Heating Repair

How Do I Know If Something Is Wrong With My Furnace?

• Strange Noises: If your furnace sounds like it's trying to tear itself apart with banging, squealing, or grinding, something's wrong and it won't fix itself. Those noises mean parts are wearing out or breaking, and waiting just makes the repair bill bigger.
• Uneven Heating: When you've got rooms that won't warm up no matter what you set the thermostat to, or one room's like a sauna while another's an icebox, your system's not doing its job properly.
• Sky-High Energy Bills: If your heating bill shot up but you haven't changed how you heat your home, your furnace is working too hard because something's not right under the hood.
• Short Cycling: A furnace that keeps turning on and off like it can't make up its mind isn't running efficiently and will wear out fast if you don't get it fixed.
• Yellow Pilot Light: That pilot light should burn blue, period. If it's yellow or flickering around, you've got a gas problem that needs professional attention right now.
• Dusty, Stuffy Air: When your house feels dusty or stuffy even with the heat running, or you're smelling odd odors, your furnace isn't filtering and circulating air properly.
• Old Age & Frequent Repairs: If your furnace is pushing 15-20 years and needs fixing every season, it's trying to tell you something about retirement.

What Are Some Of The Most Common Furnace Problems?

Thermostat Troubles

Thermostat issues cause more service calls than just about anything else, and half the time folks think their whole furnace is shot when it's really just the thermostat acting up. These little devices take a beating over the years - getting bumped, accumulating dust, and dealing with electrical issues that throw off their calibration. When your thermostat can't communicate properly with your furnace, you'll get all sorts of problems that look serious but are usually straightforward to fix once you know what you're looking at.

Dirty Filters

Bad filters are the root of more furnace problems than most people realize, and it's something that's completely preventable with a little attention. When that filter gets clogged up with dirt, dust, and whatever else is floating around your house, your furnace has to work like a mule trying to pull air through concrete. That extra strain overheats components, burns out motors, and can even crack heat exchangers - turning a $20 filter into a repair bill that'll make you wince.

Ignition Problems

A malfunctioning ignition will leave you sitting in the cold faster than anything, whether you've got an old pilot light system or one of the newer electronic setups. Gas valves get temperamental, flame sensors get dirty and stop working right, and ignition components wear out from doing their job thousands of times every heating season. These repairs involve both gas and electrical work, so they're not DIY territory - you need someone who knows what they're doing and has the right tools.

Blow Motor Issues

Your furnace might be making heat, but it's not getting that warm air where it needs to go. These motors work hard during heating season, and when bearings start going bad or electrical connections get loose, you'll hear it before you feel it. Motor problems usually start with strange noises and reduced airflow, but they'll progress to complete failure if you don't address them promptly.

Cracked Heat Exchangers

These are about as serious as furnace problems get, because they can let combustion gases mix with the air you're breathing. This typically happens in older systems that have been through a lot of heating seasons, especially if they've been running with dirty filters or other problems that cause overheating. When we find heat exchanger cracks, we're usually talking about replacement rather than repair, because your family's safety isn't something you patch up and hope for the best.

Why Choose Air Comfort Heating & Air?

Honesty: We're going to tell you like it is, every time. What's wrong, what needs to be done, how long it'll take, how much it'll cost. We aren't in the business of deceit - we're in the business of comfort.

Expertise: A lot of HVAC technicians go "hoping and poking" to try and find out what's going on with your system. You won't find any of that here. Our extensive training takes us into the science behind HVAC so we know how and why it works, and how to keep it that way.

Thoroughness: Customers almost never have to call us back. That's just the way we like it, because it means we did the job right the first time. Shouldn't that be what you expect from your HVAC contractor?

Standards: We're not here to churn and burn. We take our time on every job, going the extra mile to ensure everything is working. We believe it never takes too long to do the right thing.