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Capacitors by Treat's Heating & Cooling  A capacitor is an electrical component that helps alternate a systems flow if electricity.  If a capacitor starts to fail it will likely cause your system to malfunction and can be repaired by a professional at Treat’s Heating & Cooling.  There are two types of capacitors in your equipment: Run capacitor Start capacitor Both capacitors help wit…Read More

Thermocouples by Treat's Heating & Cooling  The thermocouple is the pilot lights partner.  It is the electronic device that senses if the pilot flame is hot enough to ignite natural gas or propane to fuel the burner.  A thermocouple is made up of two wires that are welded together and covered in housing.  This housing is placed in the hottest part of the pilot light with the other end atta…Read More

Thermocouples by Treat's Heating & Cooling A thermocouple is a safety device that is used to detect whether or not the furnace pilot light is lit.  It contains a metal rod that is placed very close to the pilot light’s flame.  This rod is connected to your furnace’s gas valve. When your pilot light is lit, heat from the flame sends a voltage through the thermocouple that keeps the gas li…Read More

Thermocouples by Treat's Heating & Cooling A thermocouple is an essential part of a gas furnace.  Two metal plates are joined at a junction, which is used to monitor the temperature of the pilot flame.  The monitoring is necessary because the heat of the pilot flame sends the necessary voltage which then opens the valve to turn the furnace on. When a technician from Treat’s Heating & C…Read More

Thermocouples by Treat's Heating & Cooling A thermocouple is a part made of two metal types.  When one end of the thermocouple is heated, it will create an electrical charge at the end of the pilot light.  When the part releases its charge, it triggers the gas valve to open and then releases the gas flow to the burner.  If you are having problems with your pilot light staying lit, it could …Read More

Thermocouples by Treat's Heating & Cooling  A gas furnace thermocouple is in place to shut off the gas line when the pilot goes out of the flow of gas is interrupted on its way to the pilot.  It works as a sensor and if it fails, your furnace will not light.  A thermocouple is the right hand man for the pilot as it reads the pilots temperature and rating and tells it to keep the gas flowing…Read More

Furnace Sounds by Treat's Heating & Cooling You may not think of your furnace on a daily basis but as soon as it starts to make strange sounds, you want to know what is wrong with it.  Not all the sounds a furnace makes mean you need to be worried, but we are going to educate you on a few of the common sounds you may hear and what might they mean. Screeching: this may be a bearing in the moto…Read More

Furnace Sounds by Treat's Heating & Cooling If your furnace is making a loud noise when it turns off such as a loud banging or thumping, there are several reasons that this could be happening.  The sound can be caused by the sheet metal in your ductwork being bowed outward while the system is operating and then it contracts once the air is no longer being forced through. This can happen as a …Read More

Furnace Sounds by Treat's Heating & Cooling Here are some common reasons that your furnace might be making loud noises.  The first being delayed gas ignition and expansion and/or contraction in metal ductwork. If a banging noise is coming from the furnace, it may be delayed gas ignition.  When a furnace builds up rather than igniting, after some time when the furnace does finally ignite, a m…Read More

Furnace Sounds by Treat's Heating & Cooling Are you hearing a loud thud or bang coming from your furnace when it first turns on?  Hera is a few possibilities of what could be causing these sounds.  Your furnace burners might be dirty; having dirt on the burners may cause a delay in the burners igniting.  Because of this delay, gas will build up which causes the loud bang when it does finall…Read More