Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Troubleshooting for Harried Defiance Homeowners

We’ll open with the good news: geothermal heating and cooling systems are famous for their trustworthiness, longevity, and ease of maintenance. The bad news? Well, there shouldn’t be any – if you keep your system well maintained! Nevertheless, even the greatest of geothermal systems can come down with a random hiccup or, yes, even break down once in a blue moon. In those instances, it’s comforting to know the Defiance experts at Schlatters Plumbing Heating & AC are here to help.

Before you call us, though, you probably ought to go through the following checklist – just to verify that the problem isn’t readily (and inexpensively!) solvable without us. :-)

Check …

  • The Thermostat’s Seasonal Setting. Not enough heat? Not enough cool air?  The difficulty could be as straightforward as having your thermostat set for the wrong season. If so, 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 start up 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 well maintained auto setting for the fan assures that it operates whenever your geothermal heat pump cranks up or drops your home’s temperature. This helps boost the energy efficiency of your system generally.
  • The Circuit Breakers and Power Switch. It proves true more often than you’d expect that the cause of a geothermal system breakdown is nothing more than a blown fuse. Or the result of the power switch – indoors or outdoors, regarding the kind of system you have – being somehow shut off!
  • The Room Registers. Are your return grilles and supply registers open? If they’re closed, well, then it stands to reason you’re not experienceing 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 replacing 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 invading the heat pump. A sufficient buildup will interfere with air circulation, lessen the heating and cooling capability of the system, raise your utility costs, and take a few years off your heat pump’s lifetime. By all means, maintain your air filters!

Okay. So you’ve followed the checklist, fixed whatever needed fixing, and your geothermal heating and cooling system’s still malfunctioning? Now would be the right time to call us. The pros at Schlatters Plumbing Heating & AC have a talent for fixing whatever might impair a geothermal system – as scads of harried Defiance homeowners will certify!