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How to Maintain Your Furnace

6/4/2022 (Permalink)

Keep You Furnace Properly Maintained

As soon as the midwest weather turns from Fall to Winter, you may be ready to turn your furnace on. If you use a furnace, you should be sure to keep it properly maintained to reduce the risk of a house fire that could lead to lost belongings and damage that requires soot and fire cleaning. To ensure that your unit is working you should remember to do the following.

  1. Clean or Replace Filters Regularly

When you are using a furnace to heat your home, it is important that you keep the filters clean and replace them when necessary. It is recommended, with a standard filter to be replaced every 30 days. When filters are not regularly replaced, filters can become overly clogged with dust, dirt, and allergens. When this occurs it does not allow your furnace to breath leaving them backed up causing lack of air flow and often lead to overheating the furnace to enter the air during heating. Overheating the furnace may start a fire. While cleaning your filters may seem like a nuisance, it is a safer option than experiencing a house fire. House fires typically take time to clean the effected areas of soot and particles that contaminate the air. 

  1. Inspect the Unit Before Use

If it has been a while since your furnace has been used, you should inspect the unit before operating it for long periods of time. Make sure that all of the components are clean and working correctly. You should also check that the furnace is receiving power or, if powered by fuel, has enough oil to operate correctly. 

  1. Hire a Professional

The best way to ensure that your device is operating as intended is to call in professionals to inspect and maintain the unit for you. They will have the experience needed to locate any problems before it becomes a bigger issue. To reduce your chances of fire and the consequent need for fire and smoke cleaning, you should have your furnace cleaned and inspected once a year, specifically before switching the furnace on in the winter months.

While properly maintaining your furnace is a good way to reduce your chances of a fire, sometimes unexpected problems arise. If a fire occurs in your residential or commercial property, a fire restoration service will be able to do fire and soot cleaning and address any repairs to get your home to its previous condition.



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