{"id":916,"date":"2023-11-20T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/?p=916"},"modified":"2023-11-21T21:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T02:36:12","slug":"3-key-steps-to-preventing-furnace-breakdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/heating-service\/3-key-steps-to-preventing-furnace-breakdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Key Steps to Preventing Furnace Breakdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Your furnace fires up in the background, heating your home without you really having to think about it. Other than hearing the air kick on or maybe setting a new temperature on the thermostat, your furnace is out of sight and out of mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then, when it finally runs into trouble, you become aware of the issue pretty quickly. Whether it\u2019s loud banging noises, loss of warm air, or it won\u2019t turn on to begin with, many of these issues can be prevented with heating maintenance in Phoenixville, PA<\/a>. Here\u2019s what you can do at home to maintain your furnace and prevent breakdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Maintain Regular Maintenance Appointments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maintenance serves as a tune-up and a point of inspection. Your technician will use their experience and knowledge to determine what\u2019s wrong with your furnace now, what problems might pop up in the near future, and whether or not it\u2019s likely to break down in the not-so-distant future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always Be On Top of Your Filter Changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The air filter in your furnace should be changed every 30-90 days. This is subjectively based on usage, but even if it\u2019s barely used, you shouldn\u2019t go longer than 90 days before you put a new filter in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your furnace is a forced air heating system, which means it needs to pull in a certain amount of air to operate properly. If the air intake is having a hard time pulling actual air through the filter fibers, dust, and debris, that means it\u2019s doing harm to your furnace. Switch out that filter more often, even if you have to set reminders to get it done. It makes a huge difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calibrate Your Thermostat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your thermostat has to be programmed to detect the temperature in your house. Ideally, your thermostat will be placed in an area that\u2019s pretty central to your home, where it can gauge an accurate temperature. Sometimes, the calibration on the thermostat\u2013how it measures the temperature\u2013can be off by a few degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That may not sound like a big deal, but a few degrees of difference can force your furnace to work harder for no reason. If the thermostat thinks it\u2019s two degrees colder than it actually is, it\u2019ll actually request the furnace to turn on more often, and run for longer. That\u2019s extra strain for no reason, since it\u2019s not even a target temperature that you wanted in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve ever thought that your house feels a bit warmer than what the thermostat says, this could be the culprit. If you can\u2019t calibrate your thermostat on your own (using a manual or online PDF from the manufacturer), we can handle that for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re Always Here to Fix Your Furnace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whether it\u2019s a simple problem or a complex series of issues that lead to a furnace breakdown, you can count on us to be there for you. We\u2019ll come through, diagnose the problem, and provide a solution as quickly as possible so you can get back to enjoying your comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Michall Daimion Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. today<\/strong><\/a> to schedule your heating maintenance as soon as possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You can help your furnace so it doesn’t break down as often. Here are a few key preventative measures you should know about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[50,94],"class_list":["post-916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-heating-system-repair","tag-phoenixville"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=916"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":919,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions\/919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}