| If you're looking to save money on furnace | | | | 3. Check Before You Call |
| repair, you've come to the right place. There are | | | | Before you call the repairman, be sure that you |
| lots of ways to save on repairing your furnace, | | | | check a few basic things so that you aren't |
| and here are a few of them: | | | | wasting someone's time or paying for a needless |
| 1. Have it Serviced Regularly | | | | visit. First off, be sure that your pilot light is on; if |
| This is the one thing that you absolutely must do | | | | it's gone off for some reason, you'll have |
| if you want to save on repairing your furnace. It's | | | | instructions - likely pasted on the side of your |
| like with your car; if you fail to change the oil, | | | | furnace - for lighting the pilot light. Be sure, too, |
| check the alignment, and replace the timing belt, | | | | that your thermostat is clean and is reading the |
| you could end up with a very expensive mess | | | | temperature correctly, as a faulty thermostat |
| when you would have simply had to pay a little bit | | | | could fool you into thinking there's something |
| to stay on top of those things in the first place. | | | | wrong with the furnace. Another basic thing is to |
| The same thing goes with your furnace. As a | | | | be sure the circuit breaker for the furnace is set |
| general rule, you should bring in a professional to | | | | to the on position. |
| clean and tune up your furnace at least once a | | | | 4. Call a Professional |
| year - if not every six months. This will keep you | | | | Once you've checked all that basic stuff, don't |
| from having to pay for more expensive repairs | | | | attempt to do anything further on your own. |
| down the road, and it has the advantage of | | | | You're likely to mess up your furnace more, |
| having a second set of eyes to tell you when you | | | | which will end up costing you more in the end. |
| may need to replace your furnace in a few | | | | You could also seriously injure yourself, as |
| months or years. This way, you can save up | | | | furnaces run on very flammable elements. |
| money for a new furnace and installation instead | | | | 5. Buy a New One |
| of getting stuck with a sudden $2,500 bill when | | | | This doesn't seem like much of a way to save, |
| your old gas furnace finally kicks the bucket. | | | | but it can actually help you out a lot if you have |
| 2. Don't Make it Work So Hard | | | | an older furnace. If your furnace is more than |
| When you don't take steps to save energy, you | | | | fifteen years old, as your repairman at the next |
| lose money because you're paying more for your | | | | yearly check-up how everything looks and |
| electricity bill or gas bill, but you also waste money | | | | whether it is likely to break down any time soon. |
| by causing your furnace to work harder than it | | | | Buying a newer high-efficiency furnace model |
| needs to. This isn't to say that you shouldn't put a | | | | before your old furnace croaks gives you time to |
| decent furnace to good use, but you will save on | | | | save up some cash and costs less in repairs later |
| furnace repair if your furnace isn't running at top | | | | on. |
| level twenty-four hours a day. | | | | |