This fall and winter, the furnace in your Lake Villa, IL, home should pass through alternating periods of work and rest in response to changing indoor temperatures. If your furnace remains running 24/7, the results may be extremely damaging. Here are a few likely reasons your furnace might refuse to turn off:
Old or Dirty Filter
Airflow obstructions can wreak enormous havoc on your furnace. Even if your system is able to generate hot air in the quantities that you require, dust, soot, and various other kinds of debris may prevent that air from exiting it and moving into your home.
If that happens, your furnace won’t be able to adequately warm your home. Consequently, your thermostat may force your system to work endlessly. Since dirty filters are a major cause of weak airflow, it’s essential to replace them about once every three months.
Incorrect Furnace Size
To reach and maintain the highest efficiency levels of which it’s capable, your system will need to be of the correct size for your home. If your system is too small, it’ll struggle to keep temperatures sufficiently high and may end up having to operate without stopping. Ultimately, the only solution to this problem is to install a new furnace that’s the right size to keep you comfortable.
Malfunctioning Thermostat
A final possibility is that there may be nothing directly wrong with your furnace at all. Instead, a broken thermostat may be responsible for your heating system’s strange and harmful behavior. If your thermostat malfunctions, it may lose the ability to take correct temperature readings, which may cause it to send improper signals to your heating system.
As a result, your furnace may fail to adjust its behavior to changing temperatures in your home. It may end up producing and expelling warm air, even though the environment is already warm enough.
If you live around Lake Villa, IL, and notice your furnace running continuously, you’ll need to take action to restore its cycling patterns. Call Herchenbach Mechanical Inc. today and sign up for our professional heating repair services.
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