Have Stranger Sounds been coming from your house? Have you noticed some rooms seem to have colder air than others? Mysterious popping and banging noises? Is your furnace just shutting off without warning?
You may need to replace your furnace if you answer yes to the following:
- Is your furnace older than 12 years? Household systems don’t last forever. If your furnace is around that age, you may want to consider an upgrade.
- Are your energy bills going up? Over time, furnaces lose efficiency, particularly if they haven’t been regularly maintained. As your system ages, you may need to run your furnace longer to get that same toasty, warm feeling. Naturally, the longer you run it, the more oil or natural gas you use.
- Do you constantly adjust the thermostat? If some rooms are cooler than others and you must turn up the thermostat to compensate, your furnace cannot properly distribute the air to maintain a consistent temperature.
- Have you started to hear strange noises coming from your furnace? If you hear banging, squealing, and rattling, it could be a sign that your furnace will fail.
- Have you had multiple repairs in the last couple of years? As furnaces age, they may need more repairs to keep them running. In most cases, furnaces have more repairs in the last two years of their lifetime. If you notice more repairs, a new furnace may be available shortly.
Annual tune-ups are essential for preventing frequent failures, inefficient performance, and poor indoor air quality while maintaining warranties.
Furnaces and boilers serviced annually reach their maximum lifespan, efficiency, and safety and maintain their warranties, as some manufacturers will void your warranty if you fail to do so! Manufacturers recommend annual inspections and maintenance by a qualified HVAC technician. In the fine print, warranties don’t cover damage to the furnace/boiler caused by improper maintenance.
Remember, this isn’t just about warranties but also preventative maintenance. Catching a problem before your furnace quits working on a cold winter’s night. Frantically calling a heating contractor in DE, PA, or MD for a heating emergency on a weekend evening will cost you much more money.