{"id":614,"date":"2017-12-11T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/?p=614"},"modified":"2017-12-06T09:09:10","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T14:09:10","slug":"furnace-repair-warning-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/heating-service\/furnace-repair-warning-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Aware of These Furnace Repair Warning Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gas-furnace-with-open-controls-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"natural-gas-furnace-basement\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gas-furnace-with-open-controls-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gas-furnace-with-open-controls-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gas-furnace-with-open-controls-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gas-furnace-with-open-controls.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/>Do you use <a href=\"\/heating\/furnace-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a furnace<\/a> for your winter heating needs? Since the furnace is the most common type of residential heating system across the country\u2014ahead of boilers and heat pumps\u2014chances are high that you do. A furnace can offer powerful heating and reliable performance, but like any type of complex mechanical system, it can malfunction and need attention from trained professionals.<\/p>\n<p>We offer the <a href=\"\/heating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">heating repair in Westfield, NJ<\/a> that can get your malfunctioning furnace back to work. However, we know that some furnace issues can be a bit tricky to spot at first. To help you detect problems early so you can get us out to help <em>before<\/em> the trouble worsens and you end up with a cold house, we\u2019ve put together a list of warning signs. When you notice these, contact us and we\u2019ll be there to locate the problem and fix it.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Too much noise or odd noises<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019ve already had your furnace for a few seasons, you\u2019re familiar with the sounds it makes as it runs and goes through its heating cycle. When the furnace becomes noisier than usual, or you hear sounds you don\u2019t expect, it often means something is wrong. These odd noises can include mechanical shrieking (motor bearings running down), grinding (motors in need of lubrication), clicking (cracks in the heat exchanger), and rattling (general loose parts, often in the blowers). It takes a professional to determine what\u2019s actually wrong and have it fixed.<\/p>\n<h3>The furnace keeps turning on and off rapidly<\/h3>\n<p>This is a situation known as <em>short-cycling<\/em>, and it can indicate a number of problems. Something is causing the furnace to finish its heating cycle too early, and this places immense strain on the components, raises energy costs, and doesn\u2019t give the furnace time to send heat evenly around a house. The trouble could be as simple as a clogged filter or as big as a furnace that\u2019s improperly sized. An HVAC technician will get to the bottom of the short-cycling so it can be fixed.<\/p>\n<h3>Energy bills are higher than expected<\/h3>\n<p>If your first set of bills for the heating season almost sent you into a panic because they\u2019re so high, the problem may be with the heating system itself. Malfunctions often cause a furnace to work harder than necessary, and this is what leads to a rise in bills. Have it looked into!<\/p>\n<h3>Cold spots in the house<\/h3>\n<p>The furnace is running and everything with it seems fine\u2014except you notice rooms in your house are colder than they usually are. This can point toward a number of different problems, such as leaks in the ductwork, but it could also be a furnace that\u2019s losing its heating power so that heat is only reaching some of the rooms.<\/p>\n<h3>The furnace trips the circuit breaker<\/h3>\n<p>(Yes, a gas furnace uses electrical power as well!) If the furnace blower comes on and it causes a circuit breaker to trip, there\u2019s probably an electrical fault with the blower motor that needs to be repaired.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Air Creations, Inc. <\/strong><strong>serves Central and Northern New Jersey. <a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cWe Do It Right!\u201d since 1987.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you notice these furnace warning signs, contact us and we\u2019ll be there to locate the problem and fix it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[121,107,50,89],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":617,"href":"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614\/revisions\/617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aircreations.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}