{"id":1344,"date":"2016-11-07T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2016-11-03T07:20:20","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T11:20:20","slug":"dont-make-these-dire-mistakes-with-your-gas-furnace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/heating-service\/dont-make-these-dire-mistakes-with-your-gas-furnace\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Make These Dire Mistakes with Your Gas Furnace!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We hope the word <em>dire<\/em> got your attention. Some of these gas furnace mistakes can indeed cause serious problems and health hazards. Others will result in a gas furnace that wastes money or can\u2019t do the job\u2014and these can be dire under the right circumstances. Regardless, everything we\u2019ve listed here is something you shouldn\u2019t be doing with your gas furnace. When you need help with a furnace, always contact the HVAC professionals who can get the job done right.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forgetting to change the air filter: <\/strong>This is <em>the<\/em> most common mistake. People too often let the filter slip from their mind, or imagine that it\u2019s in good shape through each winter. This isn\u2019t necessarily true, however. It only takes 1 to 3 months for the filter to clog, and this will wipe out the furnace\u2019s energy-efficient performance and may cause it to overheat. Get into a regular schedule for furnace filter changes and stick with it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skipping regular maintenance:<\/strong> Probably the second biggest mistake. When a furnace misses its annual fall maintenance, it will start to pose a larger safety hazard, not to mention begin to drain energy and suffer reductions in power. <a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\">You can call us to arrange for this vital service.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Heating the house when you\u2019re gone:<\/strong> No, it won\u2019t help you save money by keeping the furnace running for an empty house, no matter what non-professionals tell you. Use a programmable thermostat to set back the temperature when you\u2019re gone, and the furnace will reward you with smaller bills and a longer lifespan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blocking room vents: <\/strong>Moving furniture around during the winter may block room vents, and this blocks airflow. This will lead to poor heating distribution, and it can damage the ventilation system because of the spike in air pressure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ignore signs of gas leaks:<\/strong> A CO detector goes off, you hear hissing or clicking sounds from the furnace, you notice corrosion on it\u2026 call for repairs right away!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Comfort Flow Heating is here for your <a href=\"\/heating\/furnace-repair\">furnace repair needs<\/a> in Eugene, OR. Quality Service &amp; Install Since 1961.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything we\u2019ve listed here is something you shouldn\u2019t be doing with your gas furnace. When you need help with a furnace, always contact the HVAC professionals who can get the job done right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[89,114,144],"class_list":["post-1344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-eugene","tag-furnace-maintenance","tag-furnace-repair"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1344"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1346,"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344\/revisions\/1346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}