1. Your Heating Bills Are High
Heating bills can soar to terrifying levels in the winter season. While the cause for this issue might sometimes be straightforward – such as someone leaving the windows and doors open leading to lost heat, other reasons can be more complicated.
1- The Filter Needs to be Cleaned or Replaced
A furnace’s filtration system is essential for removing unwanted contaminants from the air. However, many people don’t clean or change their filters often enough.
- Check Regularly: Check your filter once every few months.
- Inspect Carefully: Carefully examine the filter for excess buildup. This can provide early warning signs of furnace problems.
- Clean or Replace if necessary: If there isn’t much buildup, carefully clean out the dirt. If the buildup is too much, or the filter is old or damaged, replace it.
You can ensure your heating unit is working efficiently by regularly inspecting, cleaning, and replacing your filtration system.
2. High or Low Indoor Humidity
Humidity can make summers hot and uncomfortable. While we may yearn for slightly more moist air in winters, excess humidity isn’t a desirable situation because it can lead to excess condensation, leading to mold and mildew growth.
Winter air is generally very dry, but poor home ventilation, water leaks, humidifier or dehumidifier problems, and inefficient exhaust fans can cause high humidity indoors. On the other hand, drastically low humidity levels aren’t ideal either since they can make your home feel extra cold. As a result, you’re more likely to crank up the heat, leading to higher bills and other heating problems such as system failure.
It’s very important to maintain ideal home humidity levels all year long.
3- Dry Indoor Air Problems
A furnace can cause dry air inside a house. Leave the heater on for a while and you can definitely notice a difference in the humidity level inside the house. While this is not always the case, it very well could be. A central air furnace or heat pump blows warm air throughout the house. As the warm air passes over the moist air, it evaporates.
4-The Heat Exchanger Has Cracked
- Carbon Monoxide: Carbon monoxide is an undetectable and deadly gas that can seep out of a cracked heat exchanger.
- Fire: The compression that occurs inside the heat exchanger can cause ignitions if there are leaks in any of the tubes.
- Nitrogen And Sulfur Dioxide: These excess gases, while less harmful than carbon monoxide, can still cause symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and nausea from long-term exposure.
