Furnace Repair

You probably know that hiring a professional to repair your furnace can get expensive. What if you could fix your furnace yourself? Sounds like a more appealing option, doesn’t it?

When it comes to fixing a gas furnace, there are mainly three parts that may need to be fixed. This is the pilot light, the thermo-coupler, or an electrical component.

Below you will find some of the most common problems and the solutions to fixing these problems that you could easily do yourself to save a little bit of money instead of becoming broke from hiring a heating specialist to troubleshoot and repair your furnace.

Important Tip: If you smell gas, do not turn on any lights in your house or plug anything in an electrical outlet. Leave your door open and call your gas company immediately to inform them of the gas leak.

Inoperable Furnace

If your furnace doesn’t want to operate, there are a few things that could be causing this. These include that the gas valve to your furnace isn’t turned on, the pilot may not be lit, there may be a blown fuse, or your blower could be turned off at the switch.

The steps that should be taking are that you should ensure that the gas valve to the furnace is open, that the pilot light is indeed lit, the power switch for the blower is turned on, and that your fuses and circuit breakers are like they should be.

Does your furnace not provide you with enough heat?

If your furnace isn’t producing you with enough heat to keep warm on a cold winter day, it’s usually a sign of a dirty air filter. Replace that and make sure that your thermostat isn’t turned down too low as you need to keep warm, not cold during the winter months.

Also, check your vents as well as blower. Your blower or vents could be clogged with debris or your blower belt could be loose. These are all common problems of a gas furnace not producing enough heat to keep the house warm.

Unable to Keep Pilot Lit

First of all, make sure that the gas valve to the furnace is open, not closed and that it’s not clogged up by anything. Also, make sure your flame is adjusted to around 5 cm.

If all of the above fails, you may have to replace or clean the thermo-coupler.

Does your furnace turn off and on constantly?

This could be a sign of the need to replace your air filter arising or that it may be time to lubricate the blower or motor.

A noisy furnace is no laughing matter.

In fact, it can get quite annoying. A noisy furnace is usually caused by loose panels. Make sure that all of the panels on your furnace are snug and secure.

Other resolutions can include tightening/replacing belts or assuring that moving parts receive necessary lubrication.

Does your furnace burner not want to fire?

This could easily indicate that your stack control is dirty or that you need to proceed with a reset of the stack control (there’s usually a distinguishable reset button that stands out on furnaces).

If for any reason that you have doubt in doing your furnace repairs yourself, don’t hesitate to call for a certified heating specialist to help you alleviate the headache and prevent anything cause by wrongdoing. Disk Space (MB)
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