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When a furnace is past repair, Milani installs high-efficiency gas furnaces from Lennox and Goodman — from a strong-value two-stage model to a near-perfect modulating system. Here's how four popular options compare.
| Specification |  ValueGoodmanGRVT96Goodman · GR SeriesTwo-stage, variable-speed comfort with a strong warranty at a lower price point. |  GoodLennoxML296VMerit® SeriesDependable high-efficiency heat at Lennox's most accessible price. |  BetterLennoxEL296VElite® SeriesThe same 96% efficiency in a quieter, fully insulated cabinet. | BestLennoxSLP99VDave Lennox Signature® Collection |
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Milani’s professional 360° Furnace Inspection covers every component of your heating equipment to ensure efficient, cost-effective operation and safeguard your family and home.
Our technicians are equipped with precision devices to identify gas leaks and carbon monoxide emissions. Milani 360° Furnace Tune-up service will detect problems on operation safety limits and important components such as the heat exchanger, burners, filter or air cleaners, ignition system and vent conditions. Your Milani heating expert will also provide you with effective solutions to avoid future complications.
Is your furnace burning money? You can save money with air duct and furnace cleaning in Vancouver. A dirty heating system costs more to operate because the filters have to work harder, damaging your furnace in the long run. Ducts are often clogged with excessive amounts of dust and debris. These particles are released into the house from your supply registers and affect both the air quality in your home and the health of sensitive individuals such as allergy sufferers, the elderly and children.
Milani’s experienced technicians are qualified to perform the most efficient furnace cleaning and sanitation procedure to keep your air ducts and furnace free of viruses and bacteria that grow in unsanitized ducts:
Contact Us OnlineMuch of Vancouver's housing stock predates 1950, and we still see plenty of mid-efficiency furnaces tucked into tight basements and closets in these character homes. Retrofitting a modern condensing furnace into that kind of space often means rerouting intake and exhaust venting to a safe exterior termination, which matters more here because sidewall vents can ice up or draw exhaust back in during a cold, still snap.
A Milani 360 furnace tune-up checks the heat exchanger, burners, ignition system, gas pressure, and venting, and our technicians use combustion analyzers and CO detectors to catch problems you cannot see or smell. In homes with a basement rental suite, common across Vancouver, we also confirm that return air and combustion air are properly separated between units.
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QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
Yes. We will assess your furnace, explain what we found, and give you repair and replacement options with pricing before any work starts.
In most cases, yes. Cramped installs are common in Vancouver's older homes, and our technicians are used to working in low-clearance basements and closets. If access or venting is genuinely unsafe, we will tell you and lay out the options.
It depends on the age, the cost of the repair, and the condition of the heat exchanger. As a rough guide, once a furnace is past 15 years and a repair runs into four figures, replacement usually makes more financial sense, and it is a good moment to look at a high-efficiency furnace or a hybrid heat pump setup.
| Efficiency (AFUE) | Up to 97.5% | Up to 96% | Up to 96% | Up to 99% |
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| Heating stages | Two-stage | Two-stage | Two-stage | Modulating (variable-capacity) |
| Blower motor | Variable-speed ECM | Variable-speed | Variable-speed | Variable-speed |
| Heat exchanger | Aluminized-steel primary, stainless-steel secondary | Aluminized-steel, tubular | Aluminized-steel, tubular | Stainless-steel secondary (Duralok Plus™) |
| Cabinet & sound | Quiet variable-speed airflow; foil-faced insulation | Steel cabinet, sealed blower compartment | Fully insulated cabinet, sealed blower compartment | Insulated cabinet with SilentComfort™ technology |
| Comfort control | Two-stage flame with variable-speed airflow | Two-stage flame matches demand | Two-stage flame with gentle variable-speed airflow | Precise Comfort® holds the set point within about half a degree |
| Smart thermostat | ComfortBridge™ communicating; works with single- or two-stage thermostats | iComfort®-compatible | iComfort®-enabled | Pairs with the Lennox S40 Smart Thermostat |
| ENERGY STAR® | Certified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Parts warranty | 10 years (with registration) | 5 years (10 years with registration) | 5 years (10 years with registration) | 10-year limited |
| Heat-exchanger warranty | Lifetime limited + 10-year unit replacement (with registration) | 20-year limited | 20-year limited (lifetime available) | Lifetime limited |
Spec figures on this page are Milani's own summary of publicly documented Lennox and Goodman data, provided for homeowner reference. Milani is an independent installing dealer for both brands. Lennox®, Dave Lennox Signature®, Elite®, Merit®, SilentComfort™, Precise Comfort®, iComfort® and Duralok Plus™, and Goodman®, GR Series™ and ComfortBridge™, are trademarks of Lennox Industries Inc and Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.. Efficiency, capacity and warranty terms vary by configuration and require registration where noted — Milani confirms the details for your home.
Because winters here rarely drop far below freezing, a struggling furnace can limp along for weeks before it quits, usually on the first genuinely cold night. Booking maintenance in early fall gives us time to order parts for older units before you actually need the heat.
Milani is a family-owned Canadian company, and our gas work is done by licensed gas fitters and permitted through Technical Safety BC where required. If your furnace is more than 15 years old, we will give you a straight assessment of repair versus replacement, including whether a heat pump paired with your existing furnace makes sense for your home.