Services

Furnace Maintenance

Don’t wait until your furnace breaks down on the coldest day of the year. If your heating system isn’t serviced regularly, it can become less efficient, drive up your operating costs, and leave you vulnerable to inconvenient — and expensive — repairs. Our Complete Care Tune-up helps you stay ahead of problems, improve efficiency, and extend your system's lifespan. You’ll have peace of mind knowing your furnace is ready to keep your home warm and comfortable the moment temperatures drop — without scrambling to find a technician when everyone else is calling for help.

Why Annual Furnace Maintenance Is Essential in Billings

Montana winters are not forgiving. When temperatures drop below zero, and your furnace is the only thing standing between your family and a very cold house, you want to know it was ready before the season started, not find out at 11 PM on a Tuesday night that it wasn't.

An annual tune-up doesn't just protect you from inconvenient breakdowns. It protects you from expensive ones. A cracked heat exchanger caught during a fall tune-up is a repair. A cracked heat exchanger, discovered mid-winter after it has been circulating combustion gases into your living space all season, is a safety issue and an emergency. The difference in cost, urgency, and peace of mind is significant.

Beyond safety, a properly maintained furnace runs more efficiently. That means lower gas bills during a heating season that can run six months in Billings, and a system that lasts years longer before needing replacement.

One appointment each fall. That's all it takes to go into winter with confidence.

Complete Care Furnace Tune-up

Our Complete Care Tune-up is very thorough and includes the following:

• Clean Furnace Burners
• Clean Furnace Burner Area
• Clean Furnace Pilot Assembly
• Clean or Replace Furnace Filter (specialty filters are not included)
• Check Furnace Blower (clean if necessary)
• Lubricate necessary Furnace Components
• Test Thermostat
• Test Furnace Starting Capability
• Check Furnace for Proper Gas Pressure
• Check Furnace for Proper Temperature Rise
• Check Tightness of Furnace Electrical Connections
• Inspect Condition of Combustion Chamber
• Check for Proper Flue Drafting
• Clean Flame Sensor

The Complete Care Tune-up includes all of the items listed above for your home’s heating system. Additionally, our technician performing the Complete Care Tune-up will recommend any necessary repairs and inform you of the associated costs.

Price: $199

What Happens During Your Tune-Up

Every Complete Care Tune-Up is performed by a trained ACT technician, someone who knows furnaces and takes the time to do the job right. They work through every item on the checklist above, but the value goes beyond the list.

If they find something developing, like a worn igniter, a heat exchanger showing early signs of stress, or a gas valve that isn't cycling cleanly, they'll explain it clearly and tell you what it would cost to address before it leads to a breakdown. No pressure. No manufactured urgency. Just the honest assessment your system deserves.

That's the same approach ACT has taken with every customer since 1992, and it's why so many Billings homeowners have been with us for a decade or more.

Schedule your Tune-up

Schedule your Complete Care Tune-Up now to keep your furnace running at peak performance.

When Should You Schedule Your Furnace Tune-Up?

The right time is fall, before the first freeze. August through October is ideal. You'll have your pick of appointment times, and your furnace will be inspected, cleaned, and ready before it's called on for real.

Once cold weather arrives, and furnaces start running in earnest, our schedule fills up quickly. Homeowners who wait until November, or until something goes wrong, face longer wait times and fewer options.

If your furnace hasn't been serviced in the last 12 months, it's worth scheduling regardless of the season. A summer tune-up is still better than heading into fall with a system that hasn't been looked at in years.

Signs your furnace is overdue for a tune-up:

• Your heating bills have climbed without any change in how you use your thermostat
• The system takes noticeably longer to bring your home to temperature
• You're hearing new sounds — clicking, rattling, or a brief delay before ignition
• Your pilot light or burner flame isn't a steady blue
• It's been more than a year since anyone serviced the system
• You can't remember the last time it was tuned up

Make It Automatic With the Membership Program

Scheduling your annual tune-up requires remembering to do it, ideally at the right time, before the season changes. The ACT Membership Program takes that off your plate entirely. Your furnace and AC tune-ups are scheduled automatically, you move to the front of the line when repairs come up, and you get access to exclusive member pricing year-round.

Over time, members consistently spend less on heating and cooling than homeowners who only call when something breaks. It's not complicated; maintained systems simply fail less often and cost less to run.

Furnace Acting Up Right Now?

A tune-up is preventive care for a system that's running. If your furnace isn't heating, is making unusual noises, or has stopped turning on altogether, you need a repair, not a tune-up.