Is your furnace turning on and off every couple of minutes? If so, you have a problem. That behavior is called short cycling, and it has the potential to cause all kinds of nasty problems for your furnace if it isn’t dealt with as soon as possible. Read on to find out more about why short cycling happens, what it can do to your furnace, and what you can do about it.
Sunset Air Blog: Archive for the ‘Heating’ Category
What Furnace Short Cycling Is, And Why You Need to Be Careful of It
Tuesday, February 6th, 2018Replace Your Heater if It’s Doing These Things
Monday, January 29th, 2018
We hope you’ve been scheduling preventive maintenance on your heater on a regular basis and calling for repairs when you have to. Taking these actions can extend the life of your heater. But no amount of care and maintenance can make a heater last forever. Eventually, you will have to replace it with a new one. If you’re unsure whether or not your heater is getting close to the end of its life, there are a number of ways to tell. Have a look at three of the most common signs that it’s getting close to time to replace your heater. If the heater is experiencing any of these conditions, consult with a professional and see about replacing it.
Furnace Problems to Watch For
Monday, January 1st, 2018You know that scene in pretty much every horror movie ever, where the protagonist is sitting in a dark room with a single flickering light source, and you just know that it’s going to go out and then something horrible is going to happen? That’s kind of what it feels like having your furnace malfunction in the middle of an extremely cold winter. No, you’re probably not going to be eaten by some horrible monster just because your furnace is out. But, you’re still not going to have a great time trying to make it through the winter season without a furnace, either. Avoid having your living room turn into a frozen winter wonderland by watching for the following furnace issues, so that you can have them repaired as soon as possible.
Ductless Heating Problems You Should Watch for
Tuesday, November 14th, 2017
Now that the daily temperature is hovering around the mid-40s, you’re probably relying on your ductless mini split system quite a lot to keep comfortable. More demand on the system will increase the wear and tear it accumulates over time. That means that you have a higher chance of malfunctions occurring during the winter than at other times of the year. While you’re relying on your ductless mini split that often, it’s important that you keep an extra-sharp eye out for signs that the system is struggling with something. The faster you can identify a problem with the system, the faster you can have it repaired and the more damage you can prevent. Let’s have a look at some of the more common ductless heating issues you should watch for this heating season.
Do I Need a New Furnace This Fall?
Monday, October 16th, 2017
The weather is getting pretty cold now, and it’s going to get colder soon. If you don’t have a heating system installed in your home that you can rely on, now is definitely the time to replace it. You don’t want to risk your furnace breaking down on you in the middle of winter. If you’re unsure whether or not your furnace can actually get you through another heating season, check out some of the symptoms below. These symptoms tend to indicate that it’s a good idea to replace your furnace.
Why Your Furnace Output Might Be Low
Monday, February 27th, 2017We still have a month or two of chilly weather ahead of us, which means that you still need your furnace to put some work in before it can rest. If your furnace is not putting out as much heat as it should be, you shouldn’t ignore it. Random loss of output is usually a sign of a serious problem with the furnace, and should always be a source of concern. There are a number of reasons why your furnace output might be dropping, and you should have at least a bit of familiarity with them.
Beneficial Thermostat Upgrades You May not Know About
Tuesday, February 7th, 2017How often do you upgrade your heating or air conditioning systems? Once every 10 to 15 years? That’s about right, assuming nothing catastrophic befalls the system. Now, how often do you replace your thermostat? If you haven’t replaced your thermostat in quite a while, you are probably lessening the energy efficiency of your climate control systems without even knowing it. Thermostats tend not to be replaced because of wear and tear (although it does happen) but because new advances in thermostat technology have much more to offer. Read on to find out more about some of the advantages that a new thermostat can offer you.
Before You Call for Heating Repairs, You Should Check These Things
Monday, January 30th, 2017
When something goes wrong with your heating system, your first instinct should be to call for professional repairs. Well, at least it should be most of the time. However, you’d be pretty amazed at the number of times that a “serious” heating problem turned out to be something very easily fixed.
Before you go to the trouble of actually calling a technician to come to your home, check up on a couple of basic things first. It’s likely that you’ll still need professional repairs, but there’s no harm in trying these things first.
Call for Repairs if your Ductless System Is Making These Noises
Monday, January 2nd, 2017Everyone has had that moment where an appliance starts to make a weird noise, and we just ignore it. “It’s fine, it’ll go away” we think. Except it doesn’t. It’s a problem, and we all know it, and the same is true for ductless systems. If you’ve had your ductless system for a while, you probably know what it sounds like when it’s operating. If it starts to make weird noises while it’s on, do not ignore it. Strange noises are a primary indicator that something is wrong with thesystem, possibly something seriously wrong. Read on to find out more about odd noises that indicate a problem.
Should I Install a Dual Fuel Heating System?
Monday, November 28th, 2016Winter is here, and if you don’t already have a good home heating system installed, now is the time to do it. There are a great many different heating systems available on the market, each of which has its own advantages to offer. It’s important that you find the best heating system for your needs. With that in mind, read on to find out more about dual fuel heating systems.
