Your home's furnace should be maintained at least once a year to keep it in the best possible condition. Understanding what annual maintenance can do for your furnace is the first step toward recognizing why this task is so important. Before the cold weather season starts each year, it's important for you to call your local heating maintenance technician for an inspection and maintenance appointment. Here is a look at some of the things that you can expect from this service.
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The condenser coil is inside the part of your air conditioner that sits outdoors. Refrigerant flows through the coil after it has picked up heat from your house. The refrigerant loses heat while it's in the condenser coil and then flows back into your house to start the cycle over. If something interferes with this process, the refrigerant won't get as cold as it's supposed to, and your house may not be able to cool down.
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If your home has a gas furnace, you may worry about the unit giving off carbon monoxide. Because the gas does not have any odor and cannot be seen, you may have been planning to get a carbon monoxide alarm but are wondering if there are any tell-tale signs of its presence. If so, look for the following signs that your gas furnace is most likely giving off carbon monoxide and should be looked at and repaired immediately by a professional.
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While most people think about HVAC contractors as installing and repairing air conditioning and heating systems, one aspect of their home's HVAC system that they never think about is the maintenance. While some maintenance items can be done by yourself — such as replacing the air filter every 3 to 6 months — others should be done by a professional, if for nothing else because of warranty reasons.
But why else should you have regular maintenance performed on your conditioning system?
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If you are planning on putting your home up for sale sometime soon, and if you are having issues with your air conditioning unit, then you might want to go ahead and make arrangements to have your air conditioning unit repaired as soon as you can. These are some of the reasons why this might be something that you will want to do before you officially put your home on the market.
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