{"id":546,"date":"2019-02-04T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/?p=546"},"modified":"2019-02-01T14:05:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T19:05:28","slug":"before-shut-off-furnace-tackle-repair-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/heating-service\/before-shut-off-furnace-tackle-repair-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Before You Shut Off You Furnace This Season, Tackle These Repair Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Before-You-Shut-Off-You-Furnace-This-Season-Tackle-These-Repair-Needs-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"technician-looking-over-furnace\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Before-You-Shut-Off-You-Furnace-This-Season-Tackle-These-Repair-Needs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Before-You-Shut-Off-You-Furnace-This-Season-Tackle-These-Repair-Needs-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Before-You-Shut-Off-You-Furnace-This-Season-Tackle-These-Repair-Needs.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>It\u2019s hard to say \u201cit\u2019s cold out\u201d and not feel a little guilty, considering what Midwest residents have been dealing with lately. But, let\u2019s face it, around here our baseline temperatures for summer is so high that when winter hits, it <em>does <\/em>feel cold to us! At least, cold enough to use our furnaces on a nightly basis for at least a couple of months.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, temperatures are warming again, and that ever familiar humidity is rising, which means it\u2019s almost time to shut off our furnaces for good this season in favor of our AC systems. This doesn\u2019t mean you should just forget about your furnace until next year, however! If you were alerted to any repair needs during your pre-season maintenance appointment, or if you detect signs of disrepair, now is the time to call our pros for an inspection. But, what exactly <em>are <\/em>the signs that you need heating repairs?<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Signs of a Furnace in Disrepair<\/h2>\n<p>Unless you\u2019re told you need repairs by an HVAC professional, it can sometimes be hard to figure out if it\u2019s time to call for a repair. The following signs are definitive indications that it is, in fact, time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your heater is making strange noises, like groaning, banging, whining, or hissing.<\/li>\n<li>The heat isn\u2019t at the level it used to be.<\/li>\n<li>Your energy bills seem higher than they should be, despite comparable use to last year.<\/li>\n<li>Your gas-powered furnace\u2019s pilot light is burning yellow.<\/li>\n<li>The furnace is struggling to turn on or stay on.<\/li>\n<li>The furnace keeps running without shutting off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Causes These Repair Symptoms?<\/h2>\n<p>The symptoms we described above are indicative of a number of different possible furnace repair needs. It may be an issue with your thermostat, for example, and not a problem with the actual heating system at all. If this is the case, while this is a comparatively minor and inexpensive repair need, it\u2019s still one you want to take care of right away as it will affect the use of your air conditioner, too.<\/p>\n<p>Other potential furnace repair needs that may cause these symptoms include breached and leaky ductwork, clogged up air filters, or an electrical fault in the heater\u2019s mechanical system. Ignoring any sort of problem with your furnace can result in the problem growing worse, and you could very well find yourself with a broken down or ineffective heater next year, right when you need it the most.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cCan I Prevent Furnace Repairs?\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>You sure can. As we alluded to above, an important part of furnace care is scheduling pre-season maintenance. It\u2019s during this maintenance session that our technicians will thoroughly inspect your furnace, checking for any of these signs of disrepair. We\u2019ll also clean the system and make any adjustments that are needed.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend this service pre-season so you don\u2019t have to worry about an interruption in service, but what\u2019s more important is that you have it done each year. So if you didn\u2019t have maintenance done before this winter began, it\u2019s not too late! An end-of-season tune-up is better than no tune-up at all.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>At North Central Florida Air Conditioning, we are \u201cImproving Lives by Improving Homes,\u201d throughout Gainesville, FL and the surrounding communities. <a href=\"\/contact\/send-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a> today for expert <a href=\"\/heating\/furnaces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">furnace repair<\/a> and more! <\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you detect signs of disrepair, now is the time to call our pros for an inspection. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[127,89],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":551,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions\/551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}