We’ll open with the good news: geothermal heating and cooling systems are acclaimed for their dependability, longevity, and ease of maintenance. The bad news? Well, there ought not to be any – if you keep your system adequately maintained! Nevertheless, even the finest of geothermal systems can develop an odd hiccup or, yes, even break down once in a blue moon. In times like those, it’s nice to know the Pine County experts at Willow River Geothermal are here to help.
Before you pay us a visit, though, you may want to examine the following checklist – just to confirm that the problem can’t, in fact, be resolved without us. :-)
Check …
- The Thermostat’s Seasonal Setting. Don’t feel much heat? Cool air not cool enough? The difficulty could be as elementary as having your thermostat set for the wrong season. If so, reset it and see if that doesn’t do the trick.
- The Thermostat’s Temperature Setting. A house that’s already attained the warmth or coolness of the thermostat setting won’t trigger your geothermal system’s heat pump to start. Try setting the thermostat five degrees higher to get the heating system restarted in Winter – or five degrees lower to get the cooling system restarted in Summer.
- The Fan. A well maintained auto setting for the fan assures that it runs whenever your geothermal heat pump raises or lowers your home’s temperature. This helps boost the energy efficiency of your system generally.
- The Circuit Breakers and Power Switch. It happens more often than you’d imagine that the cause of a geothermal system failure is nothing more than a blown fuse. Or a product of the power switch – indoors or outdoors, regarding the sort of system you have – being for some reason shut off!
- The Room Registers. Are your return grilles and supply registers open? If not, then it makes sense that you’re not getting the warmth or the coolness you want!
- The Filters. Here’s where periodic – and simple – self-executed system maintenance undeniably 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 crippled by dust, dirt, and other airborne particulates infiltrating the heat pump. A sufficient buildup will restrict air circulation, lessen the heating and cooling capability of the system, raise your utility costs, and trim a few years off your heat pump’s lifetime. Whatever else you do, maintain your air filters!
Okay. So you’ve run through the checklist, rectified whatever needed rectifying, and your geothermal heating and cooling system’s still not functioning properly? Now would be the right time to call us. The experts at Willow River Geothermal have a knack for fixing whatever might hobble a geothermal system – as plenty of harried Pine County homeowners will certify!