Fair Service Heating & Air Conditioning's HVAC Blog

The summer in Winnipeg is over! It’s time to pack away your shorts and T-shirts, sandals, and blow up your pools. The leaves are turning color, so you know what that means, autumn is coming, and with it, cooler weather. This also means it is time to use your heating system, rather than the AC and prepare your furnace for the heavy workload of the winter. Here are a few steps to prep your HVAC system. CHECK, CLEAN, OR REPLACE YOUR AIR FILTERS Is an easy and inexpensive task t

Like any other appliance, your furnace needs regular maintenance to keep it running efficiently and safely. Follow these tips to help ensure that your gas or electric furnace is ready for the winter. Why Furnace Maintenance Before Winter is Important Here’s why it’s beneficial to have a furnace cleaning and check-up before the snow falls: Improved efficiency.  A well-maintained furnace operates more efficiently than one that hasn’t been serviced, saving you money on energy b

Ignoring the smell coming from your furnace or thinking you can fix them yourself can put your household in danger. HVAC systems can naturally emit odours that you may or may not notice, but there are some smells that indicate a serious problem. In order to keep yourself and your family safe, make sure to know those smell warnings: SMELLS LIKE SMOKE Your furnace may emit a burning smell within the first 24 hours after starting it up for the season due to dirt, dust and debris

During September and October, home comfort companies have some in-between times where they are free to do furnace tune-ups without much scheduling hassle. The air-conditioning season is over and temperatures aren’t quite cool enough to require a lot of home heating. This makes it the perfect time to get your furnace humming before the fall ends. PREPARATION IS KEY It’s better to nip a potential heating problem in the bud now instead of in the middle of our frigid winters! Yo

If you are a homeowner in a cold winter in Winnipeg, you may be wondering when is the best time to have furnace maintenance done. There is not a specific date, but there is a commonly accepted suggestion: a month before the start of winter. However, this is still rather vague for Winnipeg, where the calendar beginning of the Winter Solstice often does not align with the start of frigid temperatures. Still, it is a good starting point that allows you and your furnace maintenan

Ignoring the smell coming from your furnace or thinking you can fix them yourself can put your household in danger. HVAC systems can naturally emit odours that you may or may not notice, but there are some smells that indicate a serious problem. In order to keep yourself and your family safe, make sure to know those smell warnings: SMELLS LIKE SMOKE Your furnace may emit a burning smell within the first 24 hours  after starting it up for the season  due to dirt, dust and deb