We’ll hit you with the good news first: geothermal heating and cooling systems are widely recognized for their trustworthiness, longevity, and ease of maintenance. The bad news? Well, there ought not to be any – if you keep your system well maintained! Nevertheless, even the best of geothermal systems can be afflicted with a sporadic hiccup or, yes, even break down once in a blue moon. On those occasions, it’s good to know the Fort Wayne specialists at J. O. Mory Inc are here to help.
Before you pay us a visit, though, you might want to look over the following checklist – just to make sure the problem can’t, in fact, be taken care of without us. :-)
Check …
- The Thermostat’s Seasonal Setting. No heat coming through? No cool air to speak of? The trouble could be as elementary as having your thermostat set for the wrong season. If that’s the issue, reset it and see if that doesn’t straighten things out.
- The Thermostat’s Temperature Setting. A house that’s already been brought up to the warmth or coolness of the thermostat setting won’t set off your geothermal system’s heat pump. Try setting the thermostat five degrees higher to restart the heating system in Winter – or five degrees lower to restart the cooling system in Summer.
- The Fan. A sufficiently maintained auto setting for the fan makes certain that it runs whenever your geothermal heat pump raises or lowers your home’s temperature. This helps improve the energy efficiency of your system generally.
- The Circuit Breakers and Power Switch. It proves true more with more regularity than you’d think that the cause of a geothermal system crash is nothing more than a blown fuse. Or the result of the power switch – indoors or outdoors, regarding the sort of system you have – being somehow shut off!
- The Room Registers. Are your return grilles and supply registers open? If not, then it stands to reason you’re not getting the warmth or the coolness you’re after!
- The Filters. Here’s where recurrent – and simple – self-executed system maintenance unquestionably proves its value! If you aren’t changing disposable air filters every three months, or vacuum-cleaning permanent filters every one to three months, your geothermal heating and cooling system may well be hampered by dust, dirt, and other airborne particulates invading the heat pump. A sufficient buildup will restrict air circulation, reduce the heating and cooling capability of the system, inflate your utility costs, and take a few years off your heat pump’s lifetime. Whatever it takes, maintain your air filters!
Okay. So you’ve followed the checklist, fixed whatever needed fixing, and your geothermal heating and cooling system’s still not working properly? Now would be a great time to call us. The pros at J. O. Mory Inc have a gift for fixing whatever might hobble a geothermal system – as plenty of harried Fort Wayne homeowners will attest!