Category Archives: Heater Safety

Is Your Gas Heater Safe For Lockdown?

Now we are at home a lot more, we need to consider – is our home a safe environment for our family? A gas heater service could avoid tragedy while your family are in lockdown.

Carbon monoxide is a silent odourless killer. It is virtually undetectable, and you won’t know it is in your home until it’s too late.

Australians tend to be in and out of our homes during the day. We rarely spend long periods of time at home without venturing outdoors.

However, The Covid-19 lockdown combined with the cold winter is keeping us inside more than ever.

As a result, there is the possibility that your heater could be poisoning your family with harmful carbon monoxide. The results could be fatal.

Gas Heater Safety Check

With the Covid-19 lockdown now in force, we highly recommend you book a gas safety check of your heater unit.

The safety check not only will ensure your family is safe from potentially harmful emissions, but also will ensure that your gas heater is working to the optimal conditions. This translates to big savings on your winter heating bills – more important than ever when the whole family is at home and the heater is working non-stop.

Of course, we also can handle heater breakdowns, heating repairs, replacement of failed systems, repair of failed ductwork.

If you have a reverse cycle air conditioning units that’s also not working to its full capacity, a Nortan service will get it back to prime condition, and save you money.

We are trained in all types and brands of heating systems, including Brivis, Lennox, Vulcan, Braemer, Stadt, Omega, Rinnai, Daikin, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, Toshiba,York, Carrier, Temperzone, Actron Air, Honeywell and Smart Temp. Got a brand not listed> Don’t worry, we can handle that as well.

As heating is an essential service, we are authorised to visit your home to service your heating unit. We take all necessary safety precautions including social distancing, facemasks, hand sanitiser and gloves.

Gas Heater Safety Issue Avoided in Boronia

A Nortan Air Conditioning and Heating Technician recently attended customer’s home and found an external heater had been enclosed by a garage. Enclosing a heating unit which requires external housing created a dangerous situation, with the real possibility that when the doors are closed, a person in the garage will be overcome by combustion products and die.
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Fortunately our well-trained technician identified the dangerous installation, isolated the system and explained to the customer the dangers of the system, and the best approach to resolving the issue to ensure heating can be restored to their home as quickly as possible.

As a result the customer has replaced the heating furnace with a more efficient Brivis SP623, which is flued externally.
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Another excellent service provided by Nortan Air Conditioning and Heating.

nortan-air-conditioning-heating-service-booking If you have any concerns about the safe operation of your heating or cooling system, don’t delay to request a service call.