As winter approaches, you need to ready your home's heating system for the upcoming frigid temperatures. You need your heater to keep your home warm and cozy no matter how cold the weather gets.
To ensure that your home's heater is ready to work all winter long, you can hire a heating and air conditioning maintenance service to inspect and fix it. These heating repair services are some that a qualified furnace repair can take care of to ensure your heater's function and safety.
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If your home has a modern, high-efficiency furnace, then it's most likely equipped with a draft inducer. This device is a second, smaller blower motor that removes harmful exhaust gases from the unit. As long as your draft inducer is working correctly, it will create negative pressure that forces combustion gases along your exhaust flue and out of your home.
Your draft inducer is a crucial part of your furnace's heating cycle.
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Modern gas furnaces are a highly safe and efficient way to heat your home. However, like any natural gas appliance, it is extremely important to make sure your furnace is venting properly to ensure that harmful fumes and carbon monoxide aren't backing up into your home. Here are three signs that your furnace may not be venting properly and it's time to have it inspected.
Yellow Burner Flame
If you know what to look for, your burner flame can tell you a lot about the balance of fuel and oxygen that your furnace is receiving.
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Gas water heaters are efficient and long-lived, but these units get an unfair share of myths to go along with them, especially when it comes to repairs. Here is a look at a few of those myths.
Myth: Gas water heaters rarely quit working and when they do they need to be replaced.
On the contrary, gas water heaters can quit working for all kinds of reasons. From problems with sediment in the tank to issues with the heating elements, a good water heater repair technician can probably point out a dozen or so problems that could make a unit stop working.
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Before the winter months arrive, you should have the heating system serviced and repairs done to avoid surprises. The following heating repairs are some of the issues you will want to be prepared for this winter:
Ductwork and Air Handler Problems
The air handler and ductwork of your heating system can be the first areas where you have problems this winter. The air handler is what delivers air to the plenum and ductwork throughout your home.
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