Furnace Fire Prevention and Safety Tips
Each year, the National Fire Prevention Association holds a Fire Prevention Week. The event is designed to remind Americans how we can prepare for and prevent home fires. Since statistics show that heating systems are one of the main causes of home fires, second only to cooking equipment, it is important to be aware of […]
5 Safety Tips for Optimum Performance of Your Furnace
Heating systems and furnaces are designed to have a long lifespan of up to fifteen years. It is even possible to extend the lifetime of your system with timely maintenance and servicing. Unfortunately, there are some potential hazards to maintaining your furnace, so you should be aware of these safety tips: Completely Disconnect the Power […]
Should You Be Concerned About Toxic Gases Vented From Your Furnace
A furnace is considered to be a standard component of heating systems in any home. Yet, most furnaces create potentially toxic gases during the performance of their functions. Heating systems are designed to be secure and safe, venting any toxic gases out of the home safely. There are also safeguards employed to shut down the […]
Furnace Installation Should Be Handled By Professionals
One thing that’s always stressed to homeowners is to expand their DIY knowledge whenever possible for a number of reasons. First of all it’s always nice to be comfortable doing work in your own home, learning a new skill while saving money in the process. The second is that they find a newfound appreciation for […]
Steps to Take When Building a Furnace Enclosure
Building a furnace enclosure to house the heating equipment in your Los Angeles home can provide several advantages. Isolating your HVAC equipment inside its own enclosure can reduce noise, make part of your utility room or basement available for other uses and potentially improve your home’s energy efficiency if you include an outside combustion air source. Designing and […]
Learn to Activate the Emergency Heat on Your Furnace
The emergency heat on your furnace ensures that, should a major heat pump component fail, you won’t be stuck in a cold house on a chilly night. Like most backup functions, the emergency heat on your furnace is designed to be a temporary stopgap measure to provide heat for a limited time until your heat pump can […]
How to Properly Insert a Furnace Air Filter
Performing regular maintenance on your home furnace is essential for equipment longevity and efficiency. One of the simplest, easiest and most important tune-up items any homeowner can do is to check and change their furnace air filter. Finding the Right Filter Located between the blower and the cold air return (at the bottom of the furnace), the air filter is an inexpensive, […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR… How To Maintain Your Furnace During The Winter Months While It’s Literally Freezing Cold In LA…
Los Angeles California – Happy New Year Los Angeles. Southern Californians rung in 2015 with a cold snap the likes we have not seen in 60 plus years. In fact there were record low temperatures during the annual Rose Parade this morning after a winter storm blanketed the region with snow and frost in the last few days of 2014. So the […]
Understanding How the Parts of an HVAC System Work Together to Keep You Comfy
An HVAC system has a number of parts that, when they work together, create heating, cooling or ventilation for your home. Following is a rundown on the parts of an HVAC system in a typical home.