Dirt and grime is the most common foe of your furnace. It'll waste fuel and greatly lessen furnace performance. Dirt and grime affects all three fundamental components of your furnace, so cleaning is an essential part of regular maintenance. The three components of the furnace that need to be cleaned are the filter system, the blower, as well as the motor. A certified technician from Park Mechanical can deal with the maintenance of your unit so you don’t have to deal with the hassle. The furnace filter should be swapped out or cleaned at the beginning of the heating season and about once a month during times of consistent use. To look at the filter, the technician would take it out and hold it up to the light. If it looks clogged, it’ll get replaced with a fresh filter of the same type and size regardless of the duration it has been used. The technician would then clean up the blower assembly, belts and pulleys to the blower, and motor housing. Cleaning the blower is important if your furnace has a squirrel-cage fan, because openings in this kind of blower often become obstructed with dirt. To clean the blower, the panel that covers filter will be removed to gain entry to the blower or panel on front of the furnace. This panel may be using slip-fit on hooks or it may be held by a series of screws. Accessibility to the inside of the blower is normally gained by sliding out the fan unit. If the power cord to fan assembly is not of sufficient length to permit the fan unit to slide all the way out, then the cord will be disconnected. Wipe the motor housing clean to prevent any heat build up in the motor.
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