Expert Heater Repairs
A properly functioning heating system operates at the highest level of efficiency and utilizes the least amount of fuel, thus saving money for homeowners. Local heater repair companies in Lehighton can help you not only with fixing your heating systems, but also with giving quotes for installing new furnaces, heat pumps or ductless heating.
If your heating system is older than 5 years, you'll absolutely want to have it serviced annually. Regular heating tune-ups will help to ensure that the furnace, boiler or heat pump work at optimum levels. Additionally, this type of preventative maintenance helps to eliminate unwanted, emergency "no-heat" repair calls.
If your heating system is older than 5 years, you'll absolutely want to have it serviced annually. Regular heating tune-ups will help to ensure that the furnace, boiler or heat pump work at optimum levels. Additionally, this type of preventative maintenance helps to eliminate unwanted, emergency "no-heat" repair calls.
Furnace Repairs
Usually a "no-heat" emergency call initiates a heater repair call. Although, we do get calls for things like, "my furnace is making strange noises", "my heater is blowing cold air" or "my heater will not turn on even though the thermostat is set to 70". Before calling us for a repair, a simple thing to check for the no-heat scenarios is to see if the circuit breaker is in the on position. When the situation is one that involves cold air blowing or strange noises, you'll need to call in the experts at R.F. Ohl. Same goes for situations where the circuit breaker is OK, yet the heater still doesn't start. R.F. Ohl is a furnace repair contractor in Lehighton with adequate experience to advise you in these circumstances.
We handle the following types of heater related issues:
Comparisons between various types of heating systems
There are different types of heating systems available on the market, the most common being furnaces, boilers, heat pumps and ductless.
Furnace: A furnace is a heating system that blow hot air through a system of ducts to heat all of the rooms in your home. Typically, a furnace consists of a heat exchanger, blower, burner, fuel control valve, and an external thermostat. Today's furnaces are advanced and have the ability to heat your home with multiple zones and are very energy efficient. Furnaces operate with many different fuel sources such as natural gas, oil and propane.
Boiler: Boilers and radiators are not typically installed in brand new homes. However, many older properties still feature this type of heating system. Furthermore, because this type of heating works well in multi-residence situations and larger buildings, steam heating and hot-water heating are still common in many apartment buildings, multi-family dwellings, and older business buildings.
The boiler heats water by means of a gas or oil-fired burner and turns it into steam. The steam travels through pipes to radiators or convectors, which give off heat and warm the room. As the steam cools, it condenses back into water, and returns to the boiler to be heated again.
Heat Pump: A heat pump heating system is a mechanical-compression cycle refrigeration system that can be reversed to either heat or cool a controlled space. Installation for this type of system typically consists of two parts: an indoor unit called an air handler and an outdoor unit similar to a central air conditioner, but referred to as a heat pump. Simply put, a heat pump is a device that uses a small amount of energy to move heat from one location to another.
Ductless: Ductless heating systems, also known as mini-split heat pumps, differ from traditional home heating and cooling systems. They provide both heating and cooling through a single device, a heat pump. Heat pumps have been used, mainly in Southern climates, for decades. However, due to advances in the technology, they are now being used in colder climates like Lehighton, PA.
Also, these systems avoid the use of ductwork. Instead of difficult-to-install, leaky and bulky ductwork, ductless mini-split heat pumps use an indoor unit, connected to an outdoor unit, via refrigerant lines (which only need a three-inch hole in an outdoor wall for installation). Up to 8 indoor units can be attached to one outdoor unit. Due to the simplicity of the design and installation, R.F. Ohl can install ductless heating systems in a single day. Multi-zoned installations take a little longer.
Usually a "no-heat" emergency call initiates a heater repair call. Although, we do get calls for things like, "my furnace is making strange noises", "my heater is blowing cold air" or "my heater will not turn on even though the thermostat is set to 70". Before calling us for a repair, a simple thing to check for the no-heat scenarios is to see if the circuit breaker is in the on position. When the situation is one that involves cold air blowing or strange noises, you'll need to call in the experts at R.F. Ohl. Same goes for situations where the circuit breaker is OK, yet the heater still doesn't start. R.F. Ohl is a furnace repair contractor in Lehighton with adequate experience to advise you in these circumstances.
We handle the following types of heater related issues:
- Furnace filter
- Heat pump repairs
- Ductless heating repairs
- Cleaning heating equipment
- Furnace tune-ups
- Furnace replacements
- Second opinions on furnace replacements
- Heat load calculations
Comparisons between various types of heating systems
There are different types of heating systems available on the market, the most common being furnaces, boilers, heat pumps and ductless.
Furnace: A furnace is a heating system that blow hot air through a system of ducts to heat all of the rooms in your home. Typically, a furnace consists of a heat exchanger, blower, burner, fuel control valve, and an external thermostat. Today's furnaces are advanced and have the ability to heat your home with multiple zones and are very energy efficient. Furnaces operate with many different fuel sources such as natural gas, oil and propane.
Boiler: Boilers and radiators are not typically installed in brand new homes. However, many older properties still feature this type of heating system. Furthermore, because this type of heating works well in multi-residence situations and larger buildings, steam heating and hot-water heating are still common in many apartment buildings, multi-family dwellings, and older business buildings.
The boiler heats water by means of a gas or oil-fired burner and turns it into steam. The steam travels through pipes to radiators or convectors, which give off heat and warm the room. As the steam cools, it condenses back into water, and returns to the boiler to be heated again.
Heat Pump: A heat pump heating system is a mechanical-compression cycle refrigeration system that can be reversed to either heat or cool a controlled space. Installation for this type of system typically consists of two parts: an indoor unit called an air handler and an outdoor unit similar to a central air conditioner, but referred to as a heat pump. Simply put, a heat pump is a device that uses a small amount of energy to move heat from one location to another.
Ductless: Ductless heating systems, also known as mini-split heat pumps, differ from traditional home heating and cooling systems. They provide both heating and cooling through a single device, a heat pump. Heat pumps have been used, mainly in Southern climates, for decades. However, due to advances in the technology, they are now being used in colder climates like Lehighton, PA.
Also, these systems avoid the use of ductwork. Instead of difficult-to-install, leaky and bulky ductwork, ductless mini-split heat pumps use an indoor unit, connected to an outdoor unit, via refrigerant lines (which only need a three-inch hole in an outdoor wall for installation). Up to 8 indoor units can be attached to one outdoor unit. Due to the simplicity of the design and installation, R.F. Ohl can install ductless heating systems in a single day. Multi-zoned installations take a little longer.