Covenant Heating and Cooling Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Furnace Repair’

The Struggle Is Real: Is Your Furnace Worn Down?

Monday, February 13th, 2023
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You’re having issues with your furnace and you’re not sure what to do about it. It’s working, but not working well. When deciding whether it’s time to call for furnace repair in Brentwood, TN, there are a lot of reasons why homeowners hesitate. They’re not sure that the problem requires a timely repair or they could be worried it’s due for a replacement. 

When it’s not something major like your heater not turning on, it’s easy to ignore the subtle signs that your furnace’s performance is suffering. Let’s go over the factors that are usually taken into account when we’re determining if your furnace would be better off getting repaired or being replaced. Hopefully, that’ll eliminate any fears you have when contemplating scheduling service.

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Why You Need to be Concerned with This One Furnace Component

Monday, January 4th, 2021

furnace-jetsThis blog post also could have accurately been titled, “How to Ensure Your Gas Furnace Operates Safely.” That said, we aren’t insinuating that gas powered furnaces are inherently dangerous. We’re not out to incite panic among homeowners. However, not taking care of your gas powered furnace could potentially make it dangerous.

What we mean by this, is that you have to have it professionally maintained each year. Professional maintenance allows our technicians to comprehensively clean, adjust, and inspect each and every component within your system to ensure that nothing is out of place or showing signs of wear. One component in particular is especially important here—the heat exchanger.

Damaged heat exchangers aren’t common, and they are most likely to occur in aging furnaces—furnaces that are 15 years old or older. This doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t have this problem with a new furnace, but it is something to keep in mind. If your gas furnace is more than a decade old, it’s time to explore its potential risks—and a cracked heat exchanger could be one of these risks.

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