{"id":1221,"date":"2018-01-22T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2018-01-18T17:25:40","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T22:25:40","slug":"mid-winter-furnace-why-need-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/mid-winter-furnace-why-need-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Winter and Your Furnace: Why You May Need Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/woman-cold-in-sweater-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"woman-in-sweater\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/woman-cold-in-sweater-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/woman-cold-in-sweater-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/woman-cold-in-sweater.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The middle of the winter is the point when you may have concerns about the performance of your home\u2019s furnace. It\u2019s wise to be on the lookout for potential problems. It\u2019s not only the coldest time of the year, but the furnace has done a half season of work and has another half ahead of it.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of reasons why you may need to have professionals give your furnace a look and make fixes and adjustments in mid-winter. Schedule your <a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">heater service in Burlington, VT<\/a> or the surrounding areas to ensure you don\u2019t have a furnace that fails for any of the following reasons:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The furnace missed fall maintenance: <\/strong>The top reason for any heating system to suffer a malfunction during the year is lack of <a href=\"\/about\/maintenance-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regular attention with professional maintenance<\/a>. We can\u2019t emphasize how critical it is to schedule an inspection and tune-up with a licensed HVAC technician before winter starts\u2014every year! If you didn\u2019t have maintenance in fall, it\u2019s still not too late to have it done and head off some serious problems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The blower motor is running down:<\/strong> The mechanical part of a furnace that does the most labor is the blower motor. (Yes, gas furnaces have crucial electrical components as well!) If any part is going to wear out from use during the winter, it\u2019s likely to be this motor. Grime, lack of lubrication, worn-out bearings, and overheating can lead to the motor burning out\u2014and that means no air moving through the furnace or the ventilation system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Limit switch failure:<\/strong> The furnace limit switch turns off the burners and the fan when the temperature in the combustion chamber reaches a set point. A failed limit switch can mean a furnace that either won\u2019t turn on or won\u2019t turn off.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Burner combustion trouble:<\/strong> A layer of grime over the burners makes it more difficult for them to ignite because they can\u2019t draw sufficient oxygen. When you notice a delay with the burners firing, or if you aren\u2019t receiving hot enough air from the vents, the burner may need to be cleaned. (Don\u2019t try to do this yourself; it requires a professional.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Failed electronic ignition system:<\/strong> Electronic ignition has replaced the old standing pilot light in new furnaces. They\u2019re more reliable\u2014but they can still crack and break or burn out. Experts can replace a dead igniter with a new one.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Poor venting:<\/strong> A gas furnace sends exhaust gas from the combustion process up through a flue or chimney. If the flue becomes partially blocked, the poor ventilation will cause the furnace to work harder. It may even lead to unhealthy gases flowing into the home.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Broken sequencer:<\/strong> This is a specific problem for electric furnaces. The sequencer staggers turning on the heating elements so they don\u2019t create too much electrical demand and overwhelm the circuit. If the sequencer malfunctions, too many heating elements may come on at once and trip the circuit breaker, or too few could come on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Red Rock Mechanical, LLC serves <\/strong><strong>Northwest Vermont and Northeast New York. We have <a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24-hour emergency service available<\/a> to fix your furnace!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a number of reasons why you may need to have professionals give your furnace a look and make fixes and adjustments in mid-winter. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[89,142,106,49,50],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1221"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1224,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221\/revisions\/1224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}