It’s never a good day when something goes wrong with your heating system. But it doesn’t have to be a horrible day, either, especially when you call the right heating service company to fix the problem.

Call us a little biased if you want, but we’re very confident in our heating and cooling capabilities here at Absolute Air. More than that, we’re proud of our record of helping customers enjoy the best in indoor comfort for the lowest possible net cost.

How exactly do we go about that? One way is by emphasizing prevention over repair. And the best way to do that is with an annual heating system cleaning and inspection. With regular maintenance, you can count on your system running better, lasting longer, and keeping your furnace operation costs in check.

But let’s say something does go wrong with your furnace. After all, they aren’t made to last forever: 15-20 years is the norm. After that, it’s hanging on for dear life. If you’re having problems with your furnace right now, and wondering what the cause might be, here are the most likely candidates:

• Dirty or clogged filter. A furnace can’t do its job of moving warm air from point A to point B if your filter is blocking its path. Which is why you need to clean or replace it every 30 days.

• A problem with the fan in the blower motor. Dirt can build up anywhere inside your system, including the blower motor. And when there’s a sufficient build-up, it can hinder the operation of your fan and thus deprive you of heat.

• A cracked heat exchanger. Even with the best of care, if you hang onto your furnace long enough, the heat exchanger is bound to crack. And when that happens, it’s probably not worth the cost to replace it. A cracked heat exchanger also represents a danger to your family as it can release gas fumes and carbon monoxide into your home.

• Loss of power. This is what you HOPE the problem is, because it’s the easiest to fix. Which means before picking up the phone to call for professional assistance, first check to see if your furnace is getting power by checking its own power switch and cord, and then either your circuit breaker panel or fuse box.

• Pilot light has gone out. This is another thing you can check on your own. In fact, if the pilot light gas completely gone out, or is anything other than a steady blue flame, try re-igniting it before taking any further action. But only if you think you can do so safely and accurately.

• Problem with your thermostat. That’s right: the problem might not be with your furnace at all. A thermostat that has stopped working or isn’t working up to par can cause a total lack of heat, insufficient heat, or intermittent heat.

You know what each of these potential problems has in common with all the others? Absolute Air can fix every one of them: quickly, efficiently, and always with a guaranteed upfront price. We also provide 24/7 emergency service for those time when the problem just can’t wait until morning. So whatever you do, don’t suffer with not enough or no heat, not when Absolute Air is on hand to make matters right again.

The heart and soul of your furnace is the heat exchanger. That’s because it performs two equally vital functions:

• Getting heated air safely into your living quarters;
• Safely releasing fossil fuel byproducts (soot, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water vapor) through your chimney.

What do both of the above functions have in common? Right: they both have an impact on the safety of your home and family. So with that much at stake, it makes only logical sense to make sure your heat exchanger is in the best possible shape. Hold that thought: we’ll get back to it in a minute.

Now, let’s have a look at how heat exchangers develop cracks in the first place. The number one cause, by far, is from overheating. And the number one cause of overheating is lack of sufficient airflow.

Which then begs the question: what causes a lack of sufficient airflow? Actually, in most cases, the cause is a dirty or clogged filter. It’s the simplest furnace component of all, the one any home owner can clean or replace, and yet you’d be amazed at the number of cracked heat exchangers we discover every single winter. Almost all of which could have been avoided by simple preventative maintenance.

You see, when a heat exchanger cracks, it can no longer effectively contain the fossil fuel byproducts mentioned earlier, including carbon monoxide. That allows them to escape into your home, and the consequences can be serious, even deadly.

So take it from us at Absolute Air, and start scheduling annual heating system preventative maintenance no less than once a year. With that one small and very affordable step, here’s what you can look forward to:

• Fewer (if any) repairs
• Longer system lifespan
• Added safety
• Cleaner indoor air
• Lower home heating costs

For the professional service you want and the added peace of mind we know you appreciate, contact Absolute Air today.

The heart and soul of your furnace is the heat exchanger.  That’s because it performs two equally vital functions:

• Getting heated air safely into your living quarters;
• Safely releasing fossil fuel byproducts (soot, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water vapor) through your chimney.

What do both of the above functions have in common?  Right:  they both have an impact on the safety of your home and family.  So with that much at stake, it makes only logical sense to make sure your heat exchanger is in the best possible shape.  Hold that thought:  we’ll get back to it in a minute.

Now, let’s have a look at how heat exchangers develop cracks in the first place.  The number one cause, by far, is from overheating.  And the number one cause of overheating is lack of sufficient airflow.

Which then begs the question:  what causes a lack of sufficient airflow?  Actually, in most cases, the cause is a dirty or clogged filter.  It’s the simplest furnace component of all, the one any home owner can clean or replace, and yet you’d be amazed at the number of cracked heat exchangers we discover every single winter.  Almost all of which could have been avoided by simple preventative maintenance.

You see, when a heat exchanger cracks, it can no longer effectively contain the fossil fuel byproducts mentioned earlier, including carbon monoxide.  That allows them to escape into your home, and the consequences can be serious, even deadly.

So take it from us at Absolute Air, and start scheduling annual heating system preventative maintenance no less than once a year.  With that one small and very affordable step, here’s what you can look forward to:

• Fewer (if any) repairs
• Longer system lifespan
• Added safety
• Cleaner indoor air
• Lower home heating costs

For the professional service you want and the added peace of mind we know you appreciate, contact Absolute Air today.

As human beings, part of our DNA is the gift for complaining. We absolute love it, even if we don’t love what we’re complaining about. Equally important, we love to HEAR ourselves complain to anyone who even pretends to be a rapt audience.

Still, if you find yourself complaining about the same things over and over again, either you’re talking to the wrong people or just aren’t as focused as you should be on fixing the problem.

Take your home heating costs, for example. On average, they were 13% higher last year than the year before, and 10% higher than the 10-year average as reported in March, 2014 by USA Today.

What’s in store for the 2014-15 heating season? While the jury’s still out on that one, why wait for yet another reason to complain when you can start fighting back now. And it all comes down to one thing: if you manage to keep yourself warm, then your whole house will feel warm. And that goes for every member of your family.

• Don’t go barefoot. If your feet are cold, your whole body’s going to fee cold. So wear socks and/or slippers when you’re home but not yet in bed.

• Put on an extra blanket or two. Next to an electric blanket, which aren’t for everyone, the warmest blankets you can cover yourself with are made of wool or down.

• Open your window coverings during the day, and close them at night. Let the sun do its thing to help warm your house up so you won’t need as much heat at night to keep it that way.

• Eat more hot soup. Hot soup raises your body temperature on cold, wintry days.

• Stay active. Just because there’s little if any yard work to tackle this time of year doesn’t mean you can’t find plenty to do indoors. The more active you are, the more energy you’ll generate, and the warmer you’ll feel.

Another great way to keep warm indoors during the winter is to add humidity to the air. Here at Absolute Air, we can install a whole-house humidity control system that will give you year-round humidity control so you’ll feel perfectly comfortable while reducing your heating AND cooling costs. Contact us today for more information or a free new system proposal.