Monday, January 28, 2008

Furnaces - Great Indoor and Outdoor Decor

In the most general terms, a furnace is a piece of equipment which produces heat. This leaves the category wide open for home décor possibilities – whether you want your furnace indoors, outdoors, or both. When you shop for furnaces, fireplace accessories and more, you will be surprised at what you can find. So when you go to a place that doesn’t have exactly what you want, limited supplies and or designs in their furnaces – try looking around a bit first. You will be glad you did.

A central heating furnace is a great way to control the temperature dispersed throughout your home, nonetheless, it is not the most aesthetically pleasing. When it comes to saving money in the wintertime, furnaces are a great idea for your home. To install a fireplace or furnace of some sort for extra heat may help you reduce the amount of heat you use via your central heating system. This will, as only logically follows, reduce your heating bill while adding a distinctive ambiance to your home.

Look around and you will realize both the beauty and the benefits of having an indoor and / or outdoor furnace. Among the furnaces on the market today, some of the most beautiful ones I have seen have a sort-of antique / gothic design. Furnaces and fireplaces are sometimes the main attraction of a room, a special way to enhance the overall ambiance of your motif. But the same goes for the new and luxurious fireplaces designed for the outdoors as well.

With the ever improving design and technology of both indoor and outdoor heating accessories such as an elegant, modern, antique, artistic, and even custom designed fireplaces are available for you. The kind of furniture you purchase for your home and / or outdoor space will, of course, automatically be a matter of your personal taste. There are furnace designs of all kinds that fit within many different people’s budgets. You can afford the luxurious look of an outdoor fireplace, or an elegant, ambiance-enhancing indoor furnace of your own without paying a fortune.

Anne Clarke writes numerous articles for websites on gardening, parenting, fashion, and home decor. Her background includes teaching, gardening, and fashion. For more of her articles on gardening a outdoor furniture, please visit outdoorgardenfurniture.net, supplier of high quality Garden Furniture and Adirondack Chairs.

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Choosing a Furnace Humidifier

While everyone longs for a white winter, the problems associated with dry winter air can be unpleasant. Low humidity can dry out our skin, our mucous membranes, and our nasal passages. It can also cause undue drying of the wooden structures of our home. What’s more, our well-intentioned efforts to heat our cold, wintry space often make the problem even worse by removing any moisture remaining in the air. This causes nosebleeds, cough, sore throat, and more.

A humidifier can help alleviate many of the problems associated with dry air. Humidifiers work by sending moisture into circulation in the air, raising the humidity level. Tabletop humidifiers are good choices for humidifying a small space, such as a nursery or bedroom. Console humidifiers are larger and are effective for humidifying multiple rooms or small apartments. For humidifying large spaces or a whole house, however, it is much more cost-effective to use a whole house humidifier. These generally attach to either the air-conditioning or heating system and circulate moisture throughout the entire home.

Furnace humidifiers, as the name suggests, are connected to the furnace system. It is installed in the ducts and works with your home’s heating and cooling system to humidify your entire house. A furnace humidifier uses your home’s water system.

With prices starting around $100, furnace humidifiers are initially more expensive than the other models. However, they are more energy efficient and cost less to operate over the long haul. Annual maintenance costs, including filter changes, run from $2 to $30.

When purchasing a furnace humidifier, look for a model than has a humidistat. This will allow you to set the desired humidity lever. When that level is reached, the humidifier will shut off. This feature is important as it helps avoid the problem of over-humidifying.

As with other types of humidifiers, your furnace humidifier will need to be cleaned and disinfected according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Failure to follow the instructions can lead to the growth of mold and bacteria. These would then be sent circulating through your home.

Humidifiers Info provides detailed information on house, furnace, cigar, and ultrasonic humidifiers, as well as humidifier filters and product reviews. Humidifiers Info is the sister site of Dehumidifiers Web

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