Furnace repair in Two Harbors, MN
Repair for gas furnaces in Two Harbors' older homes, from chimney-vented furnaces to the high-efficiency ones that replaced them.
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Older-house faults
Furnace lights, then goes out
Rumble or roar from the burners
Weak heat on the second floor
Pressure switch or draft fault
Smell of exhaust near the furnace
Thermostat on, nothing happens
Furnace repair in Two Harbors: older homes, longer seasons
Furnace repair in Two Harbors, MN, where the heating season runs from September into May and a furnace that quits matters fast. About 42% of the town's homes were built before 1940, so many furnaces sit in basements designed for coal or an old boiler, venting through chimneys that were built for something else.
Chimney draft
An 80% furnace needs the chimney to pull. A blocked or oversized flue trips the draft or pressure switch and the burners shut off.
Burners and flame
A rumble at start-up is often delayed ignition from dirty burners; it should be cleaned before it cracks something.
Air for combustion
A tight old basement after new windows can starve the furnace of air; the flame turns lazy and yellow.
Uneven heat
Ductwork added to an old house rarely reaches the second floor well; part of a repair is finding where the air goes.
Gas comes from the city
Two Harbors runs its own gas utility, along with electric, water and sewer, and about three of every four homes here heat with natural gas. A gas smell is a call to the city's gas department or 911 from outside the house, not to a furnace company. Once the city has checked the line, a furnace that still won't run is ours.
Repair or a new furnace for an old house
On an old furnace, the deciding repair is usually the heat exchanger, the inducer or the control board. A new high-efficiency furnace vents out a side wall instead of the chimney, which can leave the water heater alone in a flue that needs a liner; that cost belongs in the comparison. You get both prices side by side.
Two Harbors furnace questions
Before you call from up the shore.
Do you come to Two Harbors for a furnace repair?
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Yes, and to the homes along Highway 61 and Scenic 61 between Two Harbors and Duluth.
I smell gas. Who do I call?
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Get everyone outside, then call 911 or the City of Two Harbors gas department. Don't switch lights or the furnace on or off inside the house.
My furnace lights and then goes out. What causes that?
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Most often a dirty flame sensor or a draft problem in the chimney. Both are quick to check on a visit.
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Tell us what the furnace is doing.
The sound, the smell or the light on the board is enough to start. Expect a call back with questions, and a price you agree to before anything is fixed.
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