During the cold season, when outdoor temperatures take a huge dip, nothing beats cozying up in a nice and warm home. However, things can quickly go awry when your furnace breaks down at the most inopportune time!
Ensuring that your furnace is properly maintained on a yearly basis can help you avoid such occurrences. You can save a significant amount of money by preventing breakdowns that lead to expensive repairs or the premature death of your furnace, with regular maintenance.
If you haven’t had your furnace tuned up in a while, here are a few signs that you need to have it checked soon.
1. Reduced Comfort Levels At Home
Is it getting harder for you to enjoy the same level of comfort you once did in your home, even after adjusting the thermostat settings over and over again? If so, it is recommended that you call in a qualified furnace repair expert.
A qualified professional will be able to evaluate your home’s heating system, and come up with effective solutions to problems such as having rooms that are colder than others.
2. Your System Is Producing Weird Noises
Weird noises coming from your HVAC system should be treated as a sign that something is seriously wrong with your heating system.
You need to call in a furnace repair service provider immediately, if you hear any groaning, hissing, dripping or humming sounds coming from your heating system. These noises are indicative of something serious, unlike the regular noises that come from properly maintained HVAC systems.
3. Unexplained Increases In Your Home’s Energy Consumption
There are many other signs that point towards the need for a furnace tune up, even if you don’t hear any weird sounds from your heating system or notice any changes in the indoor comfort of your home.
A great example here is unexplained increases in your home’s energy consumption – resulting in growing utility bills. This may indicate that your furnace is working harder to heat the same space to your preferred temperature.
4 Reduced Air Flow
Warm air may not be sufficiently moving around your home, even though the furnace is heating up to the necessary temperature. This shows that there might be an issue with the heating system’s airflow. Such an issue can ultimately cause the entire system to shut down unexpectedly due to overheating.
5. Yellow Pilot Light
Is your HVAC system’s yellow pilot light flashing or always on? If so, it is time to schedule a tune-up. The yellow pilot light is one of the built-in signals the system uses to warn users of an existing problem.
6. Air Quality Changes
Reduced air quality around your home is one of the main signs that your system is in need of a tune-up. Dirt and dust accumulation in the air filters can lead to blockages; thus, leading to significant reduction in the quality of air circulating in your home.
You may also have unpleasant smells circulating in your home due to a blockage in the condensate drain which leads to the growth of mold and formation of slime within the HVAC system.
Schedule Your Next Furnace Tune-Up
If you have noticed any of the signs mentioned above contact S.A.A.B Plumbing and Heating today. You can also book their annual furnace tune up service to ensure that your heating system continues running efficiently and reliably for as long as possible.
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