Nathan Rogers

I’m Nathan. I’ve been an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and this exact complaint is one I hear all the time: You look in the sight glass, the pilot flame is clearly on, but the main burner never kicks on. No roar, no flame spread, and the water stays lukewarm. Most of the time, … Read more

Hi, I’m Nathan. I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and I’ve been on a lot of “no heat” calls where the homeowner tells me, “The pilot light is on, but the furnace won’t heat.” The good news is this issue is usually caused by a handful of common problems. Some are … Read more

If your furnace is running but not blowing air, it usually means the heat is being created (or at least the system is trying to run) but the air-moving side of the furnace is failing or airflow is blocked somewhere. I’ve worked on this exact complaint for years, and in most homes it comes down … Read more

I’m Nathan. I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and I can tell you this problem is one of the most common winter calls I run: the furnace kicks on, runs for about 30 seconds, then shuts off. Sometimes it tries again. Sometimes it locks out and you get no heat at … Read more

Hi, I’m Nathan. I’ve been an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and I’ve worked on a lot of Bryant furnaces (Bryant and Carrier share many of the same designs). If you’re seeing Bryant furnace code 31, you’re not alone. I get this call every heating season, especially after the first cold snap or after … Read more