How can you tell when there’s a problem with your heating system? You’ll want to get repairs straightaway, so you need to notice heating issues as soon as possible. What are the signs? You might notice an unusual odor or a sudden sound. You might find that there’s not enough airflow from your vents, or the air is coming through cold. You might even spot an unexplained increase in your utility bills.
There’s another issue with heating systems that might be a little harder to spot. It’s called short cycling, and it can be caused by a few different things. If you don’t have your short cycling heater repaired, more serious issues will develop! Here’s what you need to know.
Lots of issues can crop up in a furnace. From electrical problems to ignition issues, to gas leaks or overheating… There’s really no limit to the number of problems a furnace can have. Thankfully, with a licensed professional like the ones on our team by your side, most of those problems can be easily taken care of in a simple repair appointment. Most furnaces only encounter a handful of problems in their lifetimes, so you really don’t need to worry about all of the ones we listed.
How big is your heater? No, hold on—don’t just go measure it and report back to us how many square feet it takes up. While that definitely matters in the measurement of your heater, it’s not the whole story. Heaters need to be able to adequately heat an entire home, and that means a specific model should have been installed in your home that’s able to heat the volume of air inside. This measurement of volume before setting a heater up is known as load calculation.
It’s furnace season! While many homeowners utilize electric heating solutions, the vast majority of homes in the United States use natural-gas powered furnaces. This is good news, since gas-burning furnaces are becoming increasingly efficient and effective at keeping homes comfortable during the coldest of winters.
Furnace trouble isn’t unique to our area. In fact, furnaces are some of the most widely used heaters in the country, so we’re pretty sure that a good portion of homeowners have had to deal with furnace issues in the past. That being said, there are two kinds of furnace owners we’d like to talk about: those who take measures to help their furnaces and those who don’t.
Do you think that “good enough” is good enough when it comes to the way in which your home heating system operates? If so, think again! You, like any other homeowner, deserve the best performance possible from your home heating system. That simply won’t be your experience, however, if your heater is short cycling. What does short cycling mean? That your system is starting up and shutting back down too frequently. What does it mean for your heater?
