Professional Furnace Repair & Replacement in the Foothills

G.M. Mechanical is your trusted partner for reliable furnace repair services in High River, Okotoks, and the surrounding Foothills region. Our team of skilled technicians is dedicated to ensuring your heating system operates at peak efficiency.

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Comprehensive Furnace Repair Services

At G.M. Mechanical, we are equipped to service, repair, and install all types of furnaces available on the market. As authorized dealers for trusted brands like Lennox, Carrier, and Armstrong, we have the expertise and resources to handle even the latest furnace models.

Personalized Approach to Furnace Repair

When you choose us for your furnace repair needs, we follow a straightforward and comprehensive process. Our team will thoroughly examine, diagnose, and repair your furnace, ensuring that the job is done to your complete satisfaction. Whether you're located in Diamond Valley, Okotoks, Vulcan, High River, Nanton, Claresholm, or anywhere in between, we are committed to providing you with exceptional service.

What Does A Furnace Repair Include?

If you're dealing with issues with your heating system, you can count on our experts to help find a quick and affordable solution to any problems. Most heating systems and furnace meltdowns can be avoided with routine tune-ups. It will help keep your warranty intact, make your furnace heat more efficiently and help it last longer.

Our repair services largely include the following steps:

  • Inspection: We will start by checking all the parts of your system for any obvious problems, like cracks, signs of wear and tear and any red flags that could signal an impending breakdown. We will also check your gas and oil furnaces for any potentially dangerous leaks.

  • Cleaning: After diagnosing the issue and before starting any major repairs, we will always start with a thorough cleaning to remove any dirt and dust collected on the blower, fans, drain lines and coils to ensure their proper function.

  • Lubricating: Lubricants tend to dry up in the cold season as your furnace is likely to be running for many hours continuously which can lead to motors getting damaged and even seizing. We will make sure everything is well-lubricated and avoid any chance of sudden breakdowns.

  • Replacement and repair: Any and all parts that are no longer functioning will either be replaced or repaired as necessary as our final step of the process.

Emergency Furnace Services

If you need a reliable and trustworthy HVAC service provider for any of your HVAC needs, including furnace repair in the Foothills, give us a call.

Why Choose Us for Furnace Services in the Foothills?

You rely on your furnace to get you through the cold months. Problems with your furnace can disrupt your daily routine and make you and your family uncomfortable. Trusted contractors like us can ensure that your furnace functions optimally with dependable furnace repair, replacement and maintenance services in the Foothills. There are many reasons to choose us for furnace repair in Okotoks and the Foothills, such as:

  • Experience: Our years of experience have given us a thorough understanding of your needs.

  • Comprehensive services: When it comes to your furnace, we do it all. You can count on us for repairs, maintenance and much more.

  • Tailor-made solutions: We develop customized furnace solutions based on your unique heating needs. 

  • Client services: For us, your needs are paramount. We ensure you have a hassle-free experience with us when it comes to responsiveness, availability, finances and more.

We Work on All Furnace Brands in the Foothills

G.M. Mechanical is proud to work on all brands, and we are a Premier Lennox Dealer. We are also a dealer in Carrier, Napoleon and Armstrong furnaces. We offer a range of services and installations to make sure your residential and commercial heating systems are working at their optimum. Please contact us if you require furnace repair in Okotoks or any other HVAC service. If you got a new furnace after the flood, your warranty might be running out this year. Book a maintenance service call with our experts to spot any potential issues before the parts are no longer under warranty.

Furnace Repair FAQs

The following are some commonly asked questions about furnaces and furnace repair services in the Foothills:

  • To prolong the life of your furnace and keep it working efficiently all year round, you should take care of the following things:

    • Change your furnace filters regularly. Some filters are required to be changed only once a year whereas the standard 1” filter should be changed monthly.

    • Make sure to remove or chip off icicles formed by the vent termination on the outside of the house. If the icicle grows and covers the vent, the furnace will not work properly.

    • Schedule regular furnace maintenance calls. Modern furnaces have a lot more sensitive parts that need regular inspections and services to work effectively. Most warranty contracts require that the furnace be maintained at least once a year by a certified technician to qualify for coverage.

    G.M. Mechanical offers a maintenance contract to make sure you never miss an annual maintenance call. The contract also clearly lists the prices that you will be charged for furnace repairs, furnace replacements and furnace services in Foothills. Our trained and experienced technicians will be able to identify any potential issue and avoid breakdowns and a furnace emergency that could cost you a huge sum of money later. Give us a call @403-652-1282 to learn how we can help you with our furnace services in Foothills!

