouse Brothers HVAC, Inc. installs and services both residential and commercial heating and air conditioning equipment. As a licensed York dealer, we can provide ideal service and installation gas and oil furnaces and boilers, as well as air conditioning units, heat pumps, and geothermal heat pumps (such as Florida, Great Aire Comfort and other brands).
Heating
A residential furnace keeps your home warm during the cold months, and can be an integral
part of a central air conditioning and/or indoor air quality system.
The basic components of a furnace system are:
- A burner, through which gas (natural or propane) or oil is delivered and burned.
- A heat exchanger, where the heat produced from the burning gas is transferred to the
air distribution system.
- A blower.
- Ductwork to transfer the heated air throughout the home.
- A flue or vent pipe, to exhaust byproducts of combustion (such as water vapor and carbon dioxide) to the outside.
The efficiency of a furnace is rated using a percent of AFUE. A gas furnace uses natural gas, although some models can be converted to utilize propane. An oil furnace uses heating oil. An electricity source is required to run the control systems, blower and some accessories.
Our York line of condensing air furnaces offer the best efficiencies on the market today. All our condensing gas furnaces are at least 95% eficient, with many models achieving even greater efficiencies.
Central Air Conditioning:
A residential split system central air conditioner keeps your entire home cool in the warmer months, while it helps lower indoor humidity levels.
System elements include a compressor, a fan, condenser coil, evaporator coil, and a refrigerant. The unit extracts heat from indoor air and transfers it outside, leaving the cooled indoor air to be re-circulated.
Three elements make up a central air conditioning system with electricity as its power source. They are:
- An outdoor section (the condensing unit).
- A matching indoor gas or oil furnace with coil, or air handler.
- Ductwork to transfer the cooled air throughout the home.
Air to Air Heat Pumps:
A residential split system heat pump is a year round comfort system. In the summer, it draws heat out of your home to keep it cool, and in the winter it draws heat from outside air into your home to keep it warm. Many heat pump installations have a booster electrical resistance heater that automatically supplements heat brought in from the outside. Outside air always has heat in it - even at very low outdoor temperatures.
Just like the central air conditioning system, an electric heat pump includes a compressor, a fan, outdoor coil, indoor coil, and a refrigerant.
The efficiency of heat pumps is rated using SEER (for cooling efficiency) and HSPF (for heating efficiency).
A heat pump uses electricity as its power source, and requires:
- An outdoor heat pump condenser section.
- A matching indoor gas (natural or propane) or oil furnace with a coil, or an air handler.
- Ductwork to transfer the heated or cooled air throughout the home.
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