Mike Smith Heating & Air Conditioning, LLC Blog: Posts Tagged ‘furnace repair’

Repair That Old Heating System, or Replace It?

Monday, November 4th, 2024
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Ah, a beautiful Louisiana autumn. It’s such a gorgeous time of year. Finally, the heat has let up, and we can enjoy ourselves outdoors in golden light and crisp breezes! But don’t forget, autumn doesn’t last long, and pretty soon, you’ll be waking up very chilly one morning and hoping your heating system will still work. And what if it doesn’t?

If you’ve got an old heating system, and it needs to be repaired, and cold weather is coming fast, you’ve got a big decision to make. Should you repair that old heating system? Or would that be a waste of money? Should you just move on, and replace it with a new system? Here’s how to choose.

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Furnace Repair: When Replacement Is Too Expensive

Monday, January 15th, 2024
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It’s the coldest time of the year in Louisiana, very different from our usual luxurious warmth. And of course, if your furnace is going to have problems or break down, now—when it’s working the hardest—is the time when that will happen. What should you do about your struggling or failing furnace? Should you have it repaired? Do you need to replace it? What if that’s too expensive?

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DIY Furnace Repair: Never a Good Idea

Monday, November 6th, 2023
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Many handy homeowners pride themselves on being able to fix anything in their homes. Of course, being independent and skillful is wonderful! But fixing a furnace is nothing like repairing cabinetry, installing a countertop, or redoing drywall. There are major risks to DIY furnace repair that you should not ignore. Here are the serious hazards you can avoid by relying on qualified professionals.

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Here’s Why You Don’t Want a Cracked Heat Exchanger

Monday, December 5th, 2022
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Gas furnaces have many components, and it can be easy to get confused about terms like “flame sensor” and “pilot assembly” and be unclear about just how critical a part is to your furnace’s ability to function. For simplicity’s sake, let us state for the record that without a heat exchanger, you don’t have a furnace. While other components are also very important to the function of your heater, and all problems should be addressed promptly by qualified technicians, a cracked heat exchanger is an emergency causing not only heating failure but also serious safety hazards.

So we’d like to help you understand what a heat exchanger is, how it works, why it might crack, and what to do if it does so that you can navigate that situation with the seriousness it requires.

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