Heating System Inspection & Preventative Maintenance

Combustion Efficiency Testing

During the inspec­tion a cer­ti­fied ser­vice tech­ni­cian will look for major sources of energy loss in the heat­ing sys­tem: incom­plete com­bus­tion of fuel and high flue gas temperatures.

• Flue tem­per­a­ture – An exces­sive flue tem­per­a­ture means too much heat is being pro­duced, thus money is going “up the chimney.”
• Percent car­bon diox­ide or oxy­gen – Too lit­tle car­bon diox­ide or oxy­gen indi­cates incom­plete fuel combustion.
• Carbon monox­ide – (gas only) The pres­ence of car­bon monox­ide indi­cates incom­plete combustion.
• Draft – Incorrect air­flow lim­its fuel com­bus­tion and uses more energy to move warm air through­out a home.

Parts Cleaning

A good ser­vice tech­ni­cian should take time to clean the fol­low­ing parts of your heat­ing system:

• Burner Combustion chamber
• Heat exchanger surfaces
• Oil line filter

Adjustments

After the ini­tial effi­ciency test and parts clean­ing, the tech­ni­cian should make any final adjust­ments to the sys­tem to keep it run­ning smoothly until the next reg­u­lar main­te­nance visit.The tech­ni­cian should adjust the following:

• Air flow rate
• Fuel flow
• Internal ther­mo­stat calibration

Benefits of a Home Heating System Inspection

• Increased Efficiency and Overall Warmth through­out your entire system
• Use Less Fuel and Lower your heat­ing bills
• Extend the life of your system