If you are in an area that just got hit by the snow storm and it seems cold in your house; heat is not coming on... don't panic and don't call your heating contractor until you go out and uncover the intake and exhaust pipes for your heating system. Now this may not apply to everyone as everyone does not have high efficiency furnaces. However, if you do... this is for you!
The high efficiency units work on intake air, which sometimes is taken from your basement area where ther furnace is located. Some are brought in through a pvc pipe. But, the exhaust always is ported out of the house through a pvc pipe and if that or the intake pipe is covered with snow, the air for combustion and exhaust cannot reach the unit. Thus it will try to cycle and then just shut down. The result, a cold house.
If you have two or three zones, you may feel one area is cold while the rest of the house seems warm. This is probably a dead giveaway, especially if the area feeling cold is on the first floor and the furnace is below grade. The remedy is simple. Put your snow boots on and walk aroud to where those 2' or so PVC pipes stick out of your house and clear the snow from around them. You will have saved yourself a service call and will have your heat back on in no time!
Enjoy the snow!
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