Two major HVAC industry organizations have weighed in on a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposal that would phase out noncondensing gas furnaces for consumer use beginning in about six years.
In letters to Julia Hegarty, an engineer in the DOE’s Building Technologies Office, the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) strongly opposed a phase-out, while the Air Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), which represents manufacturers, offered a mild, and qualified, endorsement.