{"id":1775,"date":"2022-03-14T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2022-03-09T19:03:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T00:03:21","slug":"safety-features-gas-furnace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/safety-features-gas-furnace\/","title":{"rendered":"The Safety Features of Your Gas Furnace"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"natural-gas-furnace-burners\"We often remind customers who have natural gas furnaces that these systems aren\u2019t \u201cdangerous.\u201d It\u2019s true that gas furnaces can develop safety hazards, but this is also true of many different home appliances. With the right maintenance for your furnace, as well as calling for prompt <\/span>furnace repair in Plattsburgh, NY<\/span><\/a> whenever necessary, you can expect your gas furnace to safely serve you and your family for many years.<\/span><\/p>\n

To help explain how your furnace operates safely, as well as how to tell when something may be wrong, we\u2019re going to look at several key safety features built into gas furnaces.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Limit Switch<\/b><\/h3>\n

Also known as the high-temperature limit control, this device will shut off the furnace in case the heat exchanger overheats. The heat exchanger is the metal compartment inside the furnace that heats up from the combustion gas inside and then transfers this heat to the air moving through it. If it becomes <\/span>too<\/span><\/i> hot, the limit switch will shut the furnace down before it causes any damage. If this continues to happen, call for technicians to see what\u2019s causing the heat exchanger to overheat. It often has to do with ventilation problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Flame Rollout Switch<\/b><\/h3>\n

The flames from the gas furnace\u2019s burners should be contained in what\u2019s called the firebox. However, it\u2019s possible for the flames to escape from the firebox if they lack sufficient oxygen. Flames will seek oxygen wherever it\u2019s available, and that can mean an oxygen-deprived fire in the furnace will leap out of the firebox and even out of the furnace\u2014obviously a major danger to your home! This is called \u201cflame rollout,\u201d and the flame rollout switch detects when it happens and immediately shuts off the gas valve to the burners to protect your house.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Flame Sensor<\/b><\/h3>\n

The standard heating cycle in a furnace starts with gas flowing to the burners and the electronic ignition system (or pilot light in an older furnace) igniting them. But if the ignition fails, unburned gas will begin to flood the combustion chamber, which is a major safety hazard. The flame sensor detects if the burners have ignited, and if they don\u2019t, the sensor will close the gas valve to the burners so no more unburned gas enters the furnace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Flue Exhaust Pressure Sensor<\/b><\/h3>\n

You probably know about carbon monoxide: the toxic, odorless, and colorless gas that\u2019s a byproduct of combusting natural gas. CO collects in the heat exchanger of a furnace but is vented safely out of the heating system and the home through a flue. An inducer motor helps to pull the exhaust out of the furnace and into the flue. The pressure sensor detects if there\u2019s a blockage in the flue or a problem with the inducer motor that can cause the exhaust gases to move backward and into the home. If the pressure sensor detects this, it will not let the furnace turn on at all. This is one of the reasons to call a professional when your furnace won\u2019t turn on and you can\u2019t tell why.<\/span><\/p>\n

Red Rock Mechanical, LLC serves Northwest Vermont and Northeast New York. <\/b>Call us for 24-hour emergency furnace service.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To help explain how your furnace operates safely, we\u2019re going to look at several key safety features built into gas furnaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[106,49,50,91],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775"}],"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=1775"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1778,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775\/revisions\/1778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}