New homeowners, or those encountering furnace problems for the first time, often have questions about what issues are common and what can be done about them. Here are some common furnace repairs that we see most frequently, tips for handling them, and preventative measures for avoiding them in the future.
To keep your heater working as well as possible through the coming winter, it’s important to schedule heating maintenance. This will do more than just catch any existing problems before they cause your heater to shut down on a cold winter night. It will improve the efficiency of your heating system so your utility costs don’t increase, ensure that there are no safety hazards such as fuel leaks or carbon monoxide emissions, and increase the life expectancy of your heater so it will last as long as possible before you need to worry about replacing it.
But the process may be a little mysterious, and we’d like to demystify it for you. Here is a guide to what your technician will actually be doing during heating maintenance. Some of the steps will be different for gas and electric heaters, but many are identical.
While our last blog post was about air conditioning, the seasons are turning, and it’s time to think about your heating system. While Texan heaters don’t see as much use as those in other parts of the country, they are still important, and as recent cold snaps have taught us, sometimes having a functional heating system is absolutely critical.
So how is your heater doing? Since you haven’t turned it on since spring, there’s really no way you can know for sure.
This may seem like a strange time of the year to think about heating system installation, but trust us when we say we have our reasons for talking about this now versus waiting until next fall.
Read on as we dive into the pros and cons of both types of HVAC systems.
It may seem silly to think too much about heating maintenance when you live in a climate like ours. But you know as well as we do that when we do need our heating systems, we need them to function as effectively and efficiently as possible.
The only way to make sure this is the case is to only trust professionals for your services–from installation and repair to, you guessed it, maintenance. Maintenance allows our professionals to thoroughly inspect, clean, and adjust the components that need it to help your system perform at its best. Read on to learn why this is so important!
Few things are more inconvenient than having your furnace give out on an especially cold winter day. Fortunately, if you know the signs to watch out for, you can catch and fix small problems with your furnace before they turn into major problems requiring a costly repair, or worse, a full replacement. When it comes to your furnace, maintenance is the best prevention.
Here are 6 signs your furnace is in need of repair:
You know what everyone says–everything’s bigger in Texas! However, this doesn’t necessarily mean, that if you’re in the market for a new heater, you should rush out and buy the biggest one in your budget.
Although it seems logical that a bigger furnace would be more powerful, and therefore betting, the size of your furnace relative to your unique heating needs can actually be a detriment to the performance of your heating system, negatively impacting its overall performance.
A furnace installation is no small job, which is why it’s particularly important that you work with a professional before you make any final decisions. A trained and experienced heating professional will assess the size of your home so they can determine exactly which furnace will be the right choice for you. Trust us, you don’t want to have an oversized or undersized furnace in your home–read on as we explain why.
Winter is progressing right along. Although it doesn’t usually get as cold as it does for our family and friends up north, if you didn’t schedule maintenance for your gas furnace yet, this is still an important service!
It’s never too late to care for your gas furnace. In fact, it’s essential to not only the operation but also the efficiency of your gas furnace that you have professional maintenance done each year. Consistency matters more than timing here–so even though it may be more convenient to schedule a maintenance appointment quickly in the fall, this service will be beneficial no matter what!
Read on to learn why we tout heating maintenance so much.
Let’s face it, we’re not exactly known for our bitterly cold and blizzard-like weather. Okay, well there were a handful of days as an exception last year, but normally, this isn’t something we have to deal with a whole lot.
So when winter does roll around and you want to save some money on energy costs, you may be tempted to use your heater as little as possible–only when it’s really cold. But what if we told you that it’s possible to use your heater, stay comfortable, and do so affordably? It IS possible. Read on to learn how.
While we hope this will never happen to you, your heater could break down with little to no warning at all. It can go from seemingly functioning just fine all day long to coming to a halt or it could just not cycle on when you need it.
Of course, this is rare. It’s even rarer if you’re staying on top of your heating maintenance appointments. Maintenance helps your heater work as efficiently and effectively as possible, for as long as possible.
Even with routine maintenance though, it’s still a good idea to be aware of the signs of a heater in disrepair, and one of those signs is strange or unusual noises coming from the system. So, you’re right to be alarmed and to be searching for a solution online. Of course, the solution is always going to be to call a professional. But in the meantime, we can let you know what certain sounds might mean for your furnace or heat pump system.
