{"id":1023,"date":"2018-01-29T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2018-01-24T13:09:01","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T18:09:01","slug":"any-furnace-repairs-do-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/heating-service\/any-furnace-repairs-do-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"Are There Any Furnace Repairs I Can Do Myself?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hand-holding-wrench-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"hand-holding-wrench\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hand-holding-wrench-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hand-holding-wrench.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>A faulty or broken furnace is an emergency during a Chicago winter. No matter how well-insulated the home, no matter how many layers of clothes people pile on, there\u2019s no way to deal with the bitter cold invading the house\u2014except to have the furnace fixed as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>How to do this? Call on professionals for <a href=\"\/service-areas\/oak-park-il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">heating repair in Oak Park, IL<\/a> or elsewhere in Chicagoland. Our team of trained comfort experts can get any type of furnace back in shape. If necessary, they\u2019ll replace the furnace with a new one. You can trust us for honesty and quality work every time.<\/p>\n<p>But wait a second \u2026 we know what you\u2019re thinking. You want to know if you can tinker with the furnace and fix the trouble yourself. It sounds like a much less expensive option, and you have confidence in your DIY skills. (You did put in that new tile floor yourself, after all!) Can you do any furnace repairs on your own?<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>No \u2026 But You Can Make Some Simple Checks<\/h2>\n<p>Repairing a furnace, especially a natural gas furnace, requires the vocational training and experience you\u2019ll only find with licensed HVAC technicians. In most jurisdictions, it\u2019s <em>illegal<\/em> for anyone without proper certification to work on an appliance hooked to a gas main. Allowing professionals to handle a furnace fix-it job is the responsible route. You\u2019ll have your household warmth back in no time, without safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>But you can make a few basic checks on the HVAC system before calling for assistance. Sometimes, a furnace losing heat or failing to come on is due to a simple error or glitch. Here are a few things to try if your furnace isn\u2019t doing what it should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Check the thermostat: <\/strong>This is elementary, but you\u2019d be surprised how often a simple misunderstanding among people in a household can lead to a thermostat set to the wrong temperature. Children playing with the thermostat buttons, for example. Maybe you haven\u2019t adjusted the programing on the thermostat for the change in weather.<\/li>\n<li><strong>See if a breaker has tripped:<\/strong> When a furnace\u2019s blower fan won\u2019t turn on, the source may be a tripped circuit breaker. (Yes, gas furnaces need electric power to run.) The blower fan motor can drain too much power and overload the circuit. If you discover a tripped breaker, reset it and see if this solves the problem. If the breaker continues to trip, call HVAC professionals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change the air filter:<\/strong> Low airflow and a drop in heat may be the fault of a clogged furnace air filter. Inspect the filter to see if it\u2019s crammed with dust and lint, and change it for a new filter if it is. We recommend swapping out the filter every 1 to 3 months, depending on filter strength.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When none of these steps solve the problem, it\u2019s time to get in touch with our <a href=\"\/heating\/furnaces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">furnace-fixing experts<\/a>. No matter if you have an electric or natural gas furnace, our technicians will have heat flowing through your home again in no time. If the furnace is old and beyond repair, our experts will arrange for a rapid-response furnace replacement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Serving Chicagoland, ServiceMax is <a href=\"\/contact\/service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">open 24\/7<\/a> \u2014 All Day, Every Day!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Repairing a furnace, especially a natural gas furnace, requires the vocational training and experience you\u2019ll only find with licensed HVAC technicians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[148,131,50,149],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1023"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1026,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023\/revisions\/1026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}