| Your furnace is one of the most important | | | | just like other electrical appliances. Try to make |
| appliances in your home. It provides the heat so | | | | sure that it has its own circuit breaker though! A |
| that nothing freezes and so that you can be | | | | gas furnace will be connected to your gas line. A |
| comfortable in your home. Since it is such an | | | | professional can do this quickly and easily. You |
| important appliance, it is quite surprising how little | | | | should clean and maintain your furnace at least |
| most homeowners know about their furnace. | | | | once a year. |
| They, hopefully, know how to change their | | | | Prior to performing maintenance on your furnace, |
| thermostat settings, but, beyond that, the metal | | | | you should make sure it is turned off. To be |
| box in their basement is quite a mystery to them. | | | | doubly safe, you should turn off both the unit and |
| They may call an expert in annually for | | | | the circuit breaker. Next, open up the service |
| maintenance visit. This is completely unnecessary. | | | | panel of the furnace. This is usually a door which |
| It is quite simple to maintain your furnace, since all | | | | is on the front of the furnace and is easily |
| you really do need is to clean it a bit and change | | | | accessible. Find the filter, which looks like a mesh |
| your furnace filter. | | | | fabric stretched across a rectangle frame. |
| You may have a gas furnace or an electric | | | | Remove it, and replace it with a new one. Make |
| furnace. This shouldn't matter for the following | | | | sure that the filter replacement you have |
| instructions. This also works for temporary | | | | purchased is the correct one for your furnace |
| furnaces such as electric or gas wall furnaces. An | | | | brand and type. If it doesn't fit, this is usually the |
| electric furnace will be plugged into a wall outlet, | | | | problem, do not try to force it in! |