Furnance Tune Up Providers?
Looking for a furnace (forced hot air) tune up provider. Two years ago I had Keyspan service, but they don’t have any appointments. The furnace is very old 40+ years i believe and I want to make sure it will be in shape to start this winter. Thanks.
Looking for a furnace (forced hot air) tune up provider. Two years ago I had Keyspan service, but they don’t have any appointments. The furnace is very old 40+ years i believe and I want to make sure it will be in shape to start this winter. Thanks.
I have been using Andrew from Waterworks for years. (Also great on large plumbing projects.) He is good, efficient, clean & responds to your phone calls right away. His number is 718-261-4906.
Thanks everyone for your feedback.
go and install in new boiler, chances are you are losing money anyway since the seer are way low back then
ALL H.V.A.C. replaced and services our hot air system. They have an ad on the FOrum page.
If you don’t remove and clean the burner tubes themselves, the furnace (just like a boiler) will make high levels of carbon monoxide (CO). If a small problem occurs with your chimney, those are the two halves of the equation to equal a whole big problem. I’m a big fan of eliminating the first problem first.
FYI:
I don’t service hot air furnaces.
For me it’s water-based systems only, so consider this a public service announcement.
http://www.GatewayPlumbing.com
I was able to get an appt really easy this year.
Last year was a mess. I think they are farming it out to another company
I have a service contract with National Grid (formerly Keyspan, earlier BUG). They tell you that you have to request a heating season tune-up far in advance. However, there isn’t all that much you need to do each year with a gas furnace. Here’s what I do each autumn, as I was taught by a Bklyn Union technician when I bought my house in 1974:
1. Oil the motor bearings–there should be obvious oil holes.
2. Make sure there’s grease in the grease cups–add some if needed (I’m still using the one pound of grease I bought in ’74–I figure there’s enough for about four lifetimes)
3. Change the filter–most filters ave available at hardware stores(although NOT the ones for my furnace, but that’s a long story).
I’m assuming you’ve left the pilot light on–I was told never to turn that off, because the heat from the pilot helps prevent rust.