Home fires are surprisingly more in Winter time than any other time of the year, however one may wonder why this is so when it is practically freezing out there. However, this phenomenon is usual for us in the Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C industry as we have been called countless times to come to rectify Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C units that were almost burnt to crisp plus occasionally even update those that are irreparable… Funny thing is that when such accidents occur, the homeowner only canked up the control equipment in a quote to force the oil furnace to produce a lot more heat for the family, and what several people do not realize is that these systems are created in such a way that they can only heat upto a certain level that is considered safe plus satisfactory, therefore, pushing your equipment to over deliver when it was not meant to go beyond certain un-even temperatures is a recipe for disaster; Some of the fire cases are not related to the manipulating of heat pumps plus oil furnaces. They occur when homeowners forget the alternative heat sources such as portable furnaces plus leave them overnight or when they forget to switch them off when they leave the loft early in the day. Some of these gadgets are only meant to be a temporary solution plus should be switched off immediately after use. Sadly, accidents happen even when they are triggered by homeowners, then it is therefore important to take insurance on your Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C system because you never know when something may go wrong, then even more importantly is to ensure that you use the heating equipment well to avoid these fires in the first place, then never light a oil furnace if you are unsure, also, the moment you suspect that there could be a malfunction that you do not comprehend, call your Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C business immediately to assess plus service it. The last thing you what is a oil furnace blowing up in your face.