When it comes to home improvement and repair, there are many projects that can turn out wonderfully from a little bit of elbow grease and DIY expertise. However, furnace repair is not one of them. Take it from the experts, DIY furnace repair is not only costly and reckless, but it can put your health and safety in serious jeopardy. Here are the top reasons why you should never, ever attempt DIY furnace repair.
Invalid Warranty
Furnace warranties are particularly important to saving money on future parts and repairs, and they give peace of mind to homeowners that their furnace–particularly the very expensive heat exchanger–is covered in the event of a malfunction or breakdown. In many warranty fine prints, it’s stated that your furnace warranty is only valid if your furnace is serviced and repaired by licensed HVAC technicians. By attempting DIY furnace repair, you could be invalidating your warranty, costing you significantly in the future.
Costly Mistakes
Anyone who’s done regular DIY projects knows that they can take a turn for the worse quite quickly. If you’re not a licensed HVAC technician, trying to DIY your furnace repair could potentially cause further damage to your system, requiring more expert repair in the future than the original issue had called for. Breaking your furnace more after it begins to malfunction is going to be very costly for you once all is said and done.
Elongated Fixing Process
Some people think that it’s better to DIY your furnace repair instead of waiting for a furnace technician to be available to them. This is absolutely false. In fact, if you try to DIY furnace repair and cause more damage to the system, you’re creating more for the HVAC experts to fix and more time for you to wait for the repair to be finished.
Health And Safety
The absolute most important reason why you should never do DIY furnace repair is the risk it poses to your overall well-being. In order to fix a furnace you must first have extensive training and background knowledge including electrical safety, working with natural gas, and ventilation safety. If you are not a licensed HVAC technician, trying to repair a furnace yourself is putting yourself, your family, and your home at risk of serious harm.
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