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HOW TO LOCATE YOUR FURNACE

Air circulation in your home

If you have central heating, the furnace (also known as an air handler) in your home will heat your air in the winter while the blower motor circulates the air throughout your home. The AC evaporator coils for your air handler remove heat and humidity in summer. After your furnace heats or cools your air, it is then supplied to the duct system and the air begins flowing through your registers.

How many air systems run in your home?

Your thermostat is what sets the temperature in your home for your comfort. The number of thermostat(s) determine how many systems work to regulate your indoor air for heating and cooling.

Improve IAQ with Duct cleaning

Air duct cleaning can help reduce allergies from dust and other pollutants. Pollen, dust, and mold spores can get trapped in your duct work, which means that it's being continuously circulated throughout the air you breathe at home.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 25 to 40 percent of the energy used for heating or cooling a home is wasted. Contaminants in the heating and cooling system cause it to work harder and shorten the life of your system. Although filters are used, the heating and cooling system still gets dirty through normal use.

The National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) recommends air duct cleaning for improvement of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). A certified duct cleaning will include cleaning of the furnace, the main trunk line [for air circulation] and all vents (including supplies and returns) each cleaned out individually.

Where is a furnace/air-handler typically located in a home?

Typically your furnace is centrally located in the home. It is usually located in an area such as a utility closet (by a cold air return), garage, attic, basement, or crawlspace; in the case of a heat-pump (a dual-system) it will be located outside of the home. When your system is run with a heat pump, it is likely a typical duct cleaning will include cleaning of evaporator coils with full system cleanings. Your furnace is usually located by other mechanical equipment such as the hot water heater, a [permanently installed] central vacuum cleaner, or a water softener, if this equipment is installed in your home.

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Ways To Avoid High Heating Repair Costs

You can maintain an furnace system numerous different ways. Chances are good the system will be running all day long during the cold months. In fact, it is probably on more than it must be because it is unable to maintain an efficient environment. When trouble shooting and improving your heating portion of your furnace system, there are various areas to examine.

Change The Air Filter

This part is what gets talked about probably the most in conversations about furnace maintenance, but is usually overlooked. When there is a blockage, you either run the risk of not distributing heat adequately or possibly igniting a fire.When the air filter gets dirty air will not flow through either which suggests the furnace must work overtime and will also mean a likelihood of fire. When the system works too much, it is more expensive to operate. You want to obviously remove any chance of fire. In each case it is not good for peace of mind or your funds.

Assess The Blower

Look at your blower blades and clean them up. If there is any buildup of dirt and dust, your fan will work overtime to blow the air out, and your furnace will be overexerting itself. This implies strain on your furnace system and your pocketbook since more energy is required to continually run the blower.

Check To See That The Fire Damper Works

Be sure to check your fire damper for proper functioning. This will make sure that the risk of fire is reduced and that the system works more proficiently.

Look For Holes In The Flex Duct

Air ducts can get damaged over time. If there are blockades or the duct has collapsed anywhere the furnace system will think the right temp has been reached, which will be wrong. When this will happen the furnace works harder to do its job but will be unable to attain the right tempurature.

Make Sure The Insulation Is Secure

Insulation is usually overlooked but is perhaps the most common explanations why an furnace system does not work properly. Be sure to check the insulation and validate it has never become unfastened and resulted in gaps involving the ductwork and the outside. When this happens the system works more than wanted while attempting to reach the best temperature.

Air Ducts Need To Be Sealed

See that the ductwork has not become detached from the next section. These detachments may cause spaces in the circulation and result in a loss of heated air in your house, since it is going to be getting out through the gaps.

Check For Leaks In The Return Air Inlets And The Zone Dampers

Ensure that return air intakes are free of the dust and dirt so air can flow easliy. Check your dampers verifying that they are in the right spot. Sometimes a damper will get moved by mistake like when you need to fit by it, or make space for storage. For a properly working system, check to see that the dampers are in the right position.

If that is a little too much to handle on your own, we suggest you hire an area plumbing business licensed for furnace and heating repair. You will find numerous heating contractors around you who can care for all of this quite competently. The best advice we can offer is to establish annual upkeep for this appliance.

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