Your home’s heat pump shouldn’t make any noises louder than a gentle hum or click. Anything other than that signals something isn’t functioning properly. Read on to learn about the possible causes of that heat pump noise you’re hearing in your Old Fort, NC, home.
Hissing/Bubbling
Hissing and bubbling noises are unique because they have one clear cause: a refrigerant leak. Hissing noises occur when gaseous refrigerant escapes from holes in your heat pump’s refrigerant lines, and bubbling happens when air flows in to displace some of that refrigerant.
To stop these noises, an HVAC service technician will have to repair the leak and replace the refrigerant that your system has lost. Since refrigerant is highly toxic, you should never attempt to do these things on your own.
Rattling/Vibrating
Your heat pump may start making this noise if one or more parts have somehow come loose. Perhaps the bolts in your heat pump’s cover panel have loosened, thus allowing the panel to rattle around. Another possible explanation for this noise is that bits of debris have begun tumbling around in your heat pump’s interior.
A tuneup will usually be enough to make these sounds go away. Maintenance service technicians can clean out dirt or pebbles from your system, tighten all necessary screws and lubricate other important components.
Banging/Booming
If one of your heat pump’s fan blades moves out of position, it’ll begin striking some other part of the system. As a result, you may hear a rhythmic banging noise. You may also hear such sounds if the blades hit a newly formed block of ice.
Now that you have an idea of the kinds of noises signal trouble for your heat pump, you can take appropriate action to keep things in order. To schedule the most reliable heating repair services around Old Fort, NC, call Gentry Service Group today.
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