There are many ways that you can save money on your energy costs, but one that you may have overlooked is by using a variable-speed furnace blower. A variable-speed furnace blower does just that: it changes speed so that it can work more efficiently and quietly to provide even temperatures throughout your home, not to mention cleaner and less humid indoor air.

A variable-speed furnace blower kicks on slowly, gradually increasing speed to raise the temperature to your desired level. This is more energy efficient, because a regular furnace is either on, at full capacity, or off. Additionally, because you don’t get the bursts of air that result from a traditional furnace kicking on at full speed, you won’t experience as much dust and other contaminants being blown into your indoor air by the strong blast of air.

Another advantage that variable-speed furnace blowers have is that they are much quieter than a typical heating or cooling system. This is due to the way that the blower slowly speeds up or slows down, as opposed to a regular furnace that kicks on at full speed.

For more information about installing and using a variable-speed furnace blower in your home, or to schedule a preventive maintenance check for your heating and cooling system, contact the professionals at Modern Mechanical. We proudly serve residential customers in Maryland and Northern Virginia, and look forward to meeting all of your heating and cooling needs.

Our goal is to help educate our customers about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems).  For more information about energy savings and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Resource guide.

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