How to Clean Gas Furnace Burners

Gas furnaces use natural gas or propane gas to heat your home throughout the winter. The burners in a gas furnace release the gas so the pilot light can light it, thus heating your home. Over time, the burners get clogged with dust, lint and dirt. The clogs keep the burners from working well and can affect your household heating. Cleaning the burners at least once or twice a year will keep your gas furnace in working order.

Vacuum
Compressed air
Cloth

Instructions

- 1
  Turn off your gas furnace's power and turn off the gas line that runs to the furnace. Open your furnace's maintenance hatch.
- 2
  Vacuum the room around your gas furnace to prevent dust or dirt from clogging the burners.
- 3
  Locate your gas furnace burner under the heat exchanger or firebox. Vacuum the burner with the brush attachment to remove all the dust and lint from around it.
- 4
  Blow compressed air into all of the burner's holes to remove any dust or dirt that could clog the burner holes.
- 5
  Close the gas furnace maintenance hatch and turn the furnace and the gas line back on.

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