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6 Ways Your Furnace Keeps You Safe

6 Ways Your Furnace Keeps You Safe

February 21, 2025

Your fuel-burning furnace has a number of mechanisms allowing it to run safely and effectively. These features prevent fires and protect your indoor air quality (IAQ). They also work to prevent internal errors from damaging large portions of your furnace.

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How Can I Make My Furnace Last Longer?

How Can I Make My Furnace Last Longer?

February 14, 2025

The average furnace lasts between 10 and 15 years. But did you know you can take steps to make it last longer? There is no shortcut or hack to increase your furnace’s longevity.

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What’s That Smell Coming From My Furnace? Worried senior smartphone user getting bad, concerning news message, holding mobile phone, looking away, feeling stressed, anxious, thinking over problems, sms answer.

What’s That Smell Coming From My Furnace?

January 23, 2025

If your furnace is producing a strange smell, you should always treat it with caution. While the cause for the odor may be benign, it could just as easily be harmful to inhale. When in doubt, always open windows to ensure ventilation, and evacuate your Redmond home.

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Why Buying a Heat Pump Instead of a Furnace Makes Sense. Photo of a person holding a jar of coins labeled "savings".

Why Buying a Heat Pump Instead of a Furnace Makes Sense

January 20, 2025

Want to heat and cool your Sunriver home, fight climate change, and save money—all at the same time?

Get a heat pump.

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Why Is the Furnace Pilot Light Going Out? Gas burner flame abstraction long exposure.

Why Is the Furnace Pilot Light Going Out?

December 23, 2024

This issue happens more often than not with older furnaces, and it could be a sign you are ready to upgrade your Bend home’s heating and cooling system with a new model. At the 10-year mark, furnaces start to lose efficiency and begin breaking down more frequently.

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Why Is My Thermostat Blank? Blank space on screen of thermometer.

Why Is My Thermostat Blank?

December 11, 2024

It is an “Oh no!” moment when you approach your home’s thermostat and see its screen is blank. Is it serious? Does it mean your furnace, heat pump, or air conditioning is broken? Not necessarily. In fact, most of the time, it is something minor and can be easily fixed.

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2024 Heat Pump Buying Guide for Sunriver, OR Homes

November 22, 2024

You want to switch from a gas-burning furnace to an electric air-source heat pump to heat your Sunriver home—but you are unsure how to make the transition.

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Why Isn’t My Furnace Heating My Entire Home? Family freezing at home because of an expensive heating during cold winter. Trying to warm themselves up. Inflation. Expensive bills.

Why Isn’t My Furnace Heating My Entire Home?

November 11, 2024

Our team at Diversified Heating & Cooling, Inc. wants you to be comfortable at home—you deserve to be! There are several reasons why your furnace may not be providing adequate warmth. Common issues include a malfunctioning thermostat, clogged air filters, or even more serious problems like a broken blower motor or a faulty igniter.

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Why Is My Heat Pump Freezing Up? Photo of a heat pump frozen with icicles.

Why Is My Heat Pump Freezing Up?

October 28, 2024

Our team at Diversified Heating & Cooling, Inc regularly gets calls about frozen heat pumps. Though common, a heat pump freeze-up usually means your system’s components are not working correctly. Sometimes you can fix it yourself. But oftentimes, you will need to call a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) professional, like us, as the problem may require a part replacement or complex repair.

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Transitioning Your Heat Pump

October 14, 2024

According to the DOE, a heat pump can reduce your electricity by up to 50 percent over conventional furnaces, saving you in energy costs.

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