📄 areas/furnace-and-hvac.md
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Furnace & central air
- Kind: system
- Where: basement mechanical room
- Status: needs attention
The facts
- Make / model: Carrier Comfort 80 gas furnace · central AC is a Carrier 13-SEER outdoor unit
- Installed / bought: furnace 2019 · AC 2016
- Serial / details: furnace serial on the plate inside the front panel (photo on file). One thermostat, a
Honeywell T6, in the upstairs hall.
- Manual: not on file yet — Carrier PDF online, model on the plate photo
Supplies & consumables
- Furnace filter: size 16x25x1 · qty on hand 0 · last stocked 2026-04-05
- Thermostat batteries (Honeywell T6): AA · qty on hand 3 · last stocked 2026-01-10
Where things live
- Spare furnace filters: basement shelf, right of the furnace (empty right now — buy 16x25x1)
- Furnace front-panel key / thumb screws: taped to the side of the unit
- Furnace switch (the "light switch" that kills it): top of the basement stairs, red plate
Care schedule
- Change furnace filter: every 3 months · last done 2026-04-05 · next due 2026-07-05
- Annual furnace tune-up: every 12 months · last done 2025-10-02 · next due 2026-10-02
- AC coil rinse: every 12 months · last done 2026-05-18 · next due 2027-05-18
Open items
- FLAG — furnace filter is overdue (due 2026-07-05) and there are none on the shelf. Buy a 16x25x1 before the
next change.
Attachments
- Furnace model plate: attachments/furnace-plate-2026-05.svg
Log
- 2026-05-18 — AC coil rinse and a look-over ahead of summer: coils clean, refrigerant fine. By: self · Cost: —
- 2026-04-05 — Changed furnace filter: put in the last 16x25x1 on the shelf — note to restock. By: self · Cost: —
- 2025-10-02 — Annual furnace tune-up: burners cleaned, igniter tested, all healthy. By: Rosedale Heating & Air · Cost: $129