Oakland County
Furnace Repair in Madison Heights, MI
North and east of the shop, up John R.
Madison Heights is two things at once. Residentially it is a postwar ranch city, close in character to Oak Park. Commercially it has the John R and Stephenson corridors, which means storefronts, small shops, and light industrial spaces mixed in among the houses. Those buildings are heated by rooftop units and hanging unit heaters rather than a basement furnace, and they fail on a different schedule and for different reasons than a home does. Both are within what we do from Nine Mile.
What we run into in Madison Heights heating systems
- Storefront and small-shop spaces along the commercial corridors typically run packaged rooftop units, where the failure is as often a curb or economizer issue as it is the burner.
- Residential streets are dominated by 1950s and 1960s ranches with basement furnaces on their original runs.
- Detached garages and workshops here are frequently heated by hanging unit heaters, which need their own venting and gas-line consideration.
Getting someone out
For a no-heat emergency, ring (248) 398-4015 rather than using the form. That line runs 24 hours. Scheduled work, including anything that can wait until the morning, runs Mon–Fri 8am–5pm out of the shop at 1880 E Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI 48220.
It helps to know what you have before anyone arrives. The age of the unit, the brand on the front, and whether it is doing nothing at all or doing something wrong will usually narrow the problem down over the phone.
This page covers what is particular about Madison Heights. For how the work itself goes, what tends to fail, and the repair-or-replace question, see furnace repair.
Furnace Repair in Madison Heights: questions we get
Do you handle heating in small commercial buildings in Madison Heights?
We work on homes and small shops. Storefronts and light commercial spaces along the John R and Stephenson corridors generally run rooftop package units or hanging unit heaters rather than a basement furnace, and that is a different service call. Tell us the building type and the equipment when you ring, and we can say straight away whether it is a job for us.
How long does a gas furnace last?
Most residential gas furnaces run fifteen to twenty years. Units that were correctly sized, vented properly, and had their filters changed regularly reach the top of that range and sometimes pass it. Units that were oversized for the house tend to short cycle their whole lives and wear out earlier.
Why does my furnace keep turning on and off?
Short cycling has a handful of usual causes. A filter that has not been changed in a season is the most common and the cheapest. After that, a dirty flame sensor, a failing high-limit switch, a blocked or partly blocked flue, or a furnace that was simply sized too large for the house. The pattern of how long it runs before dropping out narrows it down quickly.