this unit is heating only. I need to know the tools that i need and the important things to check for. I believe i have some tools but not all.
2006-10-02 00:54:47 · 10 answers · asked by bozz2309 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
this is a gas furnance
2006-10-02 01:39:09 · update #1
Be very careful. The average home oil furnace has some dangerous components! The transformer takes household current and converts it to 10,000 volts. The burner creates a flame that is from 8 - 26 inches in diameter and about 16 inches long. You probably can't get the tools that are needed to set the combustion properly. Setting the fire yourself is like teaching someone how to shave by letting them practice on your face, you can do it, but I wouldn't recommend it. If you have a gas furnace you can blow your House up with a mistake. Lastly, if you screw it up, the tech who comes out to fix it is going to charge more than they would have to just clean it.
2006-10-02 01:09:13 · answer #1 · answered by knottypine83 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been doing this type of work for over 30 years. You will need a Shop Vac. The type of vacuum that will suck up water. These units are available at Lowes or Home Depot. Be sure to put a little water in the shop vac before you start, it will cut down on exhuast discharge. Before you start, be sure to turn off the power at the electrical box and the furnanc and any gasintake values. Do the vacuum first and then if the unit is not performing, the jets may need to be replaced. This is best done by a pro.
2006-10-02 08:05:41 · answer #2 · answered by surecashtrades 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worked for a gas company and used to clean them in the fall. I took the burners out and wire brushed the holes it and then blew the junk rust out. I changed the filters and oiled the bearings on the motors. There is usually a hole at each end of the motor and you put oil into. I used Turbine Oil that I got from an HVAC wholesaler, non-detergent is just as good, I just like the telescoping spout on the turbine oil bottle and it fit easily into my tool box. If there was an accumulation of dust I vacuumed that up. If it had a pilot I lit that and checked that for the right height, then I turned the furnace on and made sure the flame to the burner looked good: not all yellow at the top, if it was I cut back the air, at the orfice end of the burner there is a shutter that you can open and close.
2006-10-02 08:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ? is is it a furnance or a boiler what make .Its easy to clean you need a vacuem cleaner furance cement an a soft handle brush. plus you need and ajusable wrench to take off the oil filter and to all so bleed it .you need to shut down by the switch first then change the oil filter and bleed it .Next you need to remove the nozzle assemble and remove the nozzle and clean out the assemble real good then in stall the same nozzle.Making sure you do not move the elctronis at all .need to knoe if you have a boiler or furnance
2006-10-02 08:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is not much to clean, mostly the Fan Squirrel Cage, it collects dust on the blades just like a cieling fan- it is quite easy to remove and clean, Turn off the power, then pull the Wire harness from the connection, then look at it very carefully, the Unit most often Slides in on a track, loosen the necessary bolts and slide it out. Clean the blades and housing, and oil the motor if you can- slide it back in- not much else to clean.
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2006-10-02 08:47:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some things are better left to the proffessionals . cleaning a furnace is not as easy as changing the car oil and not even bob veaila can help you on this one . your furnace is the life blood of the house it can make you or brake you i no you want to save some money but if you do not have the proper training you can really mess it up and then when you call in the experts it can really cause you because they will have to rectify the mess you made , stop being cheap and call in the experts , watch what they are doing a couple of time and then if you feel comfortable try it your self. but a word to the wise is sufficeint call in th eexperts.
2006-10-02 08:02:27 · answer #6 · answered by gasmanrolle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should get a proffessional to do it. Cleaning or changing the fileter is one thing, but - especially if it is a gas or oil heater - you want someone who is trained and sure of what they are doing. Also, an insurance if something goes wrong.
2006-10-02 08:01:41 · answer #7 · answered by Barbados Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm - you have broad band internet, a cell phone, and probably a plasma TV.
You can't afford the $100 , to pay someone who knows what they are doing to service your furnace?
I love folks like yourself, I'll eventually have to come over and fix-up all your good intentions.
Pay me now or pay me later, the later is always very expensive.
2006-10-02 17:49:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better to pay a pro, if you screw up you may blow up.
2006-10-02 08:03:01 · answer #9 · answered by Meow the cat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check here http://www.doityourself.com/page/home
2006-10-02 07:57:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