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Seasonal Furnace Maintenance

By Bob Formisano, About.com

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Seasonal Furnace Maintenance - Introduction, Difficulty Level and Needed Tools

Changing the furnace filter is one of the most important maintenance tasks you can perform on your furnace

Introduction
Seasonal furnace maintenance is essential to make sure your furnace is running efficiently and safely. We'll walk through some of the steps in maintaining your furnace. It is also a good idea to locate a Carbon Monoxide detector badge at the furnace to monitor its safety.

See my tutorial How To Test for Carbon Monoxide for reference.

    Difficulty Level
  • Easy
    Needed Tools and Materials
  • Screwdriver (possibly)
  • New Air Filter
  • Vacuum or shop vac
  • light oil for motor bearings

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