Whether it’s cold or not in Auckland, winter has been a very discomforting season for a temperature dip. Many people forget to check their Home heating appliances and system, it’s not important, that you haven’t used it for half period of a year, but still, you need to look for your home heating system so that you can tackle your heating system problems before the seasonal approach.
By knowing these 10 common problems of heating system problems picked out by our Strike electrical HVAC team, you can fix your Home automation set up easily.
1. COMMON HOME HEATING PROBLEMS
POOR HEAT EXCHANGER
There may be varying flow distribution problems due to broken tubes inside the heat exchanger as compared to the outer side, also the vibrations inside the shell of the heat exchanger may lead to erosion it is one of the common home heating problems.
These vibrations can also cause thermal leakage and its aftermath maintenance problems, decomposed fouling problems may also lead to damage to your heat exchanger.
You can always seek help from our commercial/residential technicians in Auckland related to repairing or replacement of your heat exchanger as they always have an operational approach towards the heat transfer mechanism.
LEAKY HEATING DUCTS
Always check that whether or not your heating duct is clogged or dirty due to the caking of dust particles over it. Itmay also be possibilethat may be your heating duct has been old and need replacement.
For replacement, repair, or installation of your ductwork, you can contact our residential electrician in Auckland who is always available for your door services.
CRACKED PRESSURE REGULATOR
It’s your pressure regulator that supplies with the minimum upstream pressure required for the free flow of heated air. But, if the gas valve is broken it will be failed to check your flame lightning from the sensor, apart from the weak sensing mechanism it also produces lots of propane gas into your room.
A skilled electrician in Auckland can take care of your pressure regulator problem, but a replacement is often simpler and less expensive.
BAD THERMOSTAT SETTINGS
Make sure your thermostat controls are working and your thermostat is rather set on ‘auto’ than being ‘on’ if there will be a temperature setting problem then it must be because your thermostat isn’t working properly and is unable to tell the temperature difference then check for its battery, always try to keep thermostat’s ‘heat’ mode ‘on’.
ERODED BLOWER BELT
If your heating system is blowing cold air continuously, then there must be a problem in your blower system. Check for plugged-in wires and then if it has been short-circuited or not. A high pitch cracky sound may produce due to your faulty blower.
CLOGGED BURNER
Clogging of burners happens because of no use for a long period or due to rusting particles and dirty air particles that get accumulated in your burner resulting in debris.
Hire our residential electrician in Auckland for safe cleaning of your clogged burner, he will safely open the metal plate above the burner to clean it.
DAMAGED COMPRESSOR
A compressor is responsible for handling the refrigerant charge, but if damaged then it would make weird noises, circuit breaker tripping would happen, improper airflow with the impaired operation.
Home compressors operate on single-phase alternating current, and a capacitor is required to run the compressor, you can simply take help from our Residential technician in Auckland for replacing a new capacitor in the compressor.
PILOT LIGHT SYSTEM
An electrical ignition problem may unlit your pilot light or it can start flickering around due to a thermocouple or thermopile fault. The bad pilot light may belit with a bright yellow flame that can eat up your sensor. Due to choking of the pilot tube, it may start burning with blue flame indicating the improper heating system.
It can be a little dangerous to check the system by yourself, call an electrician in Auckland for pilot system testing.
DIRTY AIR FILTERS
They can choke your compressor, thermostat and block the blowers, either can undergo an on and off cycle of switching. Regular cleaning is a must for their maintenance and good serviceability. If dust and dirt particles are accumulated it can lead to a high cost for its replacement or cleaning.
CHECK FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER
The last option for ensuring a pre-winter inspection is to check for any type of blown fuse and imperfect power supply, check if the power cord is plugged into the outlet or not.
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CONCLUSION:
Normal wear and tear of these Heating system components may cause the overheating or uneven heating problem in your home automation setup. To get rid of such problems you can directly contact STRIKE ELECTRICAL HVAC TECHNICIANS.