Furnace Maintenance Services

Furnace Tune-up & Preventative Maintenance in White Oak, OH

If you’re looking to make your furnace last longer and perform more efficiently while keeping safety your top priority, you can’t afford to ignore preventative maintenance. As part of a furnace maintenance visit, our home heating experts perform a furnace tune-up and a furnace safety check to keep your system firing on all cylinders and keep your home as safe as possible. In addition to safety and optimal comfort, seasonal maintenance saves you money on home heating costs while prolonging the lifespan of your equipment and helping you avoid furnace breakdowns during the coldest months of the year.

Our furnace experts here at White Oak Heating & Cooling service all brands of heating systems, all types of furnaces, all makes, models and ages. There isn’t a heater we can’t work on. If has to do with HVAC, we have you covered and at a lower cost than the competition. Overall, maintenance is a great investment to make in order to ensure your furnace works optimally and it keeps your equipment warranty active. Schedule your furnace maintenance visit today so we can send you one of our NATE-certified furnace technicians to keep your home safe and cozy throughout the winter months.

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The Benefits of a Furnace-Tune Up

Your local furnace tune-up experts here at White Oak Heating & Cooling want to help you keep your furnace working like a well-oiled machine all winter long while saving you on home heating costs and keeping your home safe at the same time — all at a fraction of the cost that you’d pay the competition.

During a Furnace Tune-Up, one of our HVAC technicians comes to your home and to clean and inspect your heater and all of its related equipment. We perform cleanings, lubrication, and other routine maintenance tasks during our inspection. Our furnace inspection and furnace safety check enable us to identify areas of wear and tear as well as pinpoint components in need of replacement before they become a problem. A tune-up alone could instantly improve energy efficiency by up to 30 percent or more.

What happens during a Furnace Tune-Up:

Check pilot assembly and ignition sequence
Check thermocouple or flame sensor
Check burner flame
Check humidifier and air cleaner
Check heat exchanger
Check for proper venting
Check fan control
Check safety device and electrical wiring
Check blower amp draw
Check belt (tension adjustment)
Check operation sequence
Check gas valve
Check and inspect circuit board
Lubricate all accessible moving parts
Check for overall safe operation
Carbon monoxide safety test

Major Benefits of Furnace Maintenance

If you’re new to the world of furnaces, you may not be familiar with all the reasons why getting your furnace regularly inspected is a good idea. We’ve compiled a list of the top benefits of regular furnace maintenance—read on to learn more.

IT MAKES THE EQUIPMENT LAST LONGER

Furnaces are expensive systems to replace. We all want to make our home heating systems last as long as possible, but are we doing what we need to do to make that happen? The best way to prolong furnace equipment and guarantee it runs optimally for as long as possible is to utilize seasonal maintenance on a regular basis. Without furnace maintenance, heating equipment lasts less than half as long as it should. There’s a reason furnace manufacturers require maintenance to keep warranties valid. Keep in mind the cost of installing a brand new furnace prematurely is going to be far more expensive than all those years of maintenance visits combined.

PREVENT FURNACE BREAKDOWNS

Having to deal with a furnace breakdown during the colder months of winter is a nightmare. Ohio winters are brutal. Heat is more than a luxury; it’s a necessity. Nevertheless, roughly 85 percent of the repairs we perform on furnace breakdowns could have been prevented at a fraction of the cost if they had not neglected maintenance. By having maintenance done every year heading into winter when you use your furnace the most, you will prevent most of the furnace problems you’ll ever have to deal with and not have to risk losing heat.

MAINTAIN FACTORY WARRANTY ON FURNACE

When we at White Oak Heating & Cooling install a new heating system, we provide each customer with a warranty from the furnace’s maker. This warranty coverage requires maintenance performed by a NATE-certified HVAC technician annually in order to remain valid. If the customer fails to have maintenance performed, the warranty is no longer good. If a warranty is void and a part fails, the customer has to pay for the repairs out of pocket, with their on own money. We suggest playing smart and playing it safe when it comes to expensive furnace systems: Our furnace maintenance services keep your home heating system protected from any potential manufacturing flaws.

STAY WARM, SAFE AND HAPPY DURING THE WINTER

Nothing ruins a winter day like realizing your furnace isn’t working. Of course, the weather outside is frightful, if you’re in the middle of a cold snap, and you don’t want to be left out in the cold while you wait for a repairman to show up.

Thankfully, taking care of your furnace before winter arrives can help prevent these issues. Getting an annual furnace tune-up is a good way to prepare for the cold winter months. You get to know if your furnace will work efficiently throughout the entire season, and you can find out if repairs are needed now, before the weather turns bad.

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How to Replace Your Air Filter

Although homeowners aren’t able to perform some of the more complicated maintenance tasks on their home heating equipment, replacing the air filter is an easy job anyone can do in relatively little time. In fact, it is something everyone should know how to do because it’s something they need to be doing regularly on all HVAC equipment. If your air filter is dirty, changing it is probably the easiest way to maximize the furnace’s efficiency.

In short, the entire process might take 5 minutes at most. You start by finding exactly what size air filter you need for your replacement filter. Then, you’ll substitute the old air filter with a new replacement furnace filter. After you have the replacement filter, all you need to do is go through these straightforward steps:

Turn off your furnace at the thermostat
Find your old furnace filter
Determine the size of your air filter
Remove the old filter
Insert the new filter
Return furnace to “on” position

FAQ

Furnace Maintenace FAQ

How can I prevent furnace problems?

Your best defense to prevent furnace problems during the winter is preventative maintenance. By properly maintaining your heating equipment, our home heating technicians can catch minor issues and give you the opportunity to address them before they cause major breakdowns. This helps homeowners reduce the wear and tear on their system and even avoid premature system failure. The types of services conducted during a furnace maintenance visit are effective in protecting the heating system while improving home heating efficiency and optimizing home comfort.

How do I ensure my furnace runs smoothly?

In addition to furnace tune-ups, changing your furnace’s air filter regularly also helps reduce the chances of furnace breakdowns while ensuring optimal airflow. Airflow is extremely important with all types of HVAC equipment. A clean air filter ensures the air moves through the system properly and helps the furnace run more efficiently. When an air filter needs replaced, the furnace is forced to work harder to push the air through the system. This adds stress, wear and tear, and it increases the chances of furnace problems.

What does a new home heating system/ furnace cost to install?

If not maintained consistently, homeowners usually need to replace their furnaces sooner than necessary. A new home heating system can cost anywhere from $1,500 to $7,200 or more, depending on the model you choose and the size of your house. The average cost of installing a mid-efficiency furnace is $1,500 to $2,500. Mid-efficiency furnaces have an annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) rating of 80 to 89 percent.