Ramirez Family wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Winter is Here 2011 - 2012
Thanks to everyone for all your kind comments.
A quick wrap up of the summer. There was 60 days of 100 degree weather in North Texas. It was HOT! I noticed we are replacing a lot more run capacitors this summer than last. Not sure what the issue is with these run capitors but after 3 years or longer they can swell up like a coke can and go bad. I will find more information on this later on.
Next, I'm sure everyone has turned on there furnaces. We all know by now if your heater is working or not. The BIG DEAL with gas heated furnaces is cracked heat exchangers. Unfortunately if we find a crack or hole in the heat exchanger we have to disable the furnace. Issue with cracked heat exchangers pose the following health liabilities; carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and unburn gases venting into the home. The gray area for the HVAC industry is a cracked heat exchanger could have happened months to years ago. Here is a link of photos with cracked heat exchangers. https://www.google.com/search?q=cracked+heat+exchanger&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=4VrWTvWxCsHo2gXP9q2GBQ&sqi=2&ved=0CFsQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=791
May I suggest the purchase of a carbon monoxide (co2) detector. I have found co2 detectors at Costco for less than $50. If your furnace is old and has not been check out just beware of the possible safety issues with running an un-checked gas furnace. The investment of a new furnace is typically $1500. Check out more information on gas combusition furnaces.http://www.epa.gov/iaq/combust.html
Thanks for reading my blog I hope to post more information soon.
A quick wrap up of the summer. There was 60 days of 100 degree weather in North Texas. It was HOT! I noticed we are replacing a lot more run capacitors this summer than last. Not sure what the issue is with these run capitors but after 3 years or longer they can swell up like a coke can and go bad. I will find more information on this later on.
Next, I'm sure everyone has turned on there furnaces. We all know by now if your heater is working or not. The BIG DEAL with gas heated furnaces is cracked heat exchangers. Unfortunately if we find a crack or hole in the heat exchanger we have to disable the furnace. Issue with cracked heat exchangers pose the following health liabilities; carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and unburn gases venting into the home. The gray area for the HVAC industry is a cracked heat exchanger could have happened months to years ago. Here is a link of photos with cracked heat exchangers. https://www.google.com/search?q=cracked+heat+exchanger&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=4VrWTvWxCsHo2gXP9q2GBQ&sqi=2&ved=0CFsQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=791
May I suggest the purchase of a carbon monoxide (co2) detector. I have found co2 detectors at Costco for less than $50. If your furnace is old and has not been check out just beware of the possible safety issues with running an un-checked gas furnace. The investment of a new furnace is typically $1500. Check out more information on gas combusition furnaces.http://www.epa.gov/iaq/combust.html
Thanks for reading my blog I hope to post more information soon.
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