Your heating appliances play a major role in your home no matter what time of the year it is. They heat up the water for your showers and dishwashers, and they keep your home feeling cozy when it snows.

To keep your heating appliances in the best shape, check out these great repair tips.

Stop Problems Before They Happen

Unless you’re a psychic, this repair tip may seem impossible. While it’s true that you can’t stop every heating appliance problem from happening, you can head off problems before they become too big by scheduling routine maintenance checks.

During one of these checks, a professional technician will go over your heating system and check that everything is working as it should. Technicians will also clean heating ducts, which will help your system run smoother.

Replace Filters Often

Most filters need to be replaced every year or so, and they’re simple to install. Filters catch dirt before it flies through your air ducts, but when so much of it collects, warm air may struggle to get through the filter, forcing your heater to pump out more warm air to keep up and putting excess strain on your heater.

With more stress, your heater will be more likely to break down. Check out your filter at least once every six months and replace as necessary.

Relight Pilot Lights

If your pilot light goes out on your water heater, then you will be in for some cold showers. You can relight this flame yourself, but if you have drafts or clogs in your home, then you might have to keep relighting the flame. If that’s the case, then seek professional help.

Call a Professional

Working with heating appliances is tough work. It takes a licensed technician to fix most problems. Many problems are too dangerous to be handled by someone without much experience with heaters, so when in doubt, call a professionally licensed technician.

Northern's One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning® offers great tips for repairing heating appliances. To learn more about our services, contact us at (763) 284-8639 today.