Staying warm and cozy this winter greatly depends on the care you’ve provided to your furnace. Fortunately, optimizing a home’s heating system is pretty simple when you follow these three steps: changing the furnace filter, ensuring your home has proper ventilation, and scheduling an annual inspection.
1. Changing the Air Filter
Changing the filter in your furnace on a regular basis is one of the simplest methods to keep it running well. Dirty filters hinder the flow of air to a heating system. They also contribute to the harmful buildup of dust, dirt, pollen, and other airborne particles throughout your home. To make things worse, they cause the heating system to work harder than it has to, in order to maintain a pleasant temperature in the house. As a result, you’ll have to spend more money fixing broken components and keeping your home warm.
2. Checking the Ventilation
It is impossible to run a furnace without proper ventilation. This is why it’s so important to keep furnishings, curtains, and other things away from air vents and registers at all times. Examine the flue and vent for clogs as well. When the air can circulate freely, the furnace is less likely to overheat because it has the ability to efficiently heat your entire home. If you want to heat certain parts of your home, without heating other parts, consider a zoning system.
3. Scheduling Furnace Maintenance
Always have a certified technician perform an annual furnace inspection. Prior to problems escalating, they can foresee and solve them before they turn into major, expensive repairs. They can even help you prevent gas leaks and reduce issues with the ignition and heat exchanger systems, by running inspections on parts like the blower motor and burners. Furnaces that receive proper care last longer and perform better.
Make Hammer's Heating and Cooling your go-to HVAC maintenance provider in Coquitlam by setting up your yearly tune-up. We also focus on ductless HVAC, commercial HVAC, indoor air quality, and water heaters. Contact Hammer's Heating and Cooling now to optimize your heating system this October.
