Furnace Repair
A furnace smell in Parker, CO can be harmless or serious. A light dusty smell on the first cold day is common. A rotten egg smell is not. Read the safety note below first, then use the guide to work out what you are smelling.
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Safety first
If you smell rotten eggs or sulfur, or a CO alarm sounds, leave the house now. Do not flip switches, light anything or use phones inside. Call Xcel Energy's gas emergency line or 911 from outside. Call us once the utility says it is safe.
Dust settles on the heat exchanger over summer. It burns off the first few times the furnace runs in fall. It should fade within a day.
This can mean an overheating blower motor, failing wiring, or something touching a hot surface. Turn the furnace off and call.
A hot electrical smell can come from a motor or the control board. Turn the system off.
This is the odor added to natural gas. Follow the safety steps above.
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Replace the filter. A clogged filter can make the furnace overheat.
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Look for items stored against or on top of the furnace and move them away.
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Check that your CO alarms are working.
Call if a burning smell lasts more than a day, if it smells like plastic or wiring, or if the furnace shuts off on its own. Parker, Colorado furnaces run hard from November to February, and worn motors often show up first as a smell.
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You call the line and describe what the system is doing.
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Your call goes to an independent local HVAC contractor who serves Parker.
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The contractor asks a few questions and sets up a visit that suits you.
On the first cold days it is usually dust burning off. If it smells like plastic, rubber or wiring, or lasts more than a day, turn the furnace off and call.
Leave the house right away. Call Xcel Energy or 911 from outside. Do not use switches or try to find the leak.
Yes. A clogged filter can make the furnace overheat and give off a hot, dusty smell. Replacing it is a good first step.
For a burning or electrical smell, turn the furnace off and call (303) 647-3227. We connect you with an independent local HVAC contractor in Parker.
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