Throughout summer in Mahtomedi, pretty much the only thing on your mind is how you can enjoy a day out in the 80.6°F weather and then come back to a cool air-conditioned home – how quickly this changes, though, back when it’s 3.2°F (among the lowest temperatures in all of Minnesota) in winter and you go to fire up your furnace only to realize those minor issues you noticed last season have rendered your furnace useless.

The majority of seemingly innocuous issues you can have with your furnace – weird noises or certain rooms in the house being colder than others, for example – are only going to get worse over time as you haven’t addressed the underlying problem with them. That, in combination with the increasingly high energy bills you’ll face as your furnace continues to run inefficiently, is when you’ll realize how big an error you’ve made by not opting for furnace repairs sooner.

Fortunately, our team of HVAC professionals here at Hurlburt has been providing homes with our furnace repair services for over 65+ years, so whether you’re after a basic thermostat replacement or we need to repair your furnace’s distribution system, we’ve got the expertise to get the job done quickly – we’re aware of all the issues that can arise with your heating systems in the Mahtomedi area, from heat pumps to furnaces.

Signs That Your Furnace Might Need Repairs

If your furnace literally won’t even turn on or isn’t keeping a single room in your house warm, you don’t exactly need to be an expert to realize you’ve got an issue with it – that said, there are plenty of sneaky indicators that you’ve got a more serious issue and one that might exacerbate over time if you’re not careful:

  • Banging Noises: You might just block these weird sounds out of your head when you’re cold and just want to focus on staying warm, but if you’ve been noticing squealing or banging sounds for a while now, there’s a strong chance you have some form of mechanical issue with your furnace.
  • Inconsistent Heating: As touched on earlier, if certain rooms in your house seemingly aren’t getting enough heat then this can usually be the sign of a broken thermostat or perhaps just an issue with your furnace’s distribution system.
  • Spikes in your Energy Bills: Even if your furnace is still heating your home sufficiently, sudden spikes in your utility bills at the end of the month can often be attributed to your furnace since it’s having to work a lot harder than it should be – we normally chalk this up to some kind of malfunction or inefficiency that has gone unnoticed.
  • Frequent On and Off Cycling: Similarly to any problems you might have with inconsistent heating, a furnace that seems to be turning on and off for no apparent reason is usually one that has a faulty thermostat or a general issue with overheating – either way, it’ll leave you frustrated and cold.
  • Flickering Burner Flames: The sign of a healthy furnace flame is a strong, blue color, so if you’ve spotted flickering or yellow flames in your furnace then you might have a combustion problem which can be quite serious since it might result in fatal carbon monoxide emissions.