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Pre-Winter Furnace Maintenance
Now that you have started using your heat, are you finding that some rooms in your home are colder than others? There can be numerous reasons that can cause this: the blower motor may not be doing its job, dirty air filter could be preventing the system from heating efficiently, air leaks around the door, and windows can be letting cold air in or blockages or leaks in ductwork. The best way to prevent this from happening is, getting consistent tune-ups done. We can catch minor issues before they become major breakdowns in the winter.
With winter around the corner we have an HVAC maintenance checklist for you. Make sure to “bookmark this page” so you are able to refer back to it, and send it to family and friends for reference.
Pre-Winter Furnace Maintenance Checklist
- ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ – Dirty furnace filters can restrict airflow and make your HVAC system work harder to heat up your home.
- ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐๐ – Obstruction can reduce airflow to and from the furnace. Additionally, lack of clutter makes maintenance much easier and safer in case of an emergency.
- ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ. – A closed register can damage your HVAC system from the added pressure and a blocked register can disrupt airflow and reduce the heat that’s getting to the rest of your home.
- ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ. – Common reasons for carbon monoxide in the home from the HVAC system are ventilation blockage, cracked heat exchanger, or cracked or rusted parts in the heater or gas line. If your carbon monoxide detector goes off, please get all of your family members and pets out of the house immediately and call us!
- ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐.
- ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ. – Thermostat issues are very common and it can range from having: faulty wiring, calibration needed, or battery low or dead in the battery-powered thermostat. If the problem is regarding faulty wiring or if calibration is needed, you’ll want to call us.
- ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ. – This can be caused be a blockage or leaks in the ductwork.
- ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง. – We recommend scheduling your yearly furnace tune-up prior to the start of the heating season. This allows our technicians to ensure that your equipment is fully operating. If we detect a potential issue, we will explain the problem and provide upfront pricing for the repair.

For more information on Furnace Maintenance, check out our article on The five Benefits of Furnace Maintenance.
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