Is Your Home’s Furnace Struggling to Produce Enough Heat?

Winters in Mifflinburg, PA are harsh. You’ll turn to your furnace for relief from the bone-chilling cold. If your furnace is struggling to produce enough heat, you won’t feel cozy and warm inside your home. There are many reasons why furnaces struggle to produce enough heat, and a furnace repair performed by our qualified heating contractors will restore comfort to your home as quickly as possible.

Inefficient Combustion

As furnaces age, they’re less efficient at the combustion process. Keeping up with routine furnace tune-ups will help. During a furnace maintenance visit, our qualified heating contractors inspect the burner, heat exchanger, combustion chamber seal, and flame. Removing ash or soot from the combustion chamber may also improve your furnace’s ability to produce enough heat.

Damaged Heat Exchanger

A damaged heat exchanger reduces your furnace’s ability to transfer the heat from the combustion of natural gas to the air. Cracked heat exchangers must be replaced. If your furnace is more than 15 years old, you may want to consider a new one, explains Energy Saver. Choosing a new furnace with an AFUE rating of 95% or better will improve your comfort and lower your wintertime heating bills.

Faulty Blower

A faulty blower interferes with the furnace’s ability to heat your home. The hot air can get stuck in the furnace instead of moving through your home’s ductwork and into your living areas. This may lead to overheating of your furnace’s motor. Prompt furnace repairs will restore comfort to your home.

Improper Furnace Size

If your furnace struggles to produce enough heat, it may not be the right size for your home. If you’ve added onto your home or finished a basement, attic, or enclosed porch, you may need a furnace with more heating capacity.

For more information about the reasons why furnaces struggle to produce enough heat, take a look at The HVAC Guys’ furnace repair services, or contact us today.