As the winter creeps further and further along, and spring gets closer, you may be tempted to ignore minor heating problems. If it’s not a total breakdown, or something really alarming, maybe you can wait and have it repaired next fall? No! Delaying heating repairs is a terrible plan. Having your heating system repaired as promptly as possible can save you a lot of trouble. Here’s why.
Big Problems Start Small
When a major breakdown or extremely costly repair need does occur, it’s not usually all at once. No, these things start with a minor problem that doesn’t get repaired. Continuing to try to get a big job done while struggling with minor malfunctions, your heating system will accumulate more and more wear. Strained components are likely to fail, and your problem will suddenly get a lot worse.
For example, a problem such as a rattling noise is most commonly caused by nothing more than a loose component. A screw or a fan blade, not tightened down firmly enough, is clattering with the vibration of the heating system. Failing to get this minor repair taken care of means risking the loose part coming completely undone, allowing it to crash into other (perhaps more expensive) components.
Performance Problems will Increase
In the meantime, your heating system is having to fight an uphill battle to get any heat generated for your home. This means that you’re less and less likely to have plentiful and consistent heat, and more likely to have cold spots in your home.
Struggling Systems Waste Energy
Another effect of a system being used while it’s having trouble is that it will consume more energy. So not only is it doing a worse job heating your home, it will be costing you more every month when you have to pay your utility bills! Paying more for the same thing would be bad enough. But in this case, you’ll be paying more and getting less!
Prompt Repairs Can Save the Day
Let’s imagine that instead of allowing all these things to happen, you schedule an appointment for heating repair in Washington, DC with a reliable heating contractor. They send out a highly-qualified HVAC technician to take a look at your heating system and find out why it’s rattling (or having some other minor problem).
Perhaps your blower fan just needs to be secured more firmly in place. Perhaps a fan blade has been damaged, and needs to be replaced. Whatever the issue, when your technician leaves, your heating system is no longer causing you any concern. Your heat will be evenly cozy for the rest of the winter. Your utility bills won’t go up. And you won’t have to worry about a breakdown happening on one of the last freezing nights of the season!
Doesn’t that sound a lot better than paying more, being less comfortable, and waiting for the problems to get worse? We sure think so! Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at the first sign of heating trouble.
Contact us today to schedule an appointment or ask any questions you have about heating repair or anything else about your HVAC system.