In the Las Vegas area, most people use natural gas to heat their homes during the winter months. This is the most cost effective way to heat your home. When you have a natural gas burning furnace, you need to make sure that it is heating your home efficiently as well as safely. There are some dangers that come with heating your home with natural gas. As long as you are aware of these dangers, you should be fine choosing a natural gas furnace for your home. Air Supply Heating & Air Conditioning is here to talk about one of the biggest dangers that a natural gas furnace poses.
Natural Gas & Carbon Monoxide
The biggest danger that comes with a natural gas furnace is the chance of carbon monoxide leaking into your home. Carbon monoxide is something that is produced as the natural gas is burned off to heat your home. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that can be incredibly dangerous if it is found in your home and you’re breathing it. It can be difficult to detect carbon monoxide in your home for this reason. It is one of the reasons that it’s so important to have carbon monoxide detectors in your home to help you know if it is leaking into the house.
How Do You Tell if Your Furnace is Giving Off Carbon Monoxide?
When your furnace is heating, one of its main components in the heat exchanger. This part works to keep the carbon monoxide contained before it is vented to the great outdoors. The biggest threat to your heat exchanger is cracking. When your heat exchanger gets cracked carbon monoxide leaks into your home rather than the vent. This is a subtle problem to have, so it is important that you have everything in place to help you detect a cracked heat exchanger.
How Can I Tell if My Heat Exchanger is Cracked?
Cracks in your heat exchanger are subtle and can be difficult to detect. It is important that you detect them as fast as possible so that your home is safe from carbon monoxide. Here are the signs you should be looking for.
– A carbon monoxide detector that is going off and alerting you that carbon monoxide is in the air.
– Family members that start to have flu-like symptoms and horrible headaches.
– Your furnace isn’t working the way that it should to heat your home.
– Any slicking noise that comes from your furnace as the blower turns off. This is caused by the walls contracting and the crack in the exchanger closing back up.
– Look for visible signs of corrosion or damage to your furnace.
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If you have any signs that there is something wrong with your heat exchanger, it is something that you should get fixed right away. Air Supply Heating & Air Conditioning will respond quickly to your call so that we can get to the bottom of what is causing your furnace to need repair. Call us today!