Everyone wants a safe furnace. No one wants to wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of a smoke detector or carbon monoxide detector going off. Yet there are those among us that never have their furnaces cleaned or safety checked. Cleaning a furnace is basically the same for thirty year old furnaces as it is for two year old furnaces. Yes the new the furnaces have more sensors that need cleaning than their older counter parts, but things like burners, blowers, sensors and heat exchangers all get dirty. Age doesn’t mater. A dirty burner will not burn as cleanly or as efficiently as a clean burner. The same is true of sensors, dirty sensors are more likely to fail compared to clean ones. The need for cleaning and adjustment of all furnace components is necessary for trouble free operation.

Cleaning and Safety Checks

Safety checks are the most important part of the yearly furnace clean and safety check. If your furnace breaks, you don’t have heat, but if the furnace becomes unsafe, you could have much bigger problems. Newer furnaces have more sensors and safety devices than the older ones. These new sensors and safety devices were not put in your furnace so the manufacturer could charge more for their furnace. They were incorporated in the design to protect you from catastrophic failures. Having these safety devices checked annually will insure the safe operation of your furnace. » Read more: A Safe Furnace