{"id":886,"date":"2019-02-11T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/?p=886"},"modified":"2019-02-18T13:23:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T18:23:31","slug":"5-signs-time-call-furnace-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/heating-service\/5-signs-time-call-furnace-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Signs It\u2019s Time to Call for Furnace Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Stopwatch-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"service-time\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Stopwatch-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Stopwatch-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Stopwatch.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We don\u2019t have the world\u2019s harshest winters here in South Carolina, but we <em>do<\/em> experience pretty cold temperatures in the middle of winter. It\u2019s been cold for the past few months here and we know that you\u2019ve relied on your heater more and more this season. When your heater is in constant use, the flaws in your system tend to come to light. The last thing you need during this time of year is a big heater malfunction.<\/p>\n<p>If you need <a href=\"\/heating\/furnaces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">furnace repair in Columbia, SC<\/a> then make sure that you call on our team. We put in the work. All our technicians are trained and NATE-certified so that they can give you the best service available in the area. If you\u2019re unsure if you need heating repair and want to know the signs, keep reading below. \u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>You Just Can\u2019t Get Warm<\/h2>\n<p>This one might seem a little obvious, right? But you\u2019d be surprised just how many homeowners don\u2019t notice when they\u2019re struggling to heat their home. It\u2019s so easy to ignore the signs. If you\u2019re turning your heater up higher and higher or just notice your system taking longer to thaw out your home then your heating system is more than likely on the decline.<\/p>\n<h2>Your Home Has Dried Out Your Body<\/h2>\n<p>Notice that winter brings on dry hair, brittle nails, and dehydrated skin? We know that this is common during winter because of the cold conditions, but it can also become even worse within the confines of your home due to your furnace system. Have one of our professionals come out to your home to make sure that your furnace system isn\u2019t drying you out!<\/p>\n<h2>Your System Goes Bump in the Night<\/h2>\n<p>Are you hearing weird noises coming from your heating system? Common furnace sounds that happen when your system needs repair are clunking, banging, rattling, grating, or squealing. Pretty much any noise that isn\u2019t just unassuming background noise of air flowing through your home is a \u201cbad\u201d noise. If you\u2019re hearing any of these noises, make sure that you call a heating professional sooner than later.<\/p>\n<h2>Short Cycling<\/h2>\n<p>Notice that your heater starts, runs for a little bit, but then suddenly shuts off just to start back up again shortly after? You\u2019re experiencing \u201cshort cycling.\u201d Short cycling is such a big problem because it\u2019s so hard on your heating system. When you experience this you\u2019ll probably notice that it\u2019s accompanied by high heating bills and a shorter lifespan for your heating system.<\/p>\n<h2>Lots of Dust<\/h2>\n<p>If you keep dusting your home constantly just to notice more dust has accumulated shortly after, then you need an HVAC professional from our team to assess your ductwork. Excess dust occurs when your furnace system isn\u2019t operating as it should. You need an HVAC professional to get your system back to top shape when you notice this problem. This is a sign of furnace problems that we really like to highlight because it\u2019s so seemingly innocuous\u2014don\u2019t ignore this sign!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you need furnace repair in Columbia make sure you <a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact Fulmer Heating &amp; Cooling<\/a>, we\u2019re a smart conscientious team that always provides expert care to our customers.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a few signs that it&#8217;s time for you to call for furnace repair services from our professional team. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[87,114],"class_list":["post-886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-columbia","tag-furnace-repair"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=886"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":889,"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886\/revisions\/889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}