Has your furnace stopped producing hot air? When dealing with frigid temperatures outside, it is normal for the inside of the home to feel incredibly cold. Without having access to heat, you may feel like you are freezing while attempting to bundle up in as many layers as you can. While wearing layers of clothing can help, it is not a permanent solution to the problem. You would need to find out why your furnace has stopped working and then have contractors complete repairs to get it running again. Heat is not something you want to go without for too long when the temperature outside continues to drop.

What Would Prevent a Furnace From Producing Heat?

If your furnace is no longer producing hot air, there is a high probability that your heat pump is damaged. The heat pump plays such a significant role in getting a furnace to run. The pump pushes the hot air out through one of the coils that are installed inside of the furnace. If the pump has some sort of damage to it, the hot air would not be produced, and that would be the reason why you are not feeling any of the hot hair coming from your furnace.

How to Identify Problems With the Heat Pump

So, what would cause the heat pump to abruptly stop working? It is a question most homeowners with furnaces would want to know when something goes wrong. Common problems that can randomly happen to the pump include:

• A filter is clogged and preventing the heat pump from producing the hot air
• There is a lack of refrigerant 
• The compressor valve to the heat pump is damaged or broken
• The thermostat is broken
• The heat pump is cracked or broken

These types of problems are not easy to identify when you do not know much about heat pumps or the components of a furnace. However, you could hire an HVAC contractor to perform an inspection of the furnace, heat pump, and all the different components that work together to provide hot air inside your property. If the filter is clogged, the solution involves cleaning it out or replacing it with a new filter. If the refrigerant is the problem, the contractor could add refrigerant to your system to see if that helps. If these simple fixes do not work, you could have a bit more of a complicated problem going on.

If the heat pump has damage to it, the contractor would need to figure out if it needs repairs or if it is simply better to remove it and replace it. When the damage is more severe, a replacement heat pump is worth getting. The good thing about getting a new heat pump is that it is likely far more energy-efficient than the one you currently have. If the heat pump was installed decades ago, it could waste more energy than the ones that are currently sold. While you will initially need to pay out-of-pocket for the expense of having your heat pump replaced, it could eventually save you in the long run while allowing you to keep your home at a temperature that is most comfortable to you.

Did you realize that your furnace was not working when you turned it on and hot air did not come out? You may have waited several hours to see if it would eventually get hot, but it failed to do so. When hot air is not produced from a furnace, there is usually something wrong with the heat pump, such as a blockage or some level of damage. You need to have a heat pump repair contractor come out to the property to look at your unit, inspect the different components, and then figure out what is going on. Once you are aware of the problem, you can find out what you must have done to get your furnace to work again.