Covenant Heating and Cooling Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Heating Repair’

Avoid Heating Repairs with Routine Maintenance

Monday, October 21st, 2024
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How often do you think it’s reasonable for heating systems to need repair? Every few years? Once a year? More than once? What about actual system breakdowns, when you’re not just concerned about an odd noise or the heat not being evenly distributed, but your whole heating system has stopped working completely?

We’ve got news for you: almost all of these situations can be completely prevented. Yes, that’s right, whatever number of heating repair needs you’re used to dealing with, approximately 85% of them are unnecessary. How can you avoid heating system issues and breakdowns and make sure you’ll rarely if ever need repairs? With routine maintenance. Here’s the drill.

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Troubleshooting Your Malfunctioning Furnace

Monday, March 25th, 2024
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It might not be winter anymore, but there are still some chilly spring nights yet to come before we’re able to shut down our furnaces completely for the season. If you’re having heating trouble, you will need to get it sorted out or you’ll be in for some chilly discomfort! But wouldn’t it be nice if you could sort out the problem yourself without needing to get repairs done?

For your safety and the wellbeing of your furnace, actual heating repairs must be done by a qualified professional. But before you decide you require the services of a heating technician, there are some things you should investigate on your own. Follow this handy furnace troubleshooting checklist, and you might be able to resolve your own heating malfunction without any assistance.

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Is Your Heating System Ready for the Holidays?

Monday, November 6th, 2023
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Halloween is over, Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and what many people consider “the most wonderful time of the year” is on its way. If you’re one of those people who put up their Christmas tree the day after Halloween, you’re probably looking forward to cooler weather and holiday festivities.

To maximize your enjoyment of the holiday season, a cozy home is essential. That’s why you should take 15 minutes from putting up those holiday decorations to decide if your heating system is ready for the holidays.

From scheduling a tune-up to changing the air filter, making sure your heating system will keep your family and guests comfortable is as easy as pumpkin pie. Let’s go over some tips on making sure your heating system is ready for the ho-ho-holidays. 

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5 Signs You Need Heating Repair

Monday, January 16th, 2023
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A home’s heating system performs a thankless job. Day in and day out, it tirelessly labors to keep your home warm and cozy. As homeowners, you depend on your heater to work when you need it to. 

Another nice thing that heaters do for homeowners is that they let you know when they’re struggling to do their jobs. They’ll make some strange noises, emit some unusual smells, and engage in some strange behaviors such as short cycling. Let’s review these 4 signs you need heating repair in Nashville, TN so you’ll know when to call for service and get your heater back to quietly and effortlessly performing its job. 

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The Best Way to Prevent Heating Repairs

Monday, October 24th, 2022
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Fall is guaranteed to bring many things: trick-or-treaters, pumpkin spice lattes, and the transition from using your air conditioner to using your furnace. It’s also the best time of the year to schedule heating maintenance. Why is that? Now’s the ideal time to get ahead of any potential issues. You don’t want to discover on that first really cold day of the year that your furnace has decided to leave you in the cold!

Besides, there are many benefits of heating maintenance. If you can’t remember the last time your heater was serviced or you haven’t scheduled routine maintenance, read on to discover why it’s so important.

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Why You Should Care About Your Furnace Heat Exchanger

Monday, January 3rd, 2022
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If you’re like many of the homeowners throughout the areas we serve, you are using a gas-powered furnace to heat your home and keep your family warm. A furnace is a fantastic choice–it’s powerful and cost-effective. Today’s furnaces have a much higher minimum efficiency rating than even just 10 years ago, with the highest AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) rating for a gas furnace being 98%!

Trust us when we say that a gas furnace is a very efficient and effective heater. But you also want to rely on safety, right? And gas furnaces aren’t inherently unsafe, but if you don’t maintain yours properly, it can become dangerous.

Though more common in aging furnaces (10-15 years old), the most common culprit of “danger” in a gas furnace is a damaged heat exchanger. That said, even if you don’t have a heat exchanger problem, it’s probably a good idea to start looking at replacement options if your furnace has reached this age–it will start to suffer from other wear and tear.

In the meantime, no matter how old your furnace is, you should know what’s so important about the heat exchanger, and why a damaged one is bad news. Read on!

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Set Your Home Up for Winter Success with This Heating Service

Monday, October 25th, 2021
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Have you ever thought about how well your car would operate if you routinely skipped vehicle maintenance? Chances are that you’re pretty good about getting your oil changed and your tires rotated. You likely get the air filters changed and wash your car too. This maintenance sets your car up for success, right?

Well, the same concept can apply to your heating system. Routine heating maintenance is a service that sets your home up for winter success! Read on to learn how.

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Heed These End-of-Season Heating Repair Needs

Monday, March 1st, 2021

technician-working-on-heating-systemWinter may seem like it’s lasting exceptionally longer than usual, but soon enough temperatures will warm and we’ll be ready to turn to our air conditioners for reliable service.

In the meantime, you’re still getting quite a bit of use out of your heater. Do you know if it will last until you don’t need it anymore for the season? The best way to ensure its efficient and effective operation is through heating maintenance. If you didn’t schedule this last fall, now is the time! Unless your heater is broken down beyond repair, it’s never too late to get this service done.

But even with maintenance, it’s possible that you could have heater repair needs. How can you tell? By watching for the following signs of disrepair.

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Is Your Furnace on the Struggle Bus?

Monday, January 18th, 2021

furnace-jetsHave you heard that phrase before—struggle bus? It’s a pop culture term describing when a sentient being is… well… struggling to complete a task or responsibility.

If you feel like your furnace is on the struggle bus lately, then you certainly have a problem on your hands! We always hope that your furnace is behaving itself, but if you’re reading this blog post, we going to guess it’s not right now. Keep reading as we go through a grading scale you can use to judge how your furnace is performing, and what can be done.

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The Problem with a Cracked Heat Exchanger

Monday, December 23rd, 2019

natural-gas-jets-of-furnaceWintertime is the time of year when our heating systems are truly put to the test. Because of the strain they go through this time of year versus in milder weather, it tends to be when problems arise. Since you need your system to function at its best this time of year, this is obviously not ideal. It pays to ensure you schedule routine maintenance each year, and to keep a watch for signs of trouble with your heater.

There are few furnace problems more insidious than that of a cracked heat exchanger. If your furnace shows signs of this problem, it’s likely that it needs to be replaced altogether, as this tends to only happen in older furnaces. Repairs are often not worth the cost even if they’re possible. So, what is a heat exchanger and why is it such a problem if it cracks? Read on to find out!

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