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Quick Steps to Troubleshoot Your Furnace

Troubleshoot Your Furnace—Quick Steps With winter on the way, you will need to be sure that your furnace system is ready to provide warm heat for you and your family to enjoy. You want to stay comfortable in the home during the winter months and your furnace will provide you with what you need for comfort. It is essential that as the home owner, you have your furnace maintained on a regular basis so the unit is ready to perform when needed. From furnace repair to scheduled maintenance, you will find several options for keeping your unit in tip top shape!

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Quick Steps to Troubleshoot Your Furnace

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  1. Quick Steps to Troubleshoot Your Furnace TroubleshootYourFurnace—QuickSteps Withwinterontheway,youwillneedtobesurethatyourfurnacesystemisreadytoprovidewarmheatforyouandyourfamilytoenjoy.Youwanttostaycomfortableinthehomeduringthewintermonthsandyourfurnacewillprovideyouwithwhatyouneedforcomfort.Itisessentialthatasthehomeowner,youhaveyourfurnacemaintainedonaregularbasissotheunitisreadytoperformwhenneeded.Fromfurnacerepairtoscheduledmaintenance,youwillfindseveraloptionsforkeepingyourunitintiptopshape! WhenyouhaveafurnaceinstallationorfurnacereplacementbyanHVACcompany,youwillbeshowneverycomponentofthesystem.Itisimportanttolearntheinsandoutsoftheunitsothatyoucantroubleshootissuesthatmayariseduringthewintermonths.Youwanttobeabletorepairyourunitquicklysothatyouareneverwithoutheatforextendedperiodsoftime.Belowareafewquickstepstohelpyoutroubleshootyoursystem. Check the ‘HEAT’ Setting Howeversillyorobviousitseems,manyhomeownersfindthefurnaceisnotworkingbecausetheunitisnotsettoHeat.BesuretocheckthesystemandmakesurethatthesystemissetonHeatsoitcanprovidethecomfortyouneedinthehome. FurnaceFilter Anotherareainwhichyoucanhaveissueiswiththefurnacefilter.Thisisacommonproblemashomeownerscaneasilyforgettochangeoutthefilter.Thefilterisusedtocleantheairthatthefurnacewillbringinandthentheairmovesbackthroughthehome.Whenafilterbecomesdirtyandcloggeditcanlimittheairflowofthehomewhichwillthencausethesystemtoshutdown.So,simplychecktheairfilterandreplacetoseeifthiswillsolveyourfurnaceissues. PowertotheFurnace Manyfurnacesrunoffelectricalpowerandmusthavejuiceforthesystemtooperate.Sometimeswhenturningaunitonfortheveryfirsttimeduringthewinterseason,thesystemcantripabreaker.Itissmarttocheckthebreakerboxtoyoursystemtoseeifabreakerhasbeenflipped.Ifyouseeanissue,youwillthenneedtofliptheswitchbackintoplaceandpreparetheunittoturnbackon.Youwillthenbeabletodetermineifpowerwasthemainissuebehindthefurnacenotworkingproperly. OldAge Withmanyhomes,youcanhaveasystemthathaslastedfordecadesandisjustonitslastlegs.Thismaybethelastwinteryouwillbeabletousethesystem,soyoumaywanttobeginlookingintoareplacementsystem.Whenyouareconstantlyhavingtoschedulerepairserviceoryoufindyourselfinneedofhelpseveraltimesaseason,youshouldconsiderinvestinginanewunit.Withanewsystem,youwillhavebetterenergyefficiency,lowerelectricbillsandpremiumheatinginthehome.Youwillnothavetoworryaboutyourunitbreakingdownandyouwillbeabletoenjoythewinter,withanicewarmhome! Wheneveryouhaveabreakdowninoperationofyourfurnacesystem,simplyusethischecklisttoseeifyoucanrepairtheissueyourself.Remembertobecautiousandifyoufeelasthoughtheproblemistoobigforyoutohandle,simplycontactAlisoAirforassistance!

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