When your furnace won’t start, doing your own furnace repair in Libertyville, Illinois, can feel overwhelming.
There are a couple of fast, reasonable fixes you can do by yourself to skip a furnace repair call.
If your furnace won’t turn on, won’t stay on or won’t ignite, try the troubleshooting list below before getting in touch with an HVAC professional.
If you find you need help from a heating and cooling expert and live in Libertyville, TopTec can provide assistance to you. We can repair most types of heating systems and also provide emergency furnace repair.
If it’s time for a new heating system, we also do furnace installation.
While you’re chatting with us, think over a routine furnace maintenance plan that might help you avoid repairs in the future. We can tell you how frequently your furnace should be inspected by one of our NATE-certified professionals.
Use our easy guide below to get to work on troubleshooting your furnace. Most of these steps don’t require mechanical know-how.
8 Ways to Tell if It’s Time For Furnace Repair
1. Some zones of your home are stubbornly cold.
Your furnace should warm your entire home. If it’s not and some rooms in your home are too cold, contact one of our HVAC technicians for furnace maintenance or repair.
2. You start having high energy bills for no reason.
If you aren’t really using your furnace more, but your home heating bills are increasing more than they should, it could be that your furnace is inefficient and needs repair.
3. Unusual sounds come from the furnace.
All HVAC systems make some noise, but if your furnace begins making odd noises—especially banging—it’s a sign you should have it examined by an expert.
4. Your furnace keeps turning off and on.
Known as short cycling, a furnace that keeps starting and stopping instead of turning on and running steadily through its cycle most likely needs repair from an experienced HVAC technician like the team members at TopTec.
5. The heating system won’t turn on.
If your furnace doesn’t start, that’s certainly a sign you should call for HVAC repair. If it turns out you need furnace replacement, our HVAC repair technicians in Libertyville can help you choose a new high-efficiency furnace that’s right for your home.
6. Water leaks around your heating system.
Any type of water leaking from your furnace is a sign there’s something amiss that needs timely HVAC repair. We’ll provide a diagnosis and present your repair options, so you can select which works best for your home and budget.
7. There’s a weird smell coming from your heating system.
Furnaces shouldn’t stink. If there’s a persistent nasty smell coming from your furnace, it’s a sign you should seek repair. If you think you smell gas or a sulfur smell, it could be a gas leak and demands immediate action: evacuate your home right away and call for help once you have gotten to safety.
8. Weak airflow from vents in your home.
From problems with your ventilation system to issues with your blower motor or a clogged furnace filter, insufficient or weak airflow from vents can be caused by a number of problems that may need HVAC repair, system maintenance or furnace installation.
We Can Help with HVAC Repair
Followed our troubleshooting guide but your furnace still won’t work?
Call us today at 847-362-0262 or contact us online. We’ll come out and figure out the problem.