Furnace
Efficiency Ratings by the Gas Appliance Manufacturer's
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Gas
Appliance Manufacturer's Association, or GAMA, has
stringent requirements of manufacturer's testing procedures.
Government agencies and the heating industry respect
GAMA as the authority on all types of commercial and
residential gas fired equipment . Visit their website
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You
only need to fill in a couple of keywords in the main
search field. |
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To
look for Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA)
ratings for our Amana and Armstrong furnaces: |
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Go to the GAMA
Consumers' Directory of Certified Efficiency Ratings
page:
The top center list is the manufacturers list. Click
the list arrow on the drop down list and choose Residential
Furnaces. Click the "Select Appliance" button,
it will take you to the next page. Click the list
arrow on the drop down list and select the manufacturer.
The second line down left side has a place to enter
the model number. Enter the first few letters and/or
numbers of the model number. Usually just the first
3 or 4 letters/numbers are best, if you type the entire
model number in it may not find it due to a dash or
dot missing or present.
Click the "Search Database" button.
Effiency is rated as AFUE*
in %.
*AFUE means Annual Fuel
Utilization Efficiency.Helpful Hints on Creating Queries
1. It is often not necessary to complete all fields.
Entering data in multiple fields will restrict the
results.
2. The use of wildcards (i.e. '*', '?') are not necessary
since they are built-in simply by entering any portion
of a model number (i.e. for model number ABC16XPT,
entering ABC16, XPT, 16 or just BC will pull up the
model you are seeking). |
| This method will work for any other furnace brand
and model. It's your money for energy you will spend
over the lifetime of your next furnace! The higher the
effiency - the more heat stays in your house and the
more money stays in your wallet! |
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Notes on Furnace Ratings
The "fleet efficiency"
or "furnace rating"
of a particular furnace brand indicates
nothing about furnace quality or furnace durability.
In addition, although the fleet efficiency of one
brand might exceed that of another, this does not
necessarily indicate that any particular model of
furnace marketed under the first brand is more efficient
than any particular model of furnace marketed under
the second brand.
To determine whether one model is
more efficient than another, simple compare the AFUE
of the two models. |
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