Make Sure Your Furnace Is Functional
When Louisville’s temperatures drop in the winter, you want to make sure your furnace is functioning like it should. Absolute Services provides both furnace maintenance and furnace repair in Louisville, KY to prevent problems from occurring and respond to problems once they arise. Regardless of the type of furnace you have in your home, our trusted HVAC technicians are well-trained and highly experienced. To schedule an appointment, give us a call or fill out your information in our online contact form.
How To Tell You Need Furnace Repair
If you’re unsure how to tell whether you need your furnace repaired by a professional, here are a few sure-fire signs you need to get in touch with our team:
- Extra Dust Accumulation: Whether you need the air filter swapped or you need your blower fan repaired, our team can help.
- Inexplicably High Energy Bills: When you haven’t been using your furnace more than usual but you’re noticing an increase in what you’re paying for your utility bills, your furnace may be losing efficiency. We can assess the situation and provide a solution.
- Lack of Hot Air: If your furnace isn’t producing heat in your home like it should, that’s a clear indicator you should get your furnace repaired. You may need your thermostat adjusted, filters changed, or the main furnace components fixed.
- Foul Odors From Furnace: If you smell mustiness, you may have excess moisture in your furnace that’s causing mold growth. The smell of rotten eggs could be due to a gas leak that needs to be addressed immediately.
- Yellow or Orange Pilot Light: Your pilot light should burn blue. If it’s burning another color, you need your furnace investigated and repaired.
Professional Furnace Maintenance Benefits
You may be tempted to skip your furnace’s annual maintenance appointments, but you really shouldn’t. There are a variety of benefits to staying up-to-date on your furnace tune-ups, and Absolute Services can help.
Increased Lifespan
How long your furnace lasts depends largely on how well you take care of it. Part of taking care of a furnace involves keeping up with annual maintenance visits from professionals. During these appointments, the technician can spot and respond to signs of wear and tear so your furnace keeps running optimally for as long as possible.
Costly Repair Prevention
Furnace maintenance allows HVAC professionals to notice signs that small issues are starting to develop within your furnace. They can then repair those issues before they become much larger, more expensive repairs in the future. This will save you money in the long run.
Warranty Compliance
Many manufacturers stipulate that you need to get your furnace serviced professionally each year in order to stay within the warranty. Violating your warranty can lead to expensive outcomes that are easily avoided by having one of our technicians perform a tune up once per year.
Utility Bill Reduction
It’s estimated that having your furnace maintained can lead to up to a 30% in reduction in your monthly energy bills. That’s because tuning up your furnace can allow it to function more efficiently and effectively with less energy waste.
Carbon Monoxide & Gas Leak Detection
Especially if you have a natural gas furnace, you need to be careful about checking for carbon monoxide leaks. Our team can assess whether you have a leak of carbon monoxide or gas, both of which can directly harm you and your family if left unaddressed for long. We can look for signs your furnace might be likely to spring a leak and fix it proactively, Additionally, if we notice a leak during the maintenance visit we can fix it on the spot.
Air Quality Improvement
During a furnace maintenance visit, we’ll change your filters to allow better filtration of contaminants from your home’s indoor air. This way you can breathe more easily while your furnace runs.
Improved Safety
When you spend an extended period of time at temperatures of 50 degrees or below, you can put yourself at risk of hypothermia. Having a working furnace makes your home a safe place for you to stay when winter months hit. In your house, a furnace can also reduce the likelihood of your pipes freezing and bursting, which will save you money on fixing the leak and water damage.
Furnace Repairs We Often Perform
Furnaces can encounter a variety of issues that impact their functionality. Some of the repairs we perform most commonly on furnaces include the following:
- Replacing Filters: Your furnace filters should be changed every few months. While this is something a homeowner can handle on their own, we don’t mind helping out and swapping filters for our customers.
- Cleaning Ductwork: By clearing air ducts as part of furnace maintenance, air will be able to flow more freely from your furnace out through your vents and into your home.
- Fixing the Blower: You may notice a reduction or complete stop of hot air in your home. Repairs may include fixing bearings, fan belts, or capacitors.
- Inspecting the Thermostat: A thermostat malfunction can greatly impact how well your furnace works. We can check to see if your thermostat is reading the correct temperature and provide a repair if it’s not.
- Repairing the Limit Switch: Since your limit switch shuts down your furnace when temperatures in the appliance rise dangerously, if it isn’t working you’re put at higher risk of fires.
Frequently Asked Questions About Furnace Services
How much does furnace repair cost?
This will depend largely on what we need to repair and the severity of the problem. In order to receive a more accurate estimate, contact us at Absolute Services for a quote. One way to reduce the likelihood of costly repairs is to invest in regular furnace maintenance.
How often should I get my furnace maintained?
You should get furnace maintenance performed by a professional at least once per year to ensure your heating system continues to operate like it should.
Work With Absolute Services
When you need furnace repair or maintenance in Louisville, KY, reach out to us at Absolute Services. Get in touch with us by phone or through our online contact form to ask us any questions or book your appointment.