High-Efficiency Furnace & Tankless Water Heater Installation In Upper Township, NJ
Can you believe that our Upper Township, NJ homeowner went from no having no heat in the house to a nice warm home with unlimited hot water and much, much lower gas bills — all in one day?
That’s what happened started with a simple, albeit urgent, call to Broadley’s. Our homeowner reached out because the furnace stopped working. 
When we recommended replacement due to a cracked heat exchanger, he wanted to go with a high-efficiency furnace that would reduce his energy bills and make his home more comfortable.
That part was as easy as picking out the model he wanted. But, there was a hitch: the furnace and water heater used the same exhaust system, which we’d need to overhaul for the new furnace.
However, the solution — installing a tankless water heater — would do for his showers what the new furnace would do for his heating: Make them more comfortable while costing less money. 
And, we got it all done in one day! By sending out two crews, our team got everything up and running less than 48 hours after we got the first call.
In this case study, we’ll go over:
- Why You Need To Replace A Furnace With A Cracked Heat Exchanger
- High-Efficiency Furnace Vs. Conventional Models
- How A Tankless Water Heater Works (And Why It’s Worth It)
Problem: The conventional furnace in this Upper Township, NJ Home had a cracked heat exchanger and needed to be replaced. Our homeowner wanted to upgrade to a high-efficiency furnace to reduce his energy bills. But, the water heater was connected to the same exhaust system.
Solution: Installed a Bryant variable-speed furnace with 96 percent efficiency. Installed a tankless water heater that bypasses the furnace exhaust system completely. It also offers unlimited hot water with lower energy bills.
Why You Need To Replace A Furnace With A Cracked Heat Exchanger
The problem that started it all was a cracked heat exchanger in the furnace. It’s why the system wouldn’t kick on and why our homeowner needed to replace it. The heat exchanger is an essential part of the furnace, and when it’s broken, you risk carbon monoxide poisoning.
But, it’s a ceramic part that’s one solid block. That means you can’t fix it because there’s no smaller part to replace. At best, you can try to patch it up. But, there’s zero guarantee the patch will hold. 
Meanwhile, it’s deep inside the system, so it’s expensive just to have someone to disassemble the furnace and put it back together.
The heat exchanger where the fossil fuel your system uses burns to create heat. That’s where the carbon monoxide comes from. By design, that gas gets expelled safely through the exhaust system — unless the exchanger is cracked.
Between the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and the fact that you can’t repair this part, the only safe way to deal with a cracked heat exchanger is to replace the entire system. 
High-Efficiency Furnace Vs. Conventional Models
The good news for our Upper Township homeowner is that he turned this problem into an opportunity to upgrade his home comfort. His new high-efficiency Bryant furnace will use much less natural gas than the old one. And, it will do a better job of keeping his house warm.
The “secret” to it is the variable-speed motor. Conventional models have two modes: On and Off. When the house cools down a little, the furnace roars on and actually overheats the house by a few degrees.
Then it turns off and turns on again when the temperature drifts again. Overall you stay warm, but you burn a lot of gas this way. And, our homeowner always noticed when his house got a little chilly before the heat kicked on.
But, a variable-speed motor maintains the temperature all the time instead of continually correcting it. It barely spends any time at full power. Instead, for the most part, it works just a little to prevent the temperature drift.
The result? Better heating without getting chilly. And lower bills from South Jersey Gas.
How A Tankless Water Heater Works (And Why It’s Worth It)
The new furnace created a problem: It needed a different exhaust system, which would affect the water heater— that appliance used the same exhaust as the old furnace. The solution was another upgrade: this time to a tankless water heater that provided virtually limitless hot water while delivering lower energy bills.
The difference between conventional here is that the tankless models don’t use gas all the time to keep dozens of gallons of hot water constantly warm. Instead, they only warm up the water when you turn on the tap, and it passes through the pipes.
And, with a whole family getting ready every morning, this was a game-changer! The last person in wouldn’t get stuck with a chilly shower because they’d run out of hot water.
They also use less overall because there’s no running a faucet for a minute or two waiting for the water to heat up. 
High-Efficiency Furnace Installation In Upper Township, NJ
At Broadley’s, we understand that going even a day without heat in the wintertime is not only a comfort concern — it can also affect your health or the stability of your house. That’s why we approach every job like this one: Reliable, professional work, expert guidance to find the products you want, and fast turnaround times that don’t sacrifice quality.
Call or email us any time for emergency furnace installation, high-efficiency installations, or any other HVAC question for your home in Upper Township or anywhere in South Jersey.