Fall furnace tune-up: why it's worth the $99.
Most January no-heat calls are caused by something we would have found and fixed in October. Here's exactly what's on the tune-up checklist and the typical findings.
- $99 fall tune-up
- 21-point inspection
- Before/after photos
- Same-week scheduling
Most of the January no-heat calls we run are caused by something we would have caught in an October tune-up. The pattern is so consistent we wanted to spell out what's actually on the checklist — and what we typically find.
What gets checked
- Ignitor amp draw and resistance
- Flame sensor condition and microamp signal
- Gas valve pressure (manifold and inlet)
- Heat-exchanger inspection — visual + combustion analyzer
- Inducer-motor amp draw, blower-motor amp draw and capacitor
- Static pressure on supply and return
- Filter, condensate line, thermostat calibration
- Carbon-monoxide reading at the supply register
What we typically find
The four most common findings on a fall tune-up: a dirty flame sensor (cheap clean, prevents an intermittent shutdown), a weak blower capacitor (cheap part, prevents a January motor failure), a clogged condensate trap, and an out-of-spec gas pressure that nobody set correctly on install.
Why $99 is the right price
$99 is roughly what one no-heat emergency dispatch costs us in fuel + tech-hour overhead. We'd rather find the cracked igniter on a Tuesday in October than be the company that didn't show up fast enough on the coldest night in January.