{"id":2276,"date":"2019-03-11T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/?p=2276"},"modified":"2019-03-08T17:59:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T22:59:19","slug":"3-most-common-furnace-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/heating\/3-most-common-furnace-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Most Common Types of Furnace Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-490908526_800x533-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"technician-inspecting-furnace\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-490908526_800x533-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-490908526_800x533-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-490908526_800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Regardless of whether the winter season just began or if you\u2019re at the tail end of it, you should always keep an eye (and ear) out for furnace performance issues. But don\u2019t worry\u2014we\u2019re not asking you to give your furnace an inspection every night. The most common furnace repair issues are pretty hard to ignore. If your furnace is suddenly doing a bad job or acting strangely, we urge you not to ignore it.<\/p>\n<p>That all being said, here are some of the things you should pay extra close attention to:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Uneven Heating<\/h2>\n<p>After running your heater for some time, does it still feel like one or more rooms still aren\u2019t warm enough? Well, it might not just be you. When your furnace is failing to heat the entire home evenly, it might be an indication that there\u2019s something wrong with your furnace. It\u2019s hard to say what the exact problem is without a thorough inspection from an expert at\u00a0<a href=\"\/service-areas\/alexandria-va-air-conditioning-heating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">furnace repair in Alexandria, VA,<\/a> but it might be due to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Duct leaks<\/li>\n<li>Dirty air filters<\/li>\n<li>Obstructed air registers<\/li>\n<li>An aging furnace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Operational Issues<\/h2>\n<p>Your furnace is designed to go through several heating cycles as part of its normal operation. You should hear it click on, blow air for several minutes, and then shut down. If these cycles are cut short or\u00a0are happening quicker than normal, there\u2019s definitely an underlying issue, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overheating:<\/strong> Your furnace has what\u2019s called a limit switch, and one of its functions is to shut off fuel to the gas burners if the furnace becomes too hot. If this switch malfunctions or breaks, the unit can continue to overheat and may shut down abruptly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short-Cycling:<\/strong> If the aforementioned cycles are happening rapidly, you\u2019ve got a short-cycling issue on your hands. This can put a lot of stress on the system, and it will drive up your heating bill, as it will fail to heat the home properly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Operational issues in your furnace won\u2019t be possible to diagnose through a blog post, so be sure to call in for a professional opinion and possible inspection.<\/p>\n<h2>No Heat<\/h2>\n<p>Your furnace has one job to do, and if it can\u2019t even do that, then there\u2019s no doubt you\u2019ve got a repair issue. Of course, \u201cno heat\u201d is a very general symptom, and its causes can be numerous.<\/p>\n<p>Any of the issues listed above could produce no-heat-like symptoms, as well as things like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A malfunctioning or improperly programmed thermostat.<\/li>\n<li>Dirty gas burners.<\/li>\n<li>Broken pilot light or hot surface ignition component.<\/li>\n<li>Electrical problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No matter what the issue is, we can assure you that a quick maintenance check from a member of our team can get your furnace up and running again. Even a simple function like firing up the furnace requires the cooperation of several parts and components, and all it takes is a broken connection or a buildup of soot to stop it from functioning properly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If your furnace isn\u2019t doing its one job, <a href=\"\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact Polar Bear Air Conditioning &amp; Heating Inc. today<\/a> to schedule service.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your furnace is suddenly doing a bad job or acting strangely, we urge you not to ignore it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[189,107,106],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2276"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2276"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2280,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2276\/revisions\/2280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarbearairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}