A reliable furnace is essential for keeping your home warm and comfortable during the colder months. However, even the best heating systems can face wear and tear over time, leading to questions about whether to repair or replace them. Deciding between repair and replacement can feel overwhelming, but with the right information, you can make a decision that suits your home, budget, and comfort needs. In this blog, we’ll cover signs that indicate you need furnace repair in Sandy, UT vs. when replacement is a better option, and factors to consider before making a choice.
Temperatures have certainly started to warm up recently, and with these warmer days, it’s almost time to turn our attention to our home cooling systems. Have you scheduled maintenance for yours, yet? Maintenance helps your HVAC systems work as efficiently and effectively as possible, for as long as possible, by allowing our professionals to thoroughly inspect, clean, and adjust the components that need it.
With temperatures trending downward, now is the time we all start thinking about our heating systems—how well they’re working, how much you’re paying for their month-to-month use, and any repairs you need have done on these systems. We hope, too, that you’ve considered the most important fall step you can take for your heater—scheduling heating maintenance!
We’re talking about heating maintenance! This service is one of the most important that you can schedule in your home this time of the year. We typically recommend that maintenance tune-ups for heating systems be done in the early fall, before you need your system the most. But it’s more important that you be consistent with these appointments, no matter the time of year.
Okay, nobody wants a furnace problem at all. But there is one in particular that should be avoided more than the rest due to the potential hazard it brings—and that is a cracked heat exchanger.
