Regular maintenance for a furnace is a job entirely for HVAC professionals… almost. It takes training and special equipment to handle tasks such as tightening connections, inspecting heat exchangers, cleaning burners, etc. The one task that you can handle yourself is one that your technician will do during the fall maintenance visit, but which you will need to do on your own for the rest of the winter: regularly changing the furnace filter.
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Is This the Fall to Replace Your Old Furnace?
Monday, October 24th, 2016
Whether you use a gas or electric furnace to provide heat to your house for winter, at some point it will need to be replaced with a new heater. The best time to have this heating replacement done is during the fall, so you’ll be ready to handle the first day of cold with a new system that’s ready to go.
But how can you tell if this particular fall is the right one to put the old furnace out to pasture (or the landfill)? It’s a good question, one that people often don’t answer until the furnace suffers a complete breakdown. If you watch for warning signs, you can catch a furnace that’s starting to fail and have a new one installed in time.
What Does Preventive Heating Maintenance Actually Prevent?
Monday, October 10th, 2016
This is the time of year when we urge our customers to arrange for routine preventive heating maintenance. (The easiest way to do this is to sign up for our Comfort Plan, which delivers regular heating and air conditioning maintenance along with some other great benefits.) This inspection and tune-up is one of the most useful preparations you can make for your home for the upcoming winter.
If you want to know what preventive means in preventive heating maintenance, we can give you a list of exactly what it prevents:
Let’s Talk Boilers: Are They a Good Home Heating Choice?
Monday, September 26th, 2016
Last week we staged a showdown between the electric furnace and the gas furnace. (You’ll have to read the post to see who won—if there even was a winner.) This week we don’t have any cage match for heating systems. Instead, we’re bringing a spotlight to one the of major alternatives to installing a furnace in a home… the boiler.
Electric Furnace vs. Gas Furnace: Which Wins the Fight?
Monday, September 19th, 2016
Furnaces are the most common type of heating system in homes. If you’re thinking of installing a new heater for your house this fall to prep for the winter, you’re most likely debating about getting a furnace.
But what type of furnace? The two major choices today are the gas furnace and the electric furnace. Putting these two heating types up against each other, which one wins?
Sign Up for Our Maintenance Program This Fall!
Monday, September 5th, 2016
September doesn’t officially turn into fall until the 22nd. But as soon as Labor Day is over, the summer is essentially over as well and everyone starts to shift into autumn mode. It’s time to plan for colder weather, even though the colder weather hasn’t arrived yet.
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