{"id":977,"date":"2019-12-30T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/?p=977"},"modified":"2019-12-23T17:01:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T22:01:34","slug":"boiler-furnace-which-right-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/heating-service\/boiler-furnace-which-right-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Boiler or Furnace: Which is Right for Your Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pointing-woman-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pointing-woman-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pointing-woman-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pointing-woman-1024x1011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pointing-woman.jpg 1459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Here in New Jersey, it gets cold. We don&#8217;t have the same relationship with our heaters as people do in the south, since they can still survive with one that&#8217;s barely working. We need a powerful heating system that can keep our home warm and cozy through the many months of winter we deal with.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why, for all you homeowners out there who are looking to either upgrade or replace your old heating system with a new one, we&#8217;d like to talk about two of the most powerful heaters in existence. These heaters are furnaces and boilers. If you&#8217;re worried about having a system that can keep the cold out of your home for a minimal cost, these pieces of equipment are built sturdy for just that task.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid too many calls for\u00a0<a href=\"\/service-areas\/west-orange-nj-plumbing-hvac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">heating repair in West Orange, NJ<\/a>\u00a0this year by upgrading to a heating system that fits your home. Keep reading to learn more!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Highest Power with the Lowest Cost<\/h2>\n<p>Before we talk about what heating system might be right for you, let&#8217;s talk about how furnaces and boilers work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boilers<\/strong>\u00a0heat water that then gets cycled through your home in intricate piping systems. This can be in the form of baseboard radiators, pipes through your walls, or in-floor heating systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Furnaces<\/strong>\u00a0burn fuel to heat air that then gets propelled with a fan through your air duct system into your home.<\/p>\n<h3>Boilers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Boilers run slightly more efficient than furnaces in most cases. They use less fuel to heat your home because water is a better heat transfer material than air, so less work is involved in the heating process.<\/li>\n<li>Boilers are silent, since they don&#8217;t need to blow hot air.\u00a0Aside from the sound of pipes expanding and contracting, it\u00a0can be easy to forget that you&#8217;ve got a heating system at all when you&#8217;ve got a boiler.<\/li>\n<li>Boilers require less maintenance to keep functioning properly. They have fewer moving parts so there are fewer components degrading over time.<\/li>\n<li>Boilers exude radiant warmth which is different from the forced-air heat produced from a furnace. Radiant warmth travels through objects and can feel similar to rays of sunlight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Furnaces<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Furnaces run less expensive than boilers to install.<\/li>\n<li>When a furnace leaks, it only leaks air (which can still be a problem. When a boiler leaks, it leaks water, which can be absolutely devastating to the interior of your home. Water leaks contribute to mold growth and structural damage.<\/li>\n<li>Furnaces don&#8217;t have a risk of freezing since they don&#8217;t use any water.<\/li>\n<li>Furnaces are the most common heater in the United States. This means that more technicians around the world know how to install, maintain, repair, and replace them. They&#8217;re easier to install and work with than boilers, which can be easygoing on the mind if you&#8217;re stressed out about finding the right service professional.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Basically, we hope you understand that both of these heating systems are powerful and reliable. Their cost, efficiency, and heating process might differ slightly, but they&#8217;re both equally effective enough to provide your home with the heat you need.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact\/send-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact the team<\/a>\u00a0today at MarGo Plumbing Heating Cooling Inc. for a second opinion!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We need a powerful heating system that can keep our home warm and cozy through the many months of winter we deal with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[104,122,189,113,95],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=977"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":982,"href":"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977\/revisions\/982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.margoplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}