Collier's Comfort Blog: Archive for March, 2018

Burners are a Key Part of your Heating System

Monday, March 26th, 2018

furnace-repair-servicesHeating season is coming to an end for another year, and homeowners throughout the area will be powering down their heating systems in favor of their air conditioners. That makes now a good time to schedule a maintenance session and have a professional technician give your furnace a close look.

Among the most important components in any forced-air furnace is the burner array, which provides the heat that makes the furnace function. Any technician worth their salt will give the burners a thorough examination as part of every maintenance session. As a homeowner, it pays for you to understand a little more about how the burners work and what happens when they run into trouble.

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When to Call for 24/7 Emergency Furnace Repair

Monday, March 12th, 2018

furnace-repair-servicesWe’re approaching the end of the heating season as winter slowly turns into spring. Ironically, this is the period when furnace breakdowns and serious heating repair jobs become the most common: not because you’re running your system more often than normal, but because months of use have taken their toll. Unfortunately, a furnace breakdown isn’t exactly something you can just ignore. There are still plenty of cold days to come in the next few weeks, and without proper heating, your home could turn into a popsicle very quickly.

The good news is that our emergency furnace repair services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That means you can get a technician out in the middle of the night or over the weekend to get the problem corrected the right way. Having said that, emergency services do cost extra, and before you pay the additional cost, you need to determine if and when an emergency problem is called for. At the end of the day, only you can make that decision, but we’ve prepared a few tips to help guide you if you have some questions.

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