Technician replacing cracked heat exchanger

A furnace is a background player , warm the cold winter months. It noticed until . 

One be that your furnace has a cracked heat exchanger. , so it's to the of a cracked heat exchanger and what do if you that the problem.  

What Is a Heat Exchanger in a Furnace? 

A heat exchanger heat from the combustion chamber your furnace to the air that the . It this coils or tubes that the air while as a barrier to keep in the combustion chamber, called flue gasses, from out into your home.  

Is a Cracked Heat Exchanger Dangerous? 

its role, that a heat exchanger can . heat exchanger can dangerous gasses – carbon monoxide, which can be lethal – to your home. 

For , your if you heat exchanger, as could make . an HVAC professional if you your has a cracked heat exchanger that . 

Four of a Cracked Heat Exchanger: 

  • Furnace off: heat exchanger cause your furnace to off. 
  • Smells: If the air your furnace has chemical , it be through cracks in your heat exchanger. , which smell like formaldehyde, are a warning sign. 
  • Carbon monoxide alarm or you : If a cracked heat exchanger is carbon monoxide your home, your carbon monoxide alarm go off or members signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. include headaches, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting or feeling . If alarm goes off or you feel , the home and then call for help. 
  • Soot: If you black sooty the exterior of your furnace, it's something be seriously wrong.

What Do if Furnace Heat Exchanger is Cracked 

If you your furnace has a cracked heat exchanger, a in furnace installation Des Moines so they can your system and, if , a furnace heat exchanger replacement. Costs depending on the situation, but estimates $1,000 to $3,000. 

, the good news is that heat exchangers are the warranty. the warranty paperwork on your furnace, while the warranty the entire cost of repairs, it significantly your bill.  

How to a Cracked Heat Exchanger in Your Home  

One of the ways to in your furnace overall is furnace maintenance. Furnaces when they efficiently. a professional to your furnace for parts, filters and other problems can getting a big bill later on.  

It's also to your furnace filters every few months – it's some filters be every 90 days or sooner if they are dirty or grimy. While the filters the heat exchanger itself, the strain of air through a clogged filter makes entire furnace work to its job. And the harder your furnace , the more like the heat exchanger will .