No heat on a cold morning
Heating and Furnace Repair in Cumming, GA
Warmth returned to every room, the failed component identified and replaced, and no dust or debris left in the closet or hallway.
Following the Furnace Through Its Startup
Because winters around here are mostly mild, a furnace can sit unused for months and then get asked to work hard overnight when a hard freeze rolls down from the mountains. That is when weak parts reveal themselves: the burners click without lighting, the blower pushes cool air, or the system runs for a minute and shuts down. Furnace repair is a matter of following the sequence the equipment itself follows. A call for heat wakes the draft motor, a switch verifies the venting, the glowing igniter readies, gas flows, a sensor rod confirms there is flame and the blower finally sends warmth through the ducts, all while a high limit stands guard against overheating. When any step fails, the furnace protects itself by shutting off, so our technician checks each stage in order until the weak link is found. Typical culprits are a sooty flame sensor, a cracked hot surface igniter, a worn inducer motor, a choked filter that overheats the heat exchanger until the limit opens, or a blower motor with a failed capacitor. Electric units and air handlers get the same scrutiny, from resistance elements to sequencers to their own breakers. Should a gas odor ever reach you, get everyone out and contact the gas company or 911 before calling us. When everyone is clear and the air is safe, the fault gets found, explained and repaired with the floor around the furnace covered.
Heating Failures We Correct
Nearly every no-heat call traces back to one of these. Each part is tested before it is replaced.
Burners that will not ignite
Igniters, gas valves and pressure switches tested in the same order the furnace calls on them.
Cool air from the vents
Frequently a flame sensor unable to prove flame, or a limit switch tripping from restricted airflow.
Heat that starts and stops
Clogged filters, oversized equipment or failing sensors, narrowed down by testing.
Draft inducer issues
Noisy or sluggish inducers that keep the furnace from starting safely.
Blower trouble
Motors and capacitors that keep heated air from circulating through the house.
Electric heat faults
Elements, sequencers and breakers in electric furnaces and air handlers.
Any smell of gas
Leave immediately and phone the gas company or 911. Repairs wait until it is safe.
The Way a Furnace Visit Goes
Explain the symptoms
Does it click, light briefly, blow cool or stay silent? Those clues point the technician in the right direction.
Test each stage
With the floor covered, every step of the startup sequence is checked, and the failure is shown to you with a repair price.
Repair and run it through
After the fix, the furnace completes several heating cycles while temperatures and safety controls are verified.
Why Families Call Us When the Furnace Fails
Safeties left in place
We never jumper a safety switch to force heat. We find out why it opened.
Gas and electric equipment
Gas furnaces, electric furnaces and air handlers with heat strips all handled.
Clean closets afterward
Dust, packaging and old parts leave with the technician.
- Startup tested in order
- Safety controls respected
- Price stated first
- Gas or electric
Furnace Quit on the Coldest Night?
Tell us how the furnace is behaving and our technician will chase down the failure, walk you through the repair and quote it before work begins.