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R-32 vs. R-410A: What Changes in a Gas Furnace Lineup? Tony Breaks Down Efficiency, Emissions & Safety
Tony compares R-32 and R-410A for gas furnace lineups, explaining efficiency, safety, airflow, coil matching, and why modern systems are transitioning to R-32.
Is a 100,000 BTU R-32 Gas Furnace Right for Your Home? Tony’s Rules for Sizing, Climate & Ductwork
Tony explains when a 100,000 BTU R-32 furnace is the right fit, covering climate, ductwork, heat loss, airflow, and how to avoid oversizing or undersizing mistakes.
Cold Starts Are System Design Failures — How Tony Keeps Propane Heaters Lighting in Freezing Weather
By Tony — the guy who’s been called out at 5 a.m. more times than he can count because “the heater won’t light in the cold.”
🛠️ Introduction: The ...
Tony’s Quiet-System Formula: How to Eliminate Vibration, Boom, and Rattle Before They Start
By Tony — the guy who can tell if your heater was installed wrong just by hearing it from the driveway
🛠️ Introduction: A Loud Heater Is a Bad Ins...
The Garage Slab Heat Sink — Why Concrete Eats BTUs and How Tony Adjusts for It
By Tony — the guy who’s watched more heaters lose battles to cold concrete than to any weather outside
🛠️ Introduction: The Silent BTU Thief Sitti...
Why Your Heater Short-Cycles — The Thermostat Placement Mistakes Nobody Talks About
By Tony — the guy who’s fixed more “mysterious short-cycling” heaters than most people have owned heaters
🛠️ Introduction: When Your Heater Turns ...
Tony’s 2-Vent Rule: When You Must Separate Intake and Exhaust (and When You Can’t Cheat It)
By Tony — the installer who’s fixed more “mysterious heater failures” than most companies have installs
🛠️ Introduction: One Rule That Saves More ...
Propane + Moisture = Trouble — Why Wrong Venting Creates a Hidden Humidity Problem in Garages
By Tony — the guy who’s seen more garages sweating, rusting, and molding because the installer didn’t understand venting physics
🛠️ Introduction: ...
Forget Square Footage — Why Ceiling Height Matters More Than BTUs in Unit Heater Sizing
By Tony — the guy who’s fixed more “undersized” heaters that weren’t actually undersized, just installed in tall rooms with no airflow strategy
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Line of Fire: How Poor Throw Distance and Wrong Mounting Height Destroy Heat Coverage
🛠️ Introduction: The Heat You Paid For… That Never Reaches You
Let me give it to you straight:Most propane and gas unit heaters don’t underperform...
Tony’s Rule of Combustion Air — The One Equation Every Propane Heater Installer Gets Wrong
By Tony — your no-nonsense system design guy who’s tired of seeing heaters starve for air
🛠️ Introduction: The Silent Killer of Propane Performanc...
The Propane Pressure Puzzle — Why Your Heater Isn’t the Problem, Your System Design Is
🛠️ Introduction: When a “Bad Heater” Isn’t Bad at All
Homeowners love blaming equipment. “This thing won’t stay lit.” “It won’t heat the shop.” “T...