DETTSON C30-M-V*
gas furnace · 29 MBTUH output · condensing
A gas furnace that turns 96.2% of its fuel into heat in your home (AFUE 96.2).
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Who it's for
Heating a home that needs about 29,000 BTU/h of delivered heat, replacing an older gas furnace.
The standout number
AFUE 96.2% — a condensing furnace, the efficient class that needs a PVC flue and a condensate drain.
The catch
A furnace is contractor-installed with a gas line, flue and permit — compare installed quotes, not just the box price.
The Verified Label — every certified spec
cert date not published
status: Active
Heating efficiency — source: AHRI / ENERGY STAR
Capacity, fuel & blower — source: AHRI
Operating cost — computed by Verified HVAC Data
Heating cost
per MMBtu of delivered heat, at U.S. average gas prices
Vs. electric resistance
cheaper to run than baseboard / strip heat ($55.19/MMBtu)
Computed from this furnace's AFUE × EIA U.S. average gas price. Your local price changes the answer — run it with your rates →
Identity & certification
How it ranks
Where this furnace sits among the 14,408 residential furnaces we track on AFUE — the number that decides how much fuel becomes heat. Percentile is computed from our corpus (higher = better).
AFUE
Better than 90%
of the 14,408 residential furnaces with a published AFUE
Rebates & incentives
High-efficiency gas furnaces (95%+ AFUE) sometimes qualify for utility rebates, but the bigger incentive money in 2026 targets heat pumps, not furnaces. The federal 25C credit expired December 31, 2025. Check what applies where you live on our rebates page, and compare a furnace's running cost against a heat pump on our operating-cost calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
How efficient is the DETTSON C30-M-V*?
Its AFUE is 96.2%, meaning 96.2% of the gas it burns becomes heat in your home and the rest goes up the flue. At 90%+ it is a condensing furnace — it pulls extra heat from the exhaust, so it needs a PVC vent and a condensate drain.
What does the DETTSON C30-M-V* cost to run?
About $17.46 per MMBtu of delivered heat at U.S. average gas prices, roughly 68% less than electric resistance heat. Your local fuel price changes the number — run it in our operating-cost calculator.
How big is the DETTSON C30-M-V*?
It delivers about 29 MBTUH (29,000 BTU/h) of heat from a 30 MBTUH input. Furnace sizing should follow a Manual J load calculation, not a rule of thumb — an oversized furnace short-cycles and wastes fuel.
Does the DETTSON C30-M-V* have a variable-speed blower?
Yes — it uses an ECM (electronically commutated) blower motor, which uses far less electricity than an older PSC motor and runs quieter at low speed. That lowers the fan's share of your power bill, especially if you run the fan for circulation.
Where can I buy the DETTSON C30-M-V*?
Furnaces are installed by a licensed HVAC contractor, who runs the gas line, sets the venting, pulls the permit and commissions it. Get a few installed quotes and compare the total, not just the equipment price.
Sources. Performance ratings from the AHRI Directory (cited by reference number 8859522; not a verbatim mirror) and ENERGY STAR certification data. Heating cost ($/MMBtu), savings and percentile figures are computed by Verified HVAC Data from published ratings and EIA U.S. average energy prices — see our methodology. We publish no star ratings and take no payment for placement. "Not published" means the source registry doesn't disclose it — we never fill a spec with a guess.