As your furnace starts up and prepares to add warmth to your home, it’s typical for it to produce some noise. These sounds, including the burners igniting and the blower operating, are all part of the typical start-up procedures.
But there are a couple of approaches you can do to make your furnace quieter this winter.
1. Request Annual Furnace Maintenance
Furnace maintenance is highly important, as it keeps your manufacturer warranty ongoing. This helps protect you if something major stops working in your furnace during your warranty period.
It can also help our pros spot little issues that might make your furnace annoying. And maybe help you prevent a breakdown on the most frigid day of the year. The Indoor Air Quality Association reports that regular maintenance can decrease your likelihood of furnace repairs by up to 95%.
If small furnace troubles go ignored, they may cause trouble down the road. By finding these problems sooner, our pros can get your furnace fixed before heating season is underway.
And most important, professional cleaning and lubrication of your furnace’s moving components can help make it more efficient. A correctly maintained furnace could save up to 30% on your utility expenses, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
2. Frequently Change Your Furnace’s Air Filter
Your air filter helps keep your residence’s air fresh and clean. When it gets too clogged, it can make your furnace turn on and off too often. Referred to as short cycling, this can cause your furnace to consume additional energy and make it wear out faster.
Our recommendations for installing a new furnace filter:
- Flat filter: Monthly
- Pleated filter: Every three months
You could have to get a new filter more regularly if you have allergies or pets.
3. Get in Touch with Booneville Heating & Cooling When Your Furnace Is Producing Weird Noises
Some furnaces, often older ones, may make more noise than others. But if you’re detecting extremely loud or strange noises, you should contact a heating and cooling company like Booneville Heating & Cooling for furnace repair in Booneville.
Here are a few noises to be looking for, how to take care of them and when to get in touch with a pro.
Furnace Making Gurgling or Bubbling Noise
This noise is more common with high-efficiency furnaces. That’s due to the fact they emit fumes in another way than older furnaces, and the process can create some moisture. If your furnace is running into difficulties removing this water, it could make gurgling or bubbling sounds. You’ll want professional support for this trouble, since it can be created by a blocked drain pipe or clogged drain pan.
Furnace Making Banging Noise
It’s not a positive thing when your furnace is making a banging sound. It can mean a few things.
Haven’t requested maintenance recently and your furnace is creating a banging sound when turning on? Its burners might be dirty. Dirty burners can delay ignition, which results in gas accumulating in your furnace.
All that accumulated gas can cause a banging or booming racket when your furnace finally does ignite. But this is more than only an irritating noise, as the increased gas is igniting within your furnace. This can crack your furnace’s heat exchanger and cause a life-threatening carbon monoxide leak.
If you’ve overlooked regular maintenance for your furnace and you’re hearing this noise, give Booneville Heating & Cooling a ring at 662-269-8716. Our heating pros will get your furnace tuned up and double-check it’s working correctly.
Your ductwork can also create banging sounds when your furnace turns on, as the metal is expanding and contracting.
We suggest first looking at your furnace’s air filter and installing a new one if it’s dirty. Next, double-check you don’t have too many vents shut in your residence, as it can force air pressure out of balance.
If neither of these methods repair the problem, your ductwork could be dirty or undersized, which will call for assistance from a pro HVAC tech.
Furnace Making Humming or Buzzing Noise
If your furnace is buzzing or humming, it’s a flag there’s an electrical problem. This is most frequently seen with a dying blower fan motor, which will create a loud buzzing noise when your furnace starts. It might also mean there’s trouble with the capacitor or transformer. All three of these problems need support from a skilled heating and cooling company like Booneville Heating & Cooling.
Furnace Making Knocking Noise
If your furnace is making knocking sounds, it’s frequently a symptom that an internal part is worn out. This can be anything from a bearing to a belt or the gas valve. It may also be an indication that your burners need cleaning.
These issues are usually uncovered during yearly maintenance performed by a certified HVAC tech. So, while we’re at your home doing repairs, don’t forget to ask us about requesting your maintenance appointment for next year.
Furnace Making Clicking Noise
A clicking sound can be the result of troubles: worn bearings, gas valve troubles or ignition problems. All these problems need skilled help.
At Booneville Heating & Cooling, our pros are here to help you enjoy peaceful, energy-efficient comfort. If your furnace is louder than normal or producing weird sounds, contact us at 662-269-8716 to book an appointment today.
