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Should You Turn Your Furnace Pilot Light Off In the Summer?

Summer can get pretty hot, and homeowners with air conditioners usually kickstart their AC to cool down. But what do you do with a furnace until the temperatures start to drop again?  Should you turn a furnace pilot light off in the summer? Since it’s not in use, turning it off can be a great way to save money on energy bills and take care of your system during the warmer season.  When dealing with electric or gas furnace systems, […]

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6 Different Types of Furnaces For Your Home

Also occasionally referred to under the umbrella term of a “heater”, furnaces are one of the two main HVAC systems that heavily impact your home’s daily comfort.  The furnace itself is the main source of most of the heating, and is able to release thousands of BTU to heat a home. However, there are many different types of furnace units, each using a different kind of fuel or method for heating air.  This allows many homeowners to choose and decide

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How Often Should Your Furnace Be Serviced?

Furnaces are one of the many systems in our homes that see a lot of use, especially during the winter. When the temperature drops to a brisk level, we often turn on the heat to make working at home and playing far more comfortable.  Even something as simple as going to sleep after a long day can be much easier and more comfortable thanks to the warm air from our homes’ furnaces. With frequent use, however, comes a lot of

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Furnace Problems: 3 Common Signs of A Bad Inducer Motor

When it comes to our furnaces and other HVAC systems, few people know much about the different parts and what they all do.  At the end of the day, the only thing that truly matters is how they heat up our homes and how efficiently they do just that. Knowing some of the functions of a furnace’s individual parts can be a great help when doing your own troubleshooting. However, there are also many parts of a furnace that can

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How to Clean A Dirty Flame Sensor

Furnaces are an important part of our home’s daily environment. During the late fall and winter months, furnaces are often used to provide our families with warm air to push away the cold of the outdoors. However, furnaces are also very complex pieces of machinery, even though sometimes, some repairs seem to be quite simple. When your furnace’s flame sensor becomes dirty, the entire system can stop. Thankfully, the furnace flame sensor is one of the system’s easiest components to

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