Your heating and ac in Allen, TX is vital to take you through the seasons without discomfort. It is therefore painful when it doesn’t perform as well as you need it to, especially in peak summer or winter months. HVAC components have a fairly decent life. Take the furnace, for example; on average, a furnace will give you around 15 years in good maintenance.

You might not great value from your heating and ac in Allen, TX if you don’t have it maintained properly. It will reduce the life of individual components like the furnace and others will give way in its wake because it’s the same HVAC system.

So how do you tell if you need maintenance for your heating and ac in Allen, TX (especially your furnace)? Simple, keep your eyes and ears open for the following symptoms that warrant repairs.

1.    Deferring Maintenance for a Long Time

Usually, your heating and ac in Allen, TX requires that you get regular maintenance by a trained HVAC technician at least once per year (before peak months). Has that time come and gone for you? Think about it.

If you haven’t had it for a year or longer, you might be shortening your HVAC’s life as your maintenance is due. The filter might be clogged up and will need replacement. Filters gather dust and debris and it is a good idea to replace them often, nearly once each month.

You can also schedule yearly checkups for your HVAC as well. It’s good to get into the habit of maintenance if you want to extend your furnace life.

2.    The Smell of Leaking Gas

Gas that we get for our house does not have any smell of its own, but that smell is added to it to make us aware if there is a gas leak. If you smell rotten eggs, it’s not week old breakfast, your furnace from your heating and ac in Allen, TX has probably sprung a leak. This needs to be dealt with immediately. Shut the furnace down as soon as you can.

It can have devastating consequences if you ignore the smell of this gas as it poses the risk of fire, and quite possibly, an explosion. Open your furnace up next and find the gas supply valve connected to the mains. Turn it off.

It’s obvious that you don’t have to light any matches (explosion risk), but lights can have the same effect, so don’t turn them on. Call a professional technician for HVAC and only turn on the lights when they tell you it’s okay to do that.

3.    Poor Air Flow

If you’ve ever had your car heater busted, you’ll know that the air from being blown out will go from blowing at full force to a trickle pretty fast. You won’t know when it happens, either. It just will, all of a sudden. It will require a visit to the car repair shop for getting your car’s ac fixed.

There are a number of reasons for why the same airflow problem can happen with your heating and ac in Allen, TX. The likely culprit could be anything from minor problems with the fan to a worn out or destroyed motor or belt. It could also be your vents which have accumulated dust and debris or even unwanted visitors that have crawled up there and have passed on.

In such a case, a professional technician will be able to fix the obstruction or major issue with your HVAC system’s airflow.

4.    Things going Thump, Bang and Scrape in the Night

You’ve all heard of things that go bump in the night? What about scrapes, thumps and bumps? No it’s not the boogey man, a ghost, monster, burglar or even the neighbor’s dog. It’s your heating and ac in Allen, TX. This is especially true if the sounds are heard at repeating intervals.

It’s a clear red flag that your furnace may need of repairs if you hear a thump, scrape or a bang from your furnace. Now there are different sounds to be aware of.

When a knocking sound is heard when you start it up or right after the blower stops, the culprit might be the metal pipes, housing and vents, that clank together and the sound is amplified. Expanding and contracting air ducts may also be a problem with your heating and ac in Allen, TX as undersized ducts make this type of sound.

The furnace burner may also be clogged with dirt so that when light it up, it doesn’t light up immediately. The gas builds up and when it does ignite, it does so with a bang.

Scraping might be caused by the blower wheel or the motor mount. The blower wheel might have come loose and is hitting the blower shaft making that metal scraping sound. A broken blower wheel may also need replacement if it is broken

When you have these issues, it’s best to call a technician to come and have a look at the problem.

5.    It Gets too Cold All of a Sudden

When your furnace starts to blow cold air instead of hot, you know something is wrong with your heating and ac in Allen, TX. The pilot light and thermocouple might be the possible roots of the problem. You need a technician to help you out with these complex problems as their experience and expertise in dealing with these issues makes them a valuable asset. Don’t try to go it alone with these difficult problems.

6.    Puddles Around Your Furnace

We’ve already discussed the gas leak problem. It’s time to progress onto water as these are the only two leaks that can possibly happen with your furnace. If you see a puddle of water near your furnace, it may have been caused by a choked condensate line. You’ll need a technician that has HVAC experience and a bit of knowledge about plumbing to fix this issue.

If you think that there’s a problem with your furnace call us at K&S Heating and Air and we’ll get to what’s bugging your heating and ac in Allen, TX and fix it for you.