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Furnace Sounds by Treat's Heating & Cooling If your furnace is making a loud noise when it turns off such as a loud banging or thumping, there are several reasons that this could be happening.  The sound can be caused by the sheet metal in your ductwork being bowed outward while the system is operating and then it contracts once the air is no longer being forced through. This can happen as a …Read More

Furnace Sounds by Treat's Heating & Cooling Here are some common reasons that your furnace might be making loud noises.  The first being delayed gas ignition and expansion and/or contraction in metal ductwork. If a banging noise is coming from the furnace, it may be delayed gas ignition.  When a furnace builds up rather than igniting, after some time when the furnace does finally ignite, a m…Read More

Furnace Sounds by Treat's Heating & Cooling Are you hearing a loud thud or bang coming from your furnace when it first turns on?  Hera is a few possibilities of what could be causing these sounds.  Your furnace burners might be dirty; having dirt on the burners may cause a delay in the burners igniting.  Because of this delay, gas will build up which causes the loud bang when it does finall…Read More

Furnace Sounds by Treat's Heating & Cooling It is disturbing when you turn your furnace on and hear a loud boom.  There are a few common reasons that this is happening.  Delayed ignition and expanding air ducts.  If your furnace makes a clicking noise trying to turn on and then makes a loud bang noise right at the furnace location, it is most likely delayed ignition.  If the noise originat…Read More

Electronic Ignition by Treat's Heating & Cooling A standard pilot light was the most common way to ignite a gas-powered furnace for almost as long as this equipment has existed.  Now electronic ignition systems have started to replace pilot lights.  Because an electric ignition does not need constant power the way a pilot light does, it will contribute to energy savings.  The electric ignit…Read More

Electronic Ignition by Treat's Heating & Cooling Furnaces have a process by which they ignite; this ensures safety and correct combustion.  Older furnaces usually have a pilot light and higher efficiency furnaces come equipped with an electric igniter.  There are two different types of electronic igniters and each works a little bit different.  If you have a furnace that won’t stay lit af…Read More

The electronic ignition in a gas furnace is a development that allows reliable performance, energy saving and contributes to better efficiency.  For example furnaces that have pilot lights have a small gas flame that burns constantly and wastes energy by constantly burning gas. An electronic ignition typically occurs in one of two ways, intermittent pilot or hot surface ignition.  The intermitte…Read More

Electronic Ignition by Treat's Heating & Cooling The electronic ignition system in a gas furnace is a modern development that allows more reliable performance than standing pilot furnaces and provides energy savings and contributes to better furnace efficiency. With a standing pilot, a small gas flame is always burning and constantly using energy by burning gas.  The electronic ignition syste…Read More

Electronic Ignition by Treat's Heating & Cooling If you have a Gas furnace, your system likely has an electronic ignition switch.  Electronic ignition technology is a somewhat new development.  Electronic ignition switches provide a reliable way to light your gas heating other than with a standard pilot.  However, if the switch fails you may be left with no heat. There are two types of elec…Read More

Heat Pumps by Treat's Heating & Cooling If you are a homeowner with a newly installed Heat Pump you may notice on a cold day that the outdoor part of the unit is frozen over.  Although this is perfectly normal, there are some instances in which a frozen Heat Pump could indicate there is a problem with your unit. Heat Pumps use refrigerant to absorb heat from the air outside even when it’s c…Read More