  • If you feel that a particular room in your house feels colder than the rest of the house, there might be an issue with the ductwork layout. Replacing the ductwork is a costly affair, but that doesn't mean you have to stay cold and uncomfortable. You can follow the measures below to stay warm this winter:

    Locate the return air vent in the room and make sure that it is not blocked by any furniture.

    You can keep the room warm by running your furnace fan continuously. This will help circulate the warm air throughout the house to help reduce temperature variances.

    If the noise produced by continuously running the furnace fan bothers you, upgrade to one with a variable-speed blower which uses approximately 1/8 of the electricity and is quieter than other furnaces.

  • Seasonal colds have more to do with the quality of air inside your house than the temperature outside. A possible reason for this could be the bacteria thriving in the ductwork. When the furnace has not been operational for a few months, it leaves a place for bacteria to thrive in your ductwork which then circulates throughout the house when the furnace is turned on. This problem can be resolved by adding an efficient and high-quality air cleaner and filter. We offer a range of brands including Lennox PureAir systems that can help remove any bacteria or even viruses from the air. Something as simple as having regular furnace maintenance done can help avoid allergy and illness-causing germs and particles. Regular furnace maintenance can also help your heating systems and ducts be ready for winter. For more information about indoor air quality and furnace services in Foothills, please call G.M. Mechanical or visit us.

  • Gas bills tend to shoot up as the winter season arrives. One easy way to reduce your gas bills is to turn down the temperature at night or when you are not at home which can be done very easily with a programmable thermostat. It can be set as per your schedule and all you have to do is change batteries on time so that it functions effectively and ensures that your house is toasty warm every time you come home. Some other simple steps to reduce issues with your systems include:

    • Check the exhaust and intake (if applicable) vents on the outside of the house to ensure that your thermostat is working and warms up your house and remove any icicles forming around the vent.

    • Your furnace also needs to breathe to be effective. Changing and cleaning the filters regularly will help remove any obstructions around the vents and dirty filters to ensure cozy temperatures indoors.

    • Keep checking the humidifier pad. A scaled-up humidifier pad will cause unnecessary wastage of water by passing it through to the drain and creating a situation for mould to grow.

    We advise regular servicing of all your heating equipment by our qualified technicians in the Foothills. You can count on us to help you avoid costly furnace services in Foothills and being stuck “inside” in the cold!

  • Does your house have a room that is significantly colder than the rest? The common reason for this is an ineffective ductwork layout. Replacing the ductwork can be quite a costly job, but there are a few inexpensive measures, listed below, that you can take to help fix the problem:

    The first is to check for return air. Make sure there is a return air vent in the room and that it is not blocked by furniture.

    Another measure would be to run your furnace fan continuously. This will help circulate the warm air throughout the house to help reduce temperature variances.

    You may need a return air vent added to the room, an extra heat run or even just have your furnace wired to run on a continuous fan.

  • Every year, when the temperature drops, our phone lines get jammed with calls from customers whose furnaces have to work more often than normal. In some cases, these calls could be avoided along with the furnace repair bill. The first thing to check if you have no heat is your thermostat. Newer thermostats require a dedicated power line (common) or batteries to operate. The batteries in your thermostat should be changed yearly to avoid coming home to a cold house. Another thing to check is your filter. A plugged filter can cause your furnace to “hi-limit”. This means that there is not enough air getting through the furnace to remove the heat from the heat exchanger. The third most common issue is the flame sensor. This is for those of you that don’t mind getting your hands a little dirty. The flame sensor becomes coated in carbon over time. This can be cleaned with emery cloth and work as well as new. Be sure to turn the power off to the furnace before removing the cover! Sometimes turning the power off for 10-30 seconds can re-start your furnace. This will not fix the problem of why it quit in the first place, but it may buy you some time so you don’t have to call a technician out for furnace repair services on overtime hours. As always, if you have any questions about furnace repair in High River and the Foothills or need our help, please call G.M. Mechanical at 403-652-1282.

  • This is referred to as short cycling. There are a few ways your furnace will do this, but by far the most common is due to a clogged filter. With a clogged filter, your furnace cannot get enough airflow to move the heat away from the heat exchanger and into the rest of the house. This causes your furnace to trip on hi-limit. Your furnace will not come back on until it cools down to a safe temperature. Please feel free to contact G.M. Mechanical for more information on furnace maintenance in High River and the Foothills at 403-652-1282.

  • With almost all digital thermostats, when the batteries run out of power, they stay in whatever position they were in when the batteries ran out. So if your furnace is in heating mode when the batteries run out, it will stay in heating mode until you change the batteries. Please feel free to reach out to the experts at G.M. Mechanical to discuss your furnace issues. We are always happy to provide more information about furnace services in Foothills and help in case of a Foothills furnace emergency. Call us at 403-652-1282.

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