Whether you have a gas furnace or a heat pump, you rely on your heater system to keep your home comfortable and safe throughout the winter months. A healthy heating system can prevent burst pipes, provide good quality indoor air that encourages good health and efficiently heat your home.

Signs It’s Time to Replace Your Heater

 Dryness and dustiness of your house

As the age of your heating system increases, its inability to adequately moisturize and clean the air it distributes in your house could be due to the humidifier not working correctly or air ducts could be dirty. If you’re using atmospheric combustion appliances inside your home that might likely be the culprit behind the dryness in the air. It causes outdoor air to come in, and that lowers your humidity.

 Abnormal Sounds

When your HVAC system is in good shape, it should run with minimal noise. Just as a new air conditioner sound might be a cause for concern, you should have a professional investigate the source of any abnormal noises when your heating system turns on.

Noise changes can come from numerous sources, including broken components and build up. So you should have a professional identify the cause and address the potentially serious issue as soon as possible.

 Recurrent needs for repairs

If your furnace has been repaired in the last two years more than once, or is over 15 years old. You are likely going to need to replace it as a breakdown is inevitable. Your furnace should never be handled with levity.

 You Have Rising Heating Bills

Have you been shocked by the price of your heating bill for the past few months? Don’t ignore this. A high heating bill is a sign of heater inefficiency. Heater inefficiency happens when your heater has deteriorated over time. The high heating bill happens because your system has to work much harder to provide your home with adequate levels of heating because its fighting against the problems within the heater itself or your duct work to provide your home with heat.