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When we talk about a 90% efficient furnace, the simplest way to understand this is that for every dollar of gas used, 90 cents of that dollar is converted to heat and 10 cents is lost through the vent or chimney.

One of the big jobs that an air conditioner accomplishes is the removal of humidity from the air. Our summers tend to have a lot of humidity outside and opening a window introduces humidity into the house at the same time that air conditioning removes humidity. Opening your windows will cause the air conditioner to run longer as it removes the humidity, thus costing more to operate.

Yes. Gas fireplaces and stoves do not require power for them to turn on and off. The only thing that will not operate is the fan. Gas Fireplaces and stoves make for a great backup heat source within a home.

Yes. Gas fireplaces and stoves are designed to provide heat; there is a fire inside the unit, much like a wood-burning fireplace. All fireplaces now come with a screen in front of the glass to reduce the likelihood of burning your hand, but you should always be careful and mindful of the heat that these units can produce.

An HRV or air exchanger does exactly what its name implies. It exhausts stale air from inside the home and replaces it with fresh air from outside. In the winter outside air is dry and operating an HRV in the winter will effectively help dry out a house, whereas in the summer outside air is humid, thus adding humidity to the house.