If you find yourself having to frequently adjust your home’s thermostat, your furnace may need to be repaired. Adjusting your thermostat a little bit one way or another should not result in a drastic change in temperature and comfort level in your home.

Poor or foul smells disseminating from your home’s furnace are a sign of an issue that needs to be addressed by a professional technician. It is common for a furnace to have an initial strong odor when installed, but that should wear off quickly. In the event a different odor appears out of nowhere coming from your furnace, you should call Hero Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical to schedule an inspection as soon as possible.

Any unexplained increases in your energy bill can be the result of an issue that needs to be addressed within your furnace. An issue within your home’s furnace can cause it to have to work harder, which can drive up your monthly energy bill. A Hero Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical technician can determine if the issue driving up your energy bill is the result of an issue with your furnace with a simple inspection.

Most furnaces should have a consistent whirring sound when they are in operation. Any other noises coming from your furnace that are loud or otherwise unsettling should be addressed by a furnace repair technician.

A furnace that struggles to start or struggles to keep running once it has started could be in need of repair. Sometimes these types of issues can be an easy fix with a filter or a flame sensor, but failure to address this type of issue when it occurs can lead to bigger problems down the road for your home’s furnace.

If your home takes longer than it should to heat up, it could be a sign of a problem within your furnace that is causing the inefficiency. This should be addressed before it turns into a more cumbersome problem in the future.