{"id":424,"date":"2012-10-22T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/?p=424"},"modified":"2012-10-19T14:40:48","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T18:40:48","slug":"weston-vt-heating-guide-maintenance-for-different-types-of-heating-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/heating-service\/weston-vt-heating-guide-maintenance-for-different-types-of-heating-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Weston, VT Heating Guide: Maintenance for Different Types of Heating Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whatever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/heating\">heating system you have in your Weston, VT<\/a> home, whether it\u2019s a furnace, boiler, heat pump or a different kind, regular maintenance has many benefits. Obviously, each system requires a unique checklist for preventative maintenance.\u00a0We&#8217;ve\u00a0put together a list of some common maintenance items for two of the most popular heating systems: the furnace and the boiler. Having your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/heating\/heating-system-repair-and-maintenance\">heating system maintained<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/heating\/furnace-repair-and-maintenance\">professionally repaired<\/a> on a regular basis can potentially save you money on large scale repairs and on your monthly utility bill.<\/p>\n<h3>Furnace Maintenance<\/h3>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/heating\/furnaces\">furnace<\/a> is a simpler piece of equipment than a boiler. Here are some of the things your professional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/about\/contact\">Weston VT\u00a0heating technician<\/a> will do during their maintenance visit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Change air filter<\/li>\n<li>Clean burners, igniter, flame sensor<\/li>\n<li>Test thermostat<\/li>\n<li>Lubricate all moving parts including bearings<\/li>\n<li>Check ducting<\/li>\n<li>Check flue<\/li>\n<li>Check heat exchanger for cracks<\/li>\n<li>Check flame for proper size<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Boiler Maintenance<\/h3>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/heating\/boiler-repair-and-maintenance\">boiler<\/a> is a bit more complicated than a furnace. It requires a different set of maintenance steps as well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clean flame sensor and burners<\/li>\n<li>Test any thermostats<\/li>\n<li>Check expansion tank air\/water levels<\/li>\n<li>Bleed radiators to remove air bubbles<\/li>\n<li>Clean and oil the pump<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To\u00a0schedule\u00a0a heating maintenance visit for your home&#8217;s furnace, boiler, or wood burning equipment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/about\/contact\">give\u00a0HB Energy Solutions a call today!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whatever heating system you have in your Weston, VT home, whether it\u2019s a furnace, boiler, heat pump or a different kind, regular maintenance has many benefits. Obviously, each system requires a unique checklist for preventative maintenance. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[123,122,6,94,95,116,109],"class_list":["post-424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-boiler-maintenance","tag-furnace-maintenance","tag-heating","tag-heating-maintenance","tag-langdon","tag-walpole","tag-weston"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":426,"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424\/revisions\/426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}