We’ll hit you with the good news first: geothermal heating and cooling systems are famous for their reliability, longevity, and ease of maintenance. The bad news? Well, you might not have to face any – if you keep your system properly maintained! Of course, even the finest of geothermal systems can develop an isolated hiccup or, yes, even break down once in a blue moon. On those rare occasions, it’s nice to know the Atlanta pros at EcoMech are here to help.
Before you pick up the phone, though, you probably ought to peruse 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 problem could be as elementary as having your thermostat set for the wrong season. If so, reset it and see if that doesn’t improve matters.
- The Thermostat’s Temperature Setting. A house that’s already been brought up to the warmth or coolness of the thermostat setting won’t prompt 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 adequately maintained auto setting for the fan makes sure it kicks in whenever your geothermal heat pump raises or lowers your home’s temperature. This helps enhance the energy efficiency of your system on the whole.
- The Circuit Breakers and Power Switch. It turns out more with more regularity than you’d suppose that the cause of a geothermal system fail 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 for whatever reason shut off!
- The Room Registers. Are your return grilles and supply registers open? If the answer’s no, then it’s perfectly understandable why you’re not enjoying the warmth or the coolness you seek!
- The Filters. Here’s where a program of methodical – and simple – self-managed system maintenance undeniably proves its value! If you aren’t swapping out 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 hobbled by dust, dirt, and other airborne particulates working their way into the heat pump. A sufficient buildup will limit air circulation, reduce the heating and cooling capability of the system, send your utility costs through the roof, and trim a few years off your heat pump’s lifetime. Whatever it takes, maintain your air filters!
Okay. So you’ve gone through the checklist, corrected whatever needed correcting, and your geothermal heating and cooling system’s still on the blink? Now would be a swell time to call us. The specialists at EcoMech have a talent for fixing whatever might hobble a geothermal system – as lots of harried Atlanta homeowners will attest!