What is a Gas Wall Furnace?
What is a gas wall furnace? A gas wall furnace is basically just what it says it is- a gas powered heating unit which sits in or against the wall aiding in the heat of your home. This part is important. The gas wall furnace is really not meant to become your primary heating source. That is what your regular furnace is for. This is simply used as a supplementary heating source.
A gas wall furnace works especially well for a part of your home which isn’t reached very easily by your primary furnace. Is there one room in your home which is generally very cold? Then this is most likely the best solution for you. Think about the size of this room before purchasing anything. Usually, the size of the heater will directly correlate with the size of your room.
Your wall furnace can be permanent or portable. This option may be of use if the room you need to heat is very large. The heating unit may be bulky and would be able to be moved in the summer. A permanent gas wall furnace is connected permanently to your home;s gas lines so you will never have to worry about the gas. A portable one will probably have to be fed gas, very much like your lawn mower does.
A gas wall furnace is also a great idea if you are planning to put in an addition for your home. Instead of having to go out and get a new, bigger furnace for your whole home and also rerouting every one of your HVAC vents, you can simply install a gas wall furnace into one of the rooms in the addition. Another idea for an addition is a 2-sided gas wall furnace. This will heat 2 different adjoining rooms by using both sides of the heater to heat.
You can get a vented or an unvented model depending on your own liking. Most furnaces which are controlled by an electric thermostat are vented. Also, permanent wall heaters are also commonly vented. A vent is usually there in order to filter the dangerous carbon monoxide out. Therefore, a vented heater is usually considered much safer. Although the unvented ones are not necessarily unsafe. Most of them now come with an additional feature called an oxygen depletion sensor which will let it and you know when the carbon monoxide levels have reached too high.
Gas wall furnaces range in price considerably depending on the brand, the size and the features of your furnace. You can get one for as inexpensive as $300 (though it is rare…) or for as much as $3000. Make sure you get what your home needs. Some people may only need to temporarily heat a very small space-then it is probably okay to go with an inexpensive one. But for a permanent installation in a large family room? You will most likely want one which costs a bit more. Usually with these, higher price equals higher quality.
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