As summer draws to a close, you might be excited to get into the pumpkin-flavored, warm-hued fall festivities. However, it’s also important to ensure your furnace is ready for the seasons ahead. The following three HVAC tips can keep your family and guests safe and comfortable.

How to Prepare Your Furnace for Fall

1. Replace the Filter

Just like your air conditioner, your furnace relies on a filter to trap airborne contaminants and allergens like dirt, dust, pollen, and pet dander. If you didn’t replace or clean it when you shut off your furnace in the spring, you’d need to do so at the end of summer. This way, your furnace can operate at maximum efficiency, and you can enjoy better air quality.

2. Have the Flue & Burners Inspected

This step is crucial to your furnace’s operation, but it’s best not to take the DIY route. Have a furnace technician inspect the flue—the tube that allows the exhaust to escape the heat exchanger. Since this leads outside, it might have accumulated debris, such as leaves, twigs, or even bird’s nests. The burners should also be inspected for corrosion and dirt buildup, and if necessary, professionally cleaned.

3. Fill Up on Fuel

If your furnace runs on propane gas or heating oil, you’ll need to replenish your fuel supplies by the end of the summer to ensure you're prepared for the temperature drop. Plus, you’ll want to have enough fuel to make it through potential fall and winter storms, when last-minute deliveries might not be possible.

To schedule your furnace tune-up before the heating season arrives, reach out to Houston Plumbing & Heating of Newark, OH. These HVAC contractors have served residential and commercial clients since 1963. Whether you need a furnace repair or want to upgrade your entire unit, their technicians will ensure your home is in shape for the fall and winter. To learn more about their 24/7 emergency HVAC services, visit the website, or call (740) 763-3961 for a free estimate.