One of the toughest aspects of being a home or property owner is the fact that anything can go wrong. Unlike renting or living with family and friends, if your heating system breaks down, or your door hinges break off, it’s your responsibility to fix, which can be a lot to handle! We understand just how stressful this burden can be, and it’s what drives us to try and help our customers not just with great HVAC services in Avalon, Ocean City, and Sea Isle City, but to offer great advice too.
Let’s face it, many homes require furnace repair in Cape May County. But since the furnace still “works,” they’re not investing in repairs yet, even though something is clearly wrong. Let’s take a second to examine why this might be a bad idea and what you can do about some of these common furnace problems.
Have you ever seen those signs at a bus station or train station that say “if you see something, say something?” Well, the same concept could be applied to your home heating system. Unless you’re perfectly happy with the heat that your heater provides, the heating bills you pay, and the quiet nature of the system, you might have a problem that needs to be fixed. Simply put, if you notice something wrong or uncomfortable with your heating system, tell us!
We’d like to be very clear before we get into the details of this blog. Maintenance is absolutely necessary for your heating system every year. When we say “routine” maintenance, what we’re really saying is yearly maintenance. This service gets more valuable the more regular it is because it allows our technicians to keep it running at peak efficiency and performance each and every year. One or two skipped maintenance appointments are just the start of a bad trend that could lead to a system breakdown or more.
Wouldn’t it be great to have the whole family over this year for Thanksgiving, so you can truly focus on what you’re grateful for? This is entirely possible, and the closer the holiday gets, the more excited homeowners are to cook some delicious food, share in some holiday traditions, and warmly embrace their loved ones. However, this might not be possible with furnace problems.
It’s maintenance season! Whether you’re switching the heat pump from cooling to heating mode, or you’re just dusting off your old furnace for another reliable winter of cozy comfort, maintenance is a must! Many homeowners in Avalon, Stone Harbor, and Sea Isle City believe that maintenance is an additional “optional” service that can sometimes come with a heater purchase. While we understand where that sentiment comes from, it’s unfortunately not very accurate.
Cooling season is coming to a close, even though it’s taking its sweet time. And heating season won’t be here for another few weeks. This is precisely the reason why some people love the fall, we get a brief period of time where temperatures are mild and we don’t even need our HVAC systems! It’s the perfect time to go check out some fall foliage, take that last hike of the season, and save money on your energy bills.
You might be happy with the fact that temperatures are finally starting to warm up, but forgetting about your heater is the last thing you should be doing right now. Your heating system, like it or not, is going to be required for next winter, and even the winter beyond that. So, if there’s a problem with your system now, it’s not going to go away and will likely get worse over the months where your system sits collecting dust.
Furnaces are powerful machines. In recent years, many models are beginning to increase their efficiency and durability to unprecedented levels. This means they’re consuming less energy, breaking down less frequently, and lasting for longer. That’s great news, right?
Winter can be hard. This year is especially hard with a global pandemic and so many other related hardships for the folks in our area. The least we can do is help your heater work the way it should and promptly address any problems. The only issue with this sentiment is that many homeowners don’t know enough about their heaters to call us!
Winter is in full force and by now you’ve probably noticed some strange things about your heater. You might have realized that it’s struggling to do its job. Or perhaps it’s not cooling certain rooms where you spend a majority of your day. Your bills are only getting higher as you keep it on longer and try to get every last degree of heat out of the system that you can. What gives?