Thayer Air Conditioning Blog: Archive for January, 2023

How to Troubleshoot a Failed Furnace

Monday, January 23rd, 2023
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It’s a cold day and your furnace won’t turn on. That’s a big problem, and you’ll want to get it remedied as fast as possible. Fortunately, you can sometimes solve the trouble on your own if you follow several troubleshooting steps.

But, before we get into the main subject of this post, we want to issue a major warning:

Do not attempt to repair your furnace on your own!

The advice we’re giving in this post is how to figure out if there’s a simple error that caused your furnace to stop working. None of these steps involve taking out tools and opening up your furnace’s cabinet to tinker around. Only HVAC professionals have the qualifications, tools, and training to handle actual furnace repairs. Amateur work not only threatens to further damage the furnace, but it’s also potentially hazardous! If following these troubleshooting steps doesn’t get your furnace back to work, just call our team for fast and effective heating repair in San Antonio, TX.

Now, on with the troubleshooting…

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Haven’t Changed Your Furnace Filter Yet? Here’s Why You Should!

Monday, January 9th, 2023
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On this blog, we talk a lot about the importance of having an HVAC professional do the maintenance and repairs for your heating and air conditioning systems. It keeps you safe, the experience of a professional means the process will be smooth and efficient, and your equipment can be kept under warranty. But there is one job that you should definitely be doing yourself.

Changing the air filter for your furnace is a simple maintenance job you should include in your regular routine, and it has many benefits. We’ll cover the risks of skipping air filter changes, the basics of how to do it, and how often it should be done.

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