{"id":2790,"date":"2017-09-20T14:11:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T18:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comfortplusheatandcool.com\/?p=2790"},"modified":"2021-01-28T11:12:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T16:12:52","slug":"nows-time-book-fall-furnace-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.designthinking.agency\/comfortplus2024\/nows-time-book-fall-furnace-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Now\u2019s the Time to Book Fall Furnace Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2795 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.comfortplusheatandcool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Furnace-repair-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Furnace maintenance \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Summer\u2019s over. Fall has just begun.<\/p>\n<p>Before you know it, winter will arrive and your <a href=\"\/products-services-cc\/home-heating\/furnaces\/\">furnace<\/a> will be working overtime to keep you and your family warm and toasty.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the big question: Is your furnace ready for it?<\/p>\n<p>The best way to ensure it will be is to <a href=\"\/contact-hours\/\">book a fall furnace maintenance visit<\/a> from <a href=\"\/\">Comfort Plus ClimateCare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s kind of like training for a marathon: You don\u2019t just show up and hope you can do it.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, prepare beforehand. When race day comes, you\u2019ll be able to go the distance.<\/p>\n<p>Look at it this way:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your furnace is the runner.<\/li>\n<li>Winter is the marathon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With that in mind, here are some of the things we do in autumn to get your furnace ready to run all winter long.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fall cleaning<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You probably haven\u2019t turned on (or even thought about) your furnace for around 6 months.<\/p>\n<p>That means pollutants like dirt, dust and pet hair are waiting inside your air ducts and the burners of the furnace itself.<\/p>\n<p>That means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your burners won\u2019t ignite as efficiently as they should. Your furnace will have to work harder to heat your home.<\/li>\n<li>Hot air isn\u2019t flowing freely through your air ducts. They\u2019re probably due for a good <a href=\"\/products-services-cc\/indoor-air-quality\/duct-cleaning\/\">air duct cleaning<\/a> service visit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Add it all up and you\u2019ll spend more money to heat your home this winter than you should.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2792 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.comfortplusheatandcool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Dirty-and-clean-air-filter-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Dirty and clean air filter\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><strong>Furnace filter replacement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>With a clean, new furnace filter, the <a href=\"\/products-services-cc\/indoor-air-quality\/air-filtration\/\">air filtration<\/a> in your home will be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cleaner.<\/li>\n<li>Safer.<\/li>\n<li>Healthier.<\/li>\n<li>Less expensive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, a new air filter will extend the life of your furnace and help you avoid costly, inconvenient <a href=\"\/repairs-cc\/furnace-repairs-cc\/\">furnace repairs<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n<p>If spring was the last time you had the current standard or <a href=\"\/products-services-cc\/indoor-air-quality\/hepa-filters\/\">HEPA air filter<\/a> in your furnace changed, it\u2019s time to replace it; even if it was hardly used during the summer.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Thermostat check<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The thermostat is the nerve centre for your furnace system.<\/p>\n<p>Even the slightest misalignment or misconfiguration can negatively impact the efficiency of <a href=\"\/care-maintenance-protection-plans-cc\/furnaces\/\">how your furnace runs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Your ComfortPlus expert can inspect your thermostat for things like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How smoothly it switches from cooling to heating mode<\/li>\n<li>Delays or lags in responsiveness<\/li>\n<li>Accuracy (especially when it comes to time and temperature programming)<\/li>\n<li>Battery life expectancy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If we discover your thermostat is on its last legs, dealing with it now (as opposed to, say, the coldest night of the year in Brantford or Cambridge) is easy and quick.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2797 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.comfortplusheatandcool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/rsz_furnace_flue-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Furnace flue\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><strong>Outside flue inspection<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When was the last time you looked inside your furnace exhaust flue?<\/p>\n<p>Animal nests, leaves and branches (remember how rainy the first part of summer 2017 was?) can make their way into the flue.<\/p>\n<p>Those obstructions will compromise how well furnace exhaust gases (such as <a href=\"\/products-services-cc\/indoor-air-quality\/alarms\/\">carbon minoxide<\/a> and methane) actually escape your home and dissipate into the air.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Get a head-start this winter by servicing your furnace this fall<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The first day of winter is Thursday, December 21.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll be here before you know it, though.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t get left out in the cold with an unreliable or inefficient furnace.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, prepare your furnace for the long, cold winter by <a href=\"\/contact-hours\/\">booking your fall furnace maintenance right now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/contact-hours\/\"><strong>SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT<\/strong><\/a> today<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/contact-hours\/\"><strong>ASK US<\/strong><\/a> your questions or comments<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/care-maintenance-protection-plans-cc\/furnaces\/\"><strong>LEARN ABOUT<\/strong><\/a> WeCare Maintenance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/contact-hours\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2422\" src=\"http:\/\/www.comfortplusheatandcool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/CTA-getintouch.png\" alt=\"Get in touch today\" width=\"487\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer\u2019s over. Fall has just begun. Before you know it, winter will arrive and your furnace will be working overtime to keep you and your family warm and toasty. Here\u2019s the big question: Is your furnace ready for it? The best way to ensure it will be is to book a fall furnace maintenance visit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[86,87,88,89,90,91],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Now\u2019s the Time to Book Fall Furnace Maintenance : Comfort Plus Heating and Cooling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Winter is coming. A 4-month marathon of cold temperatures &amp; blowing snow. 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