3 Things to Know Before Changing Your Furnace Filter

November 4, 2024

Even with our milder weather in Burbank, CA, keeping your furnace in good condition is essential for a comfortable home throughout the winter. Most furnace tasks require a qualified heating professional, but one of the simplest yet most impactful maintenance tasks you can do yourself is changing your filter. A clean filter improves air quality, boosts energy efficiency, and extends the life of your heating system. But before you dive into changing that filter, there are three key things you should know to ensure you’re getting the best results for your home. 1. Understand the Right Filter Size and Type Using the wrong size filter can lead to poor air quality and potentially damage your unit. Check your furnace manual or look for sizing information on the side of the current filter. Common sizes include 16x25x1, 20x25x1, and 20x30x1, but it’s crucial to double-check. Filter type matters as well. Filters come in different materials and ratings, with MERV ratings indicating their ability to trap particles. While a higher MERV rating can capture smaller particles, it may also restrict airflow if your system isn’t designed to handle it. 2. Replace Filters Regularly to Maintain Efficiency A clogged filter forces your furnace...

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Regular Furnace Cleaning Keeps Your Furnace Efficient

January 14, 2024

If your Burbank, CA home has a furnace that supplies its heat, you likely bought it because of its efficiency. Besides heat pumps, you won’t find heating systems anywhere near as efficient. However, your furnace can start to lose efficiency over time if you don’t maintain it properly. Here is how regular furnace cleaning can keep your furnace running at peak efficiency. What Causes Furnace Efficiency Losses? The efficiency of your furnace depends on how well it carries out the combustion process and how much of the resulting heat it can capture. However, if the combustion process is inherently dirty it can cause your furnace’s burners to lose efficiency over time. So, too, can dirt build up inside your furnace’s heat exchanger, which can interfere with the transfer of heat from combustion gasses into your home’s air. On average, those factors can cause up to a 5% efficiency reduction after a single year of operation. And if left unchecked, the losses only escalate from there. How Regular Furnace Cleaning Restores Efficiency During a furnace cleaning, our HVAC technician will thoroughly clean your furnace’s burners so that incoming fuel burns as completely as possible. They will also clean your furnace’s heat...

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