Let’s say you’re the lead runner in a two-person relay race.
Your objective is to run as fast and smartly as you can before effecting a smooth handoff to your teammate. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, not when you remember that this handoff takes place while you’re running at full speed and your teammate is getting set to kick it into high gear. As a result, timing is everything.
And now you have a basic understanding of what goes on inside your heating system’s heat exchanger. Here, one medium (liquid or gas) transfers energy to another medium in the form of heat. Without a smooth exchange, your furnace will run short on supplying the amount of heat you need for a comfortable indoor winter season.
Specifically, a heated substance (let’s say it’s gas) inside the heat exchanger transfers that heat to cool water which is then heated and converted to the warm air that circulates throughout your home.
The more efficient the exchange of heat, the greater the comfort. The smooth transfer of energy also results in reduced utility costs.
Over time – just as with anything mechanical – all furnace components begin to erode, and that includes the heat exchanger. If a heat exchanger becomes sufficiently worn down, it can crack and then leak carbon monoxide and gas. There you have a dual threat to your health and safety.
So, to keep your heating system – heat exchanger and all – in top working condition, it needs annual preventive maintenance performed by a licensed and capable HVAC service provider. And here we are: Optimum Air. Ready to deliver our best performance on your behalf.
Contact us today to help keep your heating system in the race and at the top of its game for your family’s added comfort, convenience, savings, and safety.