Almost Time To Turn Up The Heat, Tips For Homeowners

One day you are out at the pool in the 85 degree afternoon heat having a cold beer and all of the sudden the wind picks up, the temperature starts dropping and keeps on going until the the air is as cold as your beer. Usually cold weather comes into Katy and Houston with a sudden blast sending temperatures plummeting in just a matter of hours. It always seems to catch us off gaurd.

We don't use our gas fired furnaces much of the year but the time is coming when we will start using them. It's always a good idea to have your furnace serviced before you crank it up to make sure everything is in working order and to check for a cracked or damaged heat exchanger. Down here near the gulf coast we constantly have salty sea water air blowing through and that salty moisture can cause rust in, on and around your heat exchanger, especially the older models.

When you first turn your heater on every year you may sense a burning smell. That would be everything that has settled on the heat exchanger since you last used it. It might even set off your smoke detectors.

Be safe. Get it checked out before the season creeps up on you and you end up with a cold night.

Dale Ross, RE/MAX Fry Roaad, Katy Texas

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