Furnace Part Source Blog

Chances are that you won’t notice that a furnace isn’t working properly until it’s already gone bad. All of a sudden you’ll try to adjust the temperature only to find that you get no response from the system. Rather than wait for that to happen, there are a few points of failure you might want to keep an eye on.Granted, you could also use this list as a troubleshooting guide if you’ve already run into some real difficulties. We asked the experts at the Furnace Part Source what parts they usually …

Unless you’re looking at getting a pellet stove or some other kind of alternative heating technology, chances are good that you should consider one of four major technologies when it comes time to invest in a new HVAC system. Natural gas is perhaps the most common type, and some modern furnaces designed to use natural gas can boast efficiency figures of over 97 percent. That’s a huge benefit for anyone who wants to drastically cut down on the amount of energy they’re using.You’ll have to conside …

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) is a field that's remarkably complex due to the wide variety of different components that could be theoretically installed throughout someone's home or business. On the other hand, the basic concepts behind it are every bit as surprisingly simple. In order to heat a home up, some source of energy is used to raise temperatures. To cool them, fans are used to blow heat away while refrigerant gases are used to drop temperatures, much as they are w …

Are you an HVAC specialist looking to update an indoor or outdoor unit? Do you need help examining new heating and cooling systems on the market? Trust this HVAC buying guide. We want to ensure you are choosing the right brand when making repairs or replacements.Fitment is often more important than branding. You might be surprised to hear that from a company like ours, but we've found that making sure all HVAC components fit together and prove compatible with one another is the most important pa …

First off, before you even try to clean your furnace’s flame sensor you’ll want to make sure that the power is completely off. Turn the furnace off from its main power switch so you can be certain that it won’t start inadvertently. You may also want or need to shut the furnace off by throwing a circuit breaker in order to be completely certain that it won’t start.As soon as you have the system powered off, you’ll want to remove the plate that’s in front of where the flame sensor is installed. On …