With winter setting in fast, many homeowners and landlords are taking all of the measures they can to ensure that the heating system of their property is ready to cope with the cold conditions.
By preparing for winter and taking the necessary checks, many people can avoid the need for a Monroe furnace installation midway through the winter when it’s much less convenient.
Therefore, there are several checks and maintenance actions that homeowners themselves can and should carry out in order to make sure that their furnace can do its’ job properly:
Clean Heating Filters
By cleaning filters every few weeks, and changing or replacing them at least twice a season, their lifespan could be greatly increased.
Insulation
Checking and maintaining insulation can ensure it works to full expectancy and could help to find and prevent any drafts from causing problems. In addition, it seems sensible that if a homeowner is spending money on their heating they make the most of it by ensuring as much heat as possible stays inside the home.
Temperature
As much as it’s tempting to turn the thermostat up to its’ highest temperature, this could cause more problems. In addition to wasting energy which the homeowner probably won’t get the benefit of, a thermostat working at capacity is more likely to experience breakdowns.
Vents
Vents should be kept clean and free of obstructions so as not to prevent the flow of air.
Humidifier
It has been proven that dry air feels warmer than moist air, as well as being much better for the people in the home so a humidifier can make a marked difference to the home.