Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Is Your Heating Company Safe Enough?

When you invite someone into your home to service your furnace you are putting the health and safety of your family in their hands. Los Angeles furnace repair men are dealing with gas lines, potential carbon monoxide problems, electricity and vent pipes that can create openings for unwanted creatures in your home if not handled correctly.

I recommend making sure that your home heating service provider is properly licensed and insured, not just for liability but for workers compensation. Both of those insurances protect YOU the homeowner.

Also your technician should be involved in regular training. Equipment changes constantly because of new technologies. The industry is transforming to become greener and this impacts the way we provide service and repairs to home owners.

Not only do our service technicians take continuing education classes in HVAC, they are enrolled in heating and cooling equipment manufacturers training programs, we have professional furnace repair teachers frequently at our weekly staff meeting, and often our service technicians provide peer training to each other.

In the photo above you see our heating and air conditioning service technician, Erik demonstrating safety procedures and best practices for welding. Not only does this refresh the information for the entire crew, but Erik will never forget the things he has taught. Peer training is a super effective way to keep our HVAC technicians sharp.