Most furnaces and home heating systems usually remain trouble-free with regular maintenance. When your heating system malfunctions one of three components can be the source of the problem, the distribution system, the thermostat or the heating source. If your furnace stops running it may have lost power, if you have a gas furnace it may not be igniting. If the unit comes on but the warm air isn't reaching the rooms in your home it's likely the blower or distribution system. A faulty thermostat could keep the system from turning on, whatever the problem is A-1 Ocean Breeze are the home heating and furnace experts.

Dirt and pet hair is one of the largest enemies of your home's heating and air conditioning system. It can dramatically lower the efficiency and raise the cost of heating or cooling your home. Regular maintenance and replacement of filters along with lubrication and belt adjustments can keep one of the most expensive appliances in your home working properly. Most homeowners never touch their heating or cooling systems until there's a problem. The cost of repair can be drastically higher if you wait for the furnace or air conditioner to stop working before you have it serviced.

As the days and nights start to grow colder, more residents in the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valley's will be relying on their heating system to keep their home comfortable. To ensure your furnace continues to work properly you should replace, not clean; but replace the unit's filters. Filters are designed to capture dirt, pet hair, dust and airborne debris from entering the mechanical moving parts of the heating and blower system. Filters at minimum should be replaced every 90 days, homes with more than one pet should consider filter replacement every 60 days. They clogged filter puts more demand on a heating and air-conditioning system, making it work harder and use more energy to operate.

When is it time to have a professional service your homes furnace or heating system?

If your heating system will not turn on, If you don't hear or see that your heating system is not coming on you may need service technician to look at your unit. There two things you can check before calling us. 1, look to see if the cover on the heater or furnace is on properly, all home heaters and furnaces have a safety switch. If the cover is not locked in place, it will not let the unit turn on. 2, If you know where your breaker box or fuse box is, look to see if a breaker switch is tripped off. If the switch that powers the heater keep switching it's self off, you need us to come look at it.

If your gas heater is blowing cool air you may have a problem with your system not igniting, if your gas is turned on at the meter, and you are experiencing this problem you should switch your system off, and call us to take a look. If you have an electric heating system do the same, turn off the system and call for a service inspection.

Odd odors are common when you first turn on your heating system for the season. If the odor or smell keeps up for more than a day or two you should have a professional look into the problem.

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