Signs Your Thermostat Should Be Repaired

July 12, 2020

At the heart of a comfortable home is a thermostat. Without a thermostat, you can’t control the temperature of your home, rendering the rest of your HVAC equipment from useless. Even with a thermostat, though, you can still run into problems that temporarily interrupt the flow of conditioned air throughout your San Antonio home. To help your thermostat operate properly, here are a few signs to watch for that may indicate it’s on the fritz: The Screen Is Blank On programmable and smart thermostats that display the current temperature and other information, a blank screen is a sure sign of a problem. In many cases, the problem is as simple as a dead battery in the thermostat that needs to be changed out. If this doesn’t fix the issue, though, then you could have an issue with your wired power supply or with the display itself. Start by replacing the battery, and if that doesn’t work, call a technician from to further diagnose your troubles. The System Won’t Turn Off or On Within your thermostat are multiple connections that are required for your HVAC system to turn off and on properly. Each component in your HVAC system is separately connected...

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Thermostat Reading the Wrong Temperature?

August 20, 2019

Your home’s thermostat says 70 degrees on a sweltering San Antonio afternoon, but you know that cannot be right. You lower your AC temp, but your system is not kicking in. Or, even worse, your system just continues to run. Chances are that your thermostat is not working properly or reading the wrong temperature. Consider the following common causes of thermostat issues. Check the Settings on Your Thermostat If you have a programmable thermostat, it is easy to forget that you may have temporarily changed the settings. The first step is to make sure that the thermostat is set to the correct mode. Check the Batteries If the thermostat’s batteries are dead, it will not work properly. Batteries that are low on power could also cause the thermostat to not work as intended. Thermostat May Need to Be Recalibrated Your thermostat could be reporting an incorrect temperature because it needs to be recalibrated. The process for recalibration will vary depending on the type of thermostat you own. This could be a job for your heating and cooling professional to handle. Temperature Sensor May Have Gone Bad The temperature sensor inside the thermostat may be malfunctioning. Sometimes, it is as simple...

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