The time has come to get your home ready for winter with proper heating. Glendale residents rely on West Coast Chief Repair for all of their home heating needs. The importance of furnace maintenance cannot be stressed enough. There are several problems that can arise with even the best brand names.New furnaces do not depend on a pilot light to ignite the burners like the older models, which were not as energy efficient as the furnaces of today. With a pilot light, there is a little gas flame that is burning all of the time.
The biggest problem with this type of furnace is that the ignition wastes a lot of energy by continuously burning fuel. In addition, pilot lights often go out, putting the furnace out of order.
An intermittent pilot system has high voltage electrical spark that is electronically controlled to ignite the gas pilot and the main burners only when the thermostat indicates a need for more heat to warm your home.
A hot surface ignition system uses a resistance-heating element similar to a light bulb filament, which is electronically controlled to ignite the gas burner.
The friendly and skilled staff at West Coast Chief Repair is available to answer any questions that you may have about home heating. Call them today to have a technician evaluate your existing system.
