Gas Heating Systems in The Northland Region

Gas furnaces and boilers provide efficient home heating

J&RS are your local experts for gas heating services. We can service your gas furnace or boiler to ensure maximum efficiency. We can also replace your old, inefficient oil furnace or boiler with a state-of-the-art gas heating system to help you save money and improve home comfort.

If you're interested in upgrading your home's efficiency and saving money on heating costs, contact us today to learn more about installing a gas furnace in your home. We offer free estimates in Duluth, Cloquet, Esko and throughout the surrounding areas.

Understanding furnace efficiency rating

A standard gas-fired furnace. This type of furnace vents through a chimney and uses room air to aid combustion.

A furnace, boiler, or water heater burns fuel to generate heat that is sent as an air stream in your ducts or into water in your pipes. The efficiency rating is the percentage of that heat that gets into your air or water, where it can directly heat your home. The rest of the heat goes up the chimney and is lost into the sky.

A 15-year-old furnace that is 65% efficient is putting 35% of the heat you paid for up the chimney. By contrast, a 96% efficient furnace only wastes 4%! This has a huge impact on your heating costs. Since the cost of the fuel you put through a furnace, boiler, or water heater during its lifetime is much greater than the cost of the unit itself, it's worth it to install the very highest efficiency equipment available.

With the newest technology available, gas furnaces can operate at over 94% efficiency. This means that by upgrading from a 65% efficient gas furnace to a 96% efficient gas furnace, you'll drop your gas bill by 31%!

Choosing the right gas furnace

Like most gas-burning appliances, gas-fired furnaces and boilers can easily be modified to burn propane or natural gas fuel. While the choice between propane and natural gas fuel often depends on what is available locally, there are certain pros and cons to each:

• Propane contains more energy than natural gas, so producing a given amount of heat will require less propane than natural gas.
• Propane is more expensive than natural gas, offsetting its higher energy content.
• Natural gas arrives in homes via underground pipes, while propane is stored in one or more tanks located outside the house that are refilled as necessary.
• Both propane and natural gas produce less pollution than fuel oil when burned, making them a more environmentally friendly option.
• Natural gas prices are expected to be more stable than oil prices.

Upgrade to an efficient gas heating system today

If you're looking to save money on your heating costs, a high-efficiency gas furnace or boiler from J&RS is the solution you need. We provide complete installation, replacement, and repair services for all types of heating systems in Duluth, Cloquet, Esko, Saginaw, Two Harbors, South Range, Moose Lake, Hawthorne, Iron River, Foxboro and the nearby areas. Call us today at 1-218-724-8676 or contact us online to get started with a free estimate!

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• Forced-Air Heating
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• Oil Heating