Troubleshooting
Clogged heating filters
When heating filters become clogged, they will cut down on a heating system’s efficiency and, over time, potentially cause other parts to wear out. The filters in your heating unit should be cleaned or replaced according to manufacturers specifications. In particular disposable filters should be checked, and changed as required, on a monthly basis, particularly during winter season. The heating filter is located behind the door or panel that conceals the blower. With any luck the door is marked “filter”. Remove this door and you should see the filter. Carefully slide the filter out along its track. Your local hardware … Continue reading
Furnace pilot light is out
Did your furnace pilot light go out? A pilot can extinguish or go out due to a strong draft, of unexpected wind,a dirty orifice or possible dirt in the gas tube. The burner in your gas furnace is ignited either by electronic ignition as found in most new, modern furnaces or with a pilot flame common in older style furnaces. The gas furnace standing pilot is sometimes referred to as a pilot light, and should be lit all the time. Its purpose is to serve as a small ignition flame for the gas burner. And when this little flame fails … Continue reading