"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ...
Yes. Annual. Remove and clean burners. Inspect heat exchanger. Oil blower
motor. Clear drain line if it has one. Look for visibly bad parts. Run a
couple cycles of heating up and blowing heat. See if limit switches and such
are working.

Spring time maint is a good idea if the unit has AC.

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"Dave" wrote in message
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Hello,

As a new homeowner, I was wondering whether annual (or other interval)
maintenance is needed on the furnace (other than regular
changing/cleaning of the filter) ? I called the company whose name
was on the heater tag for the unit in the house I live in (it's about
4 years old) and they told me they normally do a yearly or
semi-annually cleaning for customers.

My question is - Is this necessary? And if so, what do they really do
and what is the frequency that I should have it done.

Thanks very much for any info!


If it's a relatively new gas furnace, I wouldn't waste money on having
it serviced more than every few years. I change the filters on mine
twice a year, vacuum and dust, dirt debris, etc., make sure the flames
look ok, make sure the drain is working, never had it serviced and
have never had a problem in close to 20 years in 2 homes. If it's an
oil system, well that's another story. I would have that serviced
once a year.