Do you rely on a furnace to keep your home in Cincinnati, Mainefield, Morrow, Lebanon or Mason, Ohio comfortable during the winter? If so, you already know for the most part, they’re pretty low maintenance – especially if they’re only a few years old and especially if you have seasonal furnace tune ups. And while frequent furnace inspections and tune ups will prevent most major problems from occurring, every now and then you might run into some little snares with your furnace.
Fortunately, Rick’s Heating & Cooling has the solution to any problems you might run into with your furnace! Whether you’ve got a little problem with your pilot light or a big problem with your blower fan, call us – our furnace repair professionals have seen, diagnosed and solved just about every furnace problem under the sun, and no job is too big or too small for their expertise!
What can go wrong with a furnace?
As we mentioned, furnaces should operate quietly for most of their 10 – 15 year lifespan. There are, however, certain things that can occasionally go wrong with your furnace, including:
Your furnace isn’t producing any heat – this tends to happen more toward the beginning of the heating season. If you’re not getting any heat from your furnace, first check to make sure the thermostat is set to HEAT mode and is at the right temperature (you wouldn’t believe how many times we’ve found that this is the only problem!). If the thermostat is set where it needs to be, you may just have a tripped circuit breaker or a blown fuse, or your pilot light could be out. If your furnace isn’t creating heat, call Rick’s Heating & Cooling for furnace repair!
Your furnace isn’t producing enough heat – if your furnace produces some heat, but you don’t feel like it is enough, check your filters and make sure they’re clean. If changing the filter doesn’t fix the problem, call Rick’s for furnace repair – your gas burners probably need to be adjusted.
Your furnace cycles on and off frequently – short cycling can be caused by a number of things, from an oversized furnace or undersized ducts to clogged air filters that cause the motor to overheat. If you’ve changed the filter and the problem persists, call Rick’s – you may need to lubricate the blower motor or adjust the fan belt.
The blower fan seems to be running constantly – if your blower fan seems to run nonstop, make sure the fan setting on the thermostat is set to AUTO instead of ON. If it is, or if your thermostat doesn’t have a fan setting, call Rick’s – you may need to replace or repair your furnace’s fan limit control switch.
Your furnace is too noisy – if your furnace makes a lot of noise when it runs, it could mean the pilot needs to be adjusted or your furnace components need oil. Whatever the case may be, call Rick’s for furnace repair!
Your pilot light is burnt out – if your furnace’s pilot light is burnt out, it needs to be relit! Simple as that. If you don’t know how to do this, call Rick’s today!
No matter what your furnace repair needs are, call Rick’s Heating & Cooling today!
