Heating & maintenance - Page 2
Heating & maintenance
No-heat checks, seasonal upkeep, and the jobs that deserve a service call.
24 articles · Page 2 of 4
At home
The calendar said April. The filter disagreed
A reminder helps you look. The right replacement interval still depends on the filter, equipment and conditions at home.
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The filter fitted the shopping basket better than the furnace
The large number on the box was only the start. A small gap around a filter can matter more than its impressive rating.
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I timed the furnace with the pasta timer
A stop-start furnace, an unfinished dinner, and the observations that make a service call more useful.
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The new sofa covered something important
A furniture change is worth mentioning when airflow or noise changes. Supply vents are only half the room's air path.
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The backup heat still needed electricity
A backup heating source is not automatically backup power. Plan for the actual electrical needs of the whole system.
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I gave the heat pump its own patch of winter
Plan snow storage around an operating heat pump, using the clearance requirements for the installed model.
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