Fresh snowfalls, warm mugs of hot chocolate, and cozy socks are certainly some of the best things about winter. However, the truly best thing about winter is having a functioning furnace in your home to keep you and your loved ones safe and comfortable. Unfortunately, if you’re falling for any of these furnace-maintenance myths, you could be setting your home’s heating system up for failure.
Myth #1: A Pilot Light Should Be Yellow Read More»
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) air ducts have two main functions — they supply fresh air to different rooms and return stale air back to the system. These functions may look simple, but they are central to your heating and cooling efficiency. Here are a few ways duct problems can interfere with your HVAC’s operations.
Improper Design and Sizing
The size of the air ducts determines the volume of air they can handle. Read More»
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC) are an essential part of your home. In homes that use a single HVAC system to heat and cool the home, service for this system is critical, and failures or breakdowns are often a result of not taking the time to check the system over once or twice a year.
Service Intervals
The time between service calls for your HVAC unit can vary by the type of unit and the amount of use it gets. Read More»
If your home is not warm enough this could be due to many problems. In most cases it will be your furnace. The first to do is to hire a heating system contractor to come to your home to investigate your furnace. Below are three problems the contractor may find.
Pilot Light
The contractor will first look at the pilot light as if it is not lit then you will have no heat. Read More»
Furnace failure rarely occurs out of the blue. In many cases, a total failure only occurs after you have ignored some problems. Below are some of the telltale signs that should tell you a furnace is headed for disaster and requires quick intervention.
Difficulty Starting
You should diagnose your furnace if it is no longer starting as easily as it used to do. Several things can affect a furnace’s ease of starting. Read More»
