{"id":782,"date":"2021-02-15T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/?p=782"},"modified":"2021-02-26T16:10:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T21:10:02","slug":"symptoms-bad-furnace-transformer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/heating-service\/symptoms-bad-furnace-transformer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Symptoms Of a Bad Furnace Transformer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Homes_and_House_iStock_000036504642_Full_750x600-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Homes_and_House_iStock_000036504642_Full_750x600-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Homes_and_House_iStock_000036504642_Full_750x600.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We\u2019re sure that your furnace has become your best friend during this time of the year. So, when things start to go wrong, you need to refer to a professional for the service that you\u2019re looking for. Your furnace is quite the complex piece of equipment. There are some important pieces of this system that cannot afford to go without quality care. You might have heard of your furnace\u2019s filter or even the compressor\u2026 but what about the transformer?<\/p>\n<p>Your furnace\u2019s transformer is important to your heating. If your furnace has declined in quality and you need <a href=\"\/heating\/heater-repair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heating system repairs in Minneapolis, MN<\/a>, then we\u2019re the team you can talk to for your personal needs.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Wait\u2026 What\u2019s a Transformer?<\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019re probably not walking around with extensive knowledge about such a specific part of your home\u2019s furnace system. This is why we\u2019re here to help you out with your transformer today.<\/p>\n<p>Your transformer is the part of your home\u2019s furnace that\u2019s responsible for increasing or decreasing the voltage of your home\u2019s alternating current or AC. In simple terms, this part of your home transfers electric currents from one point to another. This allows your heater and the fan to work in harmony while they cycle on and off.<\/p>\n<p>Your furnace cannot function without a proper transformer. Transformers are important to the overall function of your home\u2019s heater. You\u2019re not going to get safe of effective comfort without your home\u2019s heating system.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms That Your Transformer is Under the Weather<\/h2>\n<p>Here are a few signs that your home\u2019s transformer is suffering:<\/p>\n<h3>Your Heater Won\u2019t Work<\/h3>\n<p>You wake up on a cold Minneapolis morning, peel yourself out of your warm bed, and head over to your home\u2019s thermostat. Although you pick a cozy temperature and wait for your heater to turn on\u2026 it just never does. You head back over to the thermostat and try it again\u2014nothing.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing that you can seem to do to make your system work the way it\u2019s supposed to. You have a deeper problem going on that probably stems from a bad transformer. We\u2019re going to help.<\/p>\n<h3>Your Circuit Breaker Trips<\/h3>\n<p>When the transformer starts to dip in quality, you might notice that your circuit breaker starts to trip more often. This happens because of voltage surges. Voltage surges can fry different parts of your furnace system. If your circuit breaker starts to trip all the time, then you should look to your transformer and ask a professional for help.<\/p>\n<h3>Your System Hums and\/or Vibrates<\/h3>\n<p>Some sounds coming from certain mechanical parts of your home are normal. Humming coming from your transformer is one of them. This happens due to the natural expansion and contraction of the system. The problem comes when the humming becomes loud or the humming transitions into full of vibrating. If the sound is too loud or persistent now, then you have a bad transformer on your hands. This can quickly plague your home\u2019s heater.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Residential Heating and Air Conditioning for furnace service. Feel the difference.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we want to talk about your transformer and what it means to your home&#8217;s furnace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[168,142,90],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=782"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":790,"href":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions\/790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}