In HVAC trade, just like in any other, there are some basic rules that anyone performing the job should follow. Not because somebody wrote them down, but because there’s a reason to follow them. Many of the rules are common sense. Some must be just taken for granted, but all should be followed if you (the installer) are being paid for it. This short story is just another proof that Chicago's new condos are rarely (if ever) inspected by the city building department inspectors. Is your gas furnace installed above the condo ceiling? Look up there, and imagine yourself crawling and performing any type of maintenance on it.
Making seasonal inspections of your furnace and air conditioning system makes sense, and I’d highly recommend having it done on a regular basis on any age furnace and AC units. The question is – do you trust your HVAC guy? Most people do, because they are always very happy to announce at the beginning of [...]
Musty smell from heating system air ducts could have many sources. Although, it is always associated with moisture presence, eliminating it in some cases requires total redesigning of the forced air heating system. This particular case applies to the houses with a forced air heating system metal air ducts embedded into the concrete slab (scroll [...]
Without a regular maintenance your whole house humidifier unit might become a perfect mold distribution device. If your furnace is located in a crawlspace or house attic area you might not even know that you have a whole house humidifier installed. Please, check it or if you can’t, have someone else do it for you. [...]
It’s been almost one month since I’ve finished the installation of my Rotary Disc Furnace Mount Whole House Humidifier by Desert Spring. I was a little hesitant before buying it and concerned with the other not-so-happy owners, but have finally come up with some answers I hope will help. Let’s start from my environment: House [...]
All types of fuel burning appliances in our homes require air to properly burn that fuel. It is called Combustion Air and it actually has three functions: It is required to properly burn fuel To dilute exhaust gases that are being vented to exterior To vent and cool appliances The most popular fuel used in [...]
A whole house humidifier or furnace mounted whole house humidifier is just another example of an extremely neglected component of our house – on top of a brick chimney, an attic, and a crawlspace, which fall into the same basket. If you’re not going to maintain it, it’s probably a bad idea to get a [...]
Poorly designed or older forced air heating, and air-conditioning systems often have only a single air return compartment. With a single story home, such furnace air return installation is still popular, simply because it saves money and material. However, single furnace air return configuration might not be as efficient as the one with individual air [...]
We notoriously forget to replace air filters in our forced air heating / air conditioning systems… Air flow starts deteriorating through the house, system seams to be operating, but it takes significantly longer to achieve desired temperature … The solution might be simple – clogged air filter, or missing air filter, and in that second [...]
