Gas Furnace Offers Compact Design, Fuel-conserving Features

Consumers Digest magazine has named the YORK Affinity YP9C modulating gas furnace from Johnson Controls a 2016 Best Buy. The designation recognizes the unit’s efficiency rating, fuel-conserving features and impact on building owner comfort. It also considered ease of use, maintenance requirements and quality and reliability.

The YORK Affinity gas furnace boasts an efficiency rating of 98 percent Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE), providing more heat for less money. Because the furnace meets or exceeds U.S. Environmental Protection Agency energy efficiency standards of 90 percent AFUE, the gas furnace also qualifies as an ENERGY STAR product.

The unit’s modulating burner design continuously adjusts heating levels in 100-step increments to maintain the desired temperature setting within approximately half a degree of the thermostat set point. The unit is also equipped with an additional efficiency feature, an electronically commutated motor (ECM), that offers nearly continuous, gradual fan speed operation for fewer stops and starts. Additionally, ClimaTrak variable-speed air-handling technology allows the local YORK dealer to set the motor in the Affinity furnace so it works best in a particular climate, whether the home is located in a dry, temperate or humid area.

The gas furnace features a 33-inch cabinet profile to fit in less space, including closets, attics and basements with low ceilings. Contractors will also appreciate an easy-to-service design and reinforced cabinets and gasketed doors that ensure the unit’s quiet operation.

Steel heat exchangers backed by a limited warranty and a 100 percent shut-off main gas valve instill building owner confidence. Furnace control options include Wi-Fi and smartphone-compatible Affinity Residential Communicating Control, allowing the building owner to remotely monitor and adjust settings for up to six zones/rooms to save energy and feel more comfortable.

To learn more about the YORK Affinity YP9C modulating gas furnace and a new line of YORK heating and air conditioning split systems, the result of more than 125,000 hours of customer research, product design and testing, visit the York website.