Comfort Tech Heating & Cooling Blog: Posts Tagged ‘heating repair’

These Smells Indicate Furnace Malfunctions

Monday, December 12th, 2022

The nose knows when something is up. This is often why you’ll be able to identify when food is burning before it sets off the smoke alarm. Did you know that your nose can also alert you to a problem with your heating system? It’s true!

There is more than one smell that can come from a furnace in need of furnace repair in Kelowna, BC. It can be a good idea to familiarize yourself with some of the smells that your system can make if it has an issue to address.

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What You Should Know About a Cracked Heat Exchanger

Monday, September 5th, 2022

If you have a gas furnace, you probably aren’t too worried about how you’ll fare during the coldest days of winter. After all, gas furnaces are still in use for a reason. They’re powerful and reliable, no matter the temperature outside.

However, that reliability can also lead to some risk.

Let’s be clear: gas-powered furnaces are made to meet the best in safety standards. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be allowed in homes anywhere. But age and use take their toll and can lead to a repair that can be dangerous to ignore—a cracked heat exchanger.

In this blog post, we will explain what your furnace heat exchanger does and why a crack in this component requires a call for timely furnace heating repair in West Kelowna.

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