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25 SwiftPro videos

Furnace videos: flames, filters and full installs

No heat, a weird flame or a filter you’ve never looked at: our techs filmed all of it in real basements and attics around Northern Virginia.

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What’s in here

What you’ll see in these furnace videos

The heating clips are the ones to watch when something looks off, like flame color, a flame sensor or a filter that's packed solid. The install clips show what a clean job looks like: the plenum, the venting, the brazing and the line set, so you know what to look for when somebody's working in your house.

Furnace problems you can spot from the basement

Heating at SwiftPro

0:34Dirty Furnace Filter or Tired Furnace? Why Heating Bills Climb

0:07Old Furnace Replacement: The Vision Is to Fill the Room Right

A furnace in a basement with the front panels off showing the burners, gas valve, control board and blower.

0:35Furnace Flame Color: What a Blue vs Yellow Flame Tells a Tech

Two techs work on a furnace in a basement, then close-ups of the open furnace showing the burners and flame sensor, and the flue and duct connections above.

0:34Furnace Flame Sensor: The Small Rod That Can Shut Off Your Heat

0:15Furnace Replacement Before and After: Why the Plenum Matters

Tyler Griffin in a grey SwiftPro hoodie and khakis with a lineup of six crew members in front of a wrapped SwiftPro van, a big '$67' price on screen and phone 571-470-0995.

0:23Furnace Inspection Before Winter: Tyler and the Crew Bring It Back

An open gas furnace in a basement mechanical room with on-screen labels for the heat exchanger and blower motor.

0:21Parts of a Furnace: What's Inside and the Job Each Part Does

An old furnace blower housing lies on a patio under a list of furnace replacement signs (aging system with frequent breakdowns).

0:14Common Furnace Problems: Answering What Was Actually Wrong

Two techs carry out an old furnace cabinet in an unfinished basement.

0:13An Old Furnace Out and a New Rheem Gas Furnace In

A young tech in a navy work jacket wires a new electric heat strip kit into an open air handler in a utility room, using a Milwaukee tool, with the boxed heating elements on the floor.

0:31Furnace Part Replacement That Isn't a Furnace: New Heat Strips

An old gas furnace with its panels off in a closet, then two techs carry a boxed new furnace up a snowy townhouse sidewalk and a bald tech and a bearded tech wire it in.

0:49Rusty Furnace on a No-Heat Call, and the New One in the Snow

Two techs pull an old furnace in a closet, then a tech kneels at the new gas furnace with fresh venting and a condensate setup.

0:15How Old Is Too Old for a Furnace? Sometimes the Unit Answers

4:1380 vs 90 Furnace: A TV Drop-Off, Then a Basement Walkthrough

In-home assessment, part 2 of a series: an older homeowner in a blue t-shirt points out where a line runs in his unfinished basement to a SwiftPro rep in a black polo and khakis.

1:49High Efficiency Furnace Venting: Mapping Where the Vent Can Go

Same in-home visit as YeGFpt7bXao: the homeowner points out the line route in the basement, the SwiftPro rep photographs the ductwork and furnace plenum with a phone, then stands on the front lawn of

1:40Furnace PVC Vent Pipes: Designing a New Layout From the Old One

1:34How Long Does It Take to Replace a Furnace? A Basement Time-Lapse

What a clean furnace and system install looks like

Installs at SwiftPro

A furnace in an unfinished basement with a green builder 'Centex Homes' gas shut-off tag, then a tech gives a thumbs up holding a duct transition fitting.

0:38Duct Transition: How a Wider New Furnace Meets the Old Ductwork

Torch brazing copper refrigerant lines: at a compressor inside an opened condenser, overhead near a furnace in a basement, and at a condenser service valve wrapped in a wet rag.

0:31Brazing vs Soldering: Why Refrigerant Lines Get Brazed

In a backyard, a young tech in a black SwiftPro polo explains readings on digital manifold gauges hooked to an AC condenser and points at the line set, with the owner on a face-cam inset.

1:23Line Set Replacement on an R-454B Install, With a Job Site Check-In

First-person view inside an air handler cabinet and plenum: a gloved hand checks the seams, a Milwaukee light inspects the corners, and foil tape and sealant close gaps around the coil.

0:27HVAC Plenum Up Close: Checking Seams and Sealing Around the Coil

First-person view on a roof: hands in Milwaukee gloves seal the foil-lined duct connection on a rooftop unit's curb and strip and join control wiring, with a DeWalt tool nearby.

0:46Sealing Ductwork Connections, With the Sound Turned Up

A tech in a backward black cap and hoodie brazes copper at an opened condenser with a red rag over the coil, another tech handles a pink refrigerant recovery cylinder by an AC condenser beside a house

0:31AC Filter Drier Install: Copper, a Torch and a Wet Rag

Two techs in black lift an old outdoor AC condenser out beside a house.

0:46Brazing an AC Line Set: The Torch Work on an AC Swap

A bearded tech in a black SwiftPro polo and tan cargo pants measures an old furnace with a tape measure in an unfinished basement, ahead of installing a new AC coil and system.

0:41Evaporator Coil Installation in a Basement Starts With a Tape Measure

Startup steps after a full AC install: a new Trane condenser against a brick wall, a refrigerant cylinder on a digital scale with hoses to the service valves, and a Fieldpiece digital manifold reading

0:17AC Startup Procedure: Weighing In Refrigerant on a New Trane System

Questions

Quick answers about furnace videos

What color should a furnace flame be?

Blue, and steady. A yellow or flickering flame means it’s not burning right, so turn the furnace off and get it looked at. There’s a video here showing the difference.

How do I know if my furnace filter is too dirty?

Pull it and hold it up to a light. If you can’t see light through it, change it today. A choked filter is one of the most common reasons a furnace shuts itself off.

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SwiftPro Heating, Cooling & Plumbing
4230 Lafayette Center Dr N, Chantilly, VA 20151
44679 Endicott Dr, Suite 211, Ashburn, VA 20147
SwiftPro Plumber & Water Heaters
4200 Lafayette Center Dr, Suite N, Chantilly, VA 20151
Virginia Class A contractor license #2705192276