Furnace repair and heating service in Kettering, Ohio
We repair and replace furnaces and heat pumps in Kettering, about seven miles from the Beavercreek office, including the 1950s and 1960s ranches and split-levels that dominate the city. We answer the no-heat line at any hour, every day.
Furnace repair, replacement, and heat pumps from techs who've worked every kind of Miami Valley home — with a 24/7 line for the January no-heat call.
What heating work do you handle?
Any brand, any age, diagnosed and quoted before we start.
What limits a new furnace in a 1950s Kettering ranch?
The ductwork it has to breathe through. Duct systems that old were sized for low-static equipment, and a modern high-efficiency blower meets resistance the original installer never planned for. There is usually one or two returns for the whole house, and the mechanical closet was built to hold a furnace two sizes smaller than what gets sold today. A load calculation and a static pressure reading before the quote saves an expensive mistake.
What actually happens during a furnace tune-up?
It should be a list of measurements, not a look. Combustion analysis at the flue, gas pressure at the manifold, temperature rise across the heat exchanger, amp draw on the blower and the inducer, flame sensor cleaned and its microamp signal read, safeties tested rather than assumed, and a look at the heat exchanger itself. Ask for the numbers afterwards. A visit that produces no readings gives you nothing to compare against next year, and year-on-year comparison is most of what a tune-up is actually for.
Should the furnace and the air conditioner be replaced together?
Not automatically, but there is a real reason it comes up. The indoor coil sits in the furnace cabinet and the two are matched as a system, so replacing one and keeping the other can leave you with a pairing that does not hit the efficiency either part was rated for. If both are near end of life, doing them together costs less than two separate jobs because it is one visit and one set of connections. If the air conditioner is eight years old and healthy, keep it and say so to anyone who tells you otherwise.
How often should I actually change the filter?
A one-inch filter every one to three months, sooner with pets or during any kind of remodel. A four or five-inch media filter every six to twelve months. The reliable test is holding it up to a light: if the light does not come through, it is restricting the return whatever the calendar says. The mistake worth avoiding is buying the densest filter on the shelf. A high-MERV filter in a system not designed for it starves the blower, and a starved blower on a furnace is how a heat exchanger cracks early.
Where should carbon monoxide alarms actually go?
One on every floor, and one within about fifteen feet of each sleeping area, because the whole point is waking someone up. They do not need to be at floor level; carbon monoxide mixes with air rather than sinking. Keep them a few feet clear of the furnace itself so brief startup readings do not nuisance-trip them. Replace the units on the date printed on the back, because the sensor has a service life whether or not it has ever sounded. If one goes off and then stops, treat it as real and get the furnace checked.
Should I repair my furnace or replace it?
How do I book heating service in Kettering?
Call (844) 584-7399 and you get a person, or book online in about a minute. If it's an emergency, no heat or water on the floor, call rather than booking. That skips the next-day queue and goes straight to the 24/7 line.