"Ask Adam" Adam has been in the HVAC industry for over 40 years. He has been involved in all aspects of the business from service to sales. His main interest is in customer comfort. How Frequently Does Your Furnace Run? Adam Kern, Owner Official Heating & Cooling This November proved to be very demanding on our heating equipment. With ex- treme temperatures some furnaces run almost continuously. This is not indicative of a furnace problem but rather of a heat loss problem with the house. Most older homes were built with no insulation or very little. A typical Chicago bung- alow or brick apartment building might have walls that are 12" thick but they have no insulation. On sub zero nights some of the inside walls are literally ice cold. There is a direct correlation between the energy efficiency (tightness) of your home and the frequency and duration of cycling of the furnace. Poorly insulated homes lose the heat quicker than the heating system can replenish it. That is why it is so important to tighten up your house with weather stripping and having at least R-38 attic insulation. If your furnace can't satisfy the thermostat setting then you may have a mechanical issue or a sizing problem with the equipment. If you are using a programmable thermostat do not drop the nighttime temperature too much otherwise it may take several hours to bring it back to normal. When the outside temperatures rise back to the upper twenties and thirties then you can re- sume your normal set back temperatures. If you have any HVAC questions, call me direct at 815-404-4634 or email adam@officialhvac.com Lexie says. Warm wishes for a happy holiday From all of us at Official Heating & Cooling! OFFICIAL Heating & Cooling 800-350-HVAC (4822) officialhvac.com FACTORY AUTHORZED DEALER PES AKD NATE Carrier 3 Time Honoree CIAN A+ tum to the experts "Ask Adam" Adam has been in the HVAC industry for over 40 years. He has been involved in all aspects of the business from service to sales. His main interest is in customer comfort. How Frequently Does Your Furnace Run? Adam Kern, Owner Official Heating & Cooling This November proved to be very demanding on our heating equipment. With ex- treme temperatures some furnaces run almost continuously. This is not indicative of a furnace problem but rather of a heat loss problem with the house. Most older homes were built with no insulation or very little. A typical Chicago bung- alow or brick apartment building might have walls that are 12" thick but they have no insulation. On sub zero nights some of the inside walls are literally ice cold. There is a direct correlation between the energy efficiency (tightness) of your home and the frequency and duration of cycling of the furnace. Poorly insulated homes lose the heat quicker than the heating system can replenish it. That is why it is so important to tighten up your house with weather stripping and having at least R-38 attic insulation. If your furnace can't satisfy the thermostat setting then you may have a mechanical issue or a sizing problem with the equipment. If you are using a programmable thermostat do not drop the nighttime temperature too much otherwise it may take several hours to bring it back to normal. When the outside temperatures rise back to the upper twenties and thirties then you can re- sume your normal set back temperatures. If you have any HVAC questions, call me direct at 815-404-4634 or email adam@officialhvac.com Lexie says. Warm wishes for a happy holiday From all of us at Official Heating & Cooling! OFFICIAL Heating & Cooling 800-350-HVAC (4822) officialhvac.com FACTORY AUTHORZED DEALER PES AKD NATE Carrier 3 Time Honoree CIAN A+ tum to the experts