{"id":1592,"date":"2020-10-19T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/?p=1592"},"modified":"2020-10-16T16:38:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T20:38:06","slug":"signs-your-hvac-system-needs-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/heating-service\/signs-your-hvac-system-needs-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs Your HVAC System Needs Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Signs-Your-HVAC-System-Needs-Repair-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"tool-bag-with-house-in-the-background\" class=\"wp-image-1593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Signs-Your-HVAC-System-Needs-Repair-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Signs-Your-HVAC-System-Needs-Repair-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Signs-Your-HVAC-System-Needs-Repair.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We may not use our furnace systems for very <em>long <\/em>here in Navarre, but when we do, we\nneed them to work as efficiently and effectively as possible, right? The best\nway to ensure this is the case is to schedule routine maintenance, first off. The\nsecond best way is to stay on top of your repair needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sooner you can tell something is wrong with your heater,\nthe sooner you can give us a call to fix it, and the least expensive it will be\nto fix! Read on as we uncover some common warning signs that your heating\nsystem may be in disrepair, and be sure to watch (and listen) for them the\nfirst time you turn your heater on this winter, no matter how brief it may be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2>Strange Noises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Furnaces and heat pumps tend to be the most popular types of\nheaters around our area, versus boilers or radiant heaters that you\u2019d find in\ncolder parts of the country. These heaters have a lot of moving parts! Anything\noutside of the normal noises, like grinding or banging for instance, that you\nhear when your furnace operates can be a sign that one of these parts is\nfailing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases, this can be a very minor repair need\u2014perhaps\na worn motor bearing, for instance. But this is still a need that must be\naddressed right away, before it has the opportunity to turn into something much\nbigger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Uneven Heating<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All it takes is one chilly night to discover how much you\nappreciate your heater, even when you don\u2019t need it for very long. But what if\nyou walk through your house and notice that some spots are still cooler than\nothers? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This typically indicates that something is amiss with the\nheating power or the blower fan of your heating system. It could even be a sign\nof ductwork damage allowing conditioned air to leak into unoccupied areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>The System Is Short-Cycling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What is <em>short-cycling, <\/em>you ask? This is the name given to the process where a heater or air conditioner turns on and off rapidly, instead of going through its regular 15-minute cycles. The thing is, short-cycling is both the symptom of an HVAC problem, and the cause of further problems. So, it\u2019s definitely something you should have addressed by a professional right away! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should also note, in this case, if you have a <em>new <\/em>furnace or heat pump, and it\u2019s been\nshort-cycling since day one, then your home was unfortunately not matched to\nthe correctly sized heating system. A heater short-cycles when it\u2019s too large\nand overpowered for the space it is installed in. Unfortunately, this leads to\ninefficiency and increased repair needs as the system wears down. If you\nsuspect short-cycling in a system that\u2019s new <em>or <\/em>old, it\u2019s time to give our team a call! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can help you with either the proper sized system if that\nis indeed the problem, or we can provide reliable repairs to get your HVAC\nsystem back on track. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>For professional, reliable <a href=\"\/service-areas\/niceville-fl-hvac-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">furnace repair in Niceville, FL<\/a>, contact <a href=\"\/contact\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Kool Breeze of Northwest Florida, Inc.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sooner you know something is amiss with your HVAC system, the sooner you can work on getting it repaired!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[221,223],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1592"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1592"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1594,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1592\/revisions\/1594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}