Heating Repair in Bedford, Texas
Cooling is most of the year here, but the cold snaps hit hard and the furnace has usually been sitting untouched since March. When it does not light, we handle it.
Gas Furnaces
Most furnaces in Bedford are up in the attic or in a closet, and the failures are predictable. Ignitors crack. Flame sensors get a coating on them and shut the burner down after a few seconds. Pressure switches stick, inducer motors seize, control boards fail. We carry ignitors, sensors, and the common boards on the truck.
A furnace that is short cycling or blowing lukewarm air is not always a big problem, but a cracked heat exchanger is, and we check for it on every gas furnace call.
Heat Pumps
A heat pump is the same outdoor unit you run in summer, working in reverse. Winter calls are usually about defrost problems, reversing valves, or backup heat strips that are not coming on. The system also shows its age faster because it runs year round.
What We Repair
| Ignitors and flame sensors | Blower motors and capacitors |
| Pressure switches and inducer motors | Control boards and transformers |
| Gas valves and thermocouples | Heat pump defrost boards |
| Reversing valves | Electric heat strips and sequencers |
| Thermostats | Limit switches and rollout switches |
Fall Check
If you had us out for a spring tune-up on the AC, the fall visit is the other half: burners, ignitor, flame sensor, heat exchanger inspection, and a carbon monoxide reading at the registers. It takes about an hour and it is the visit that keeps the January call from happening.
Questions People Ask
- Why is my heat pump not heating in cold weather?
- Heat pumps lose capacity as the outdoor temperature drops, and on a Bedford cold snap the backup heat strips are supposed to take over. If the house will not warm up, the strips, the defrost board or the reversing valve are the usual suspects.
- My heat pump is running but not heating. What is wrong?
- A reversing valve stuck in cooling, a defrost cycle that never ends, or a low refrigerant charge will all leave the unit running with little heat coming out. The readings tell us which.
- Why will my furnace not light?
- A cracked ignitor, a dirty flame sensor, a stuck pressure switch or a failed inducer motor account for most no-heat calls. A flame sensor that lights for a few seconds and then shuts down is the most common one.
- Do you check for carbon monoxide?
- Yes. Every gas furnace call includes a look at the heat exchanger and a reading at the registers.