“There’s ice on my heater; does it need to be repaired?” That can be a deceptively complex question.  Normally, you shouldn’t see them under any circumstances if you have a gas furnace or boiler. (If it does, you need to move it somewhere better protected from the elements). If you own a heat pump, however you may spot ice forming on the coils, even during the heating cycle when it’s supposed to be warming your home. That indicates a much more serious and specific problem. Professional furnace repairs in Kingwood, TX can be performed by KAC Express, and we know how to deal with ice on your heater.

Scraping off the ice won’t solve the problem, unfortunately. Nor will simply waiting for it to melt. The problem stems from lowered levels of refrigerant, which controls the heating cycle as well as the cooling cycle. Your heat pump needs that refrigerant to be at a specific level in order to work. If a leak springs up in the system and the levels are lowered, it unbalances the system, and ice will form on the evaporator coils.

This normally impacts the air conditioning side of the equation, lowering its ability to cool the air efficiently.  But it also disrupts the heating process, since less refrigerant leans lowered capacity for heating: forcing the heat pump to work harder to do the same job.

In order for the problem to be fixed, a repair technician needs to hunt down the point of the leak and seal it. Once he or she does that, he or she can recharge the refrigerant levels to their specified amounts, which should remove the issue and cause the ice to disappear. Because refrigerant can be dangerous, only a qualified technician should undertake this operation.

Luckily, you have a trustworthy source for furnace repair service in Kingwood TX, and we handle heat pumps as well as traditional heaters. If you’re asking, “There’s ice on my heater; does it need to be repaired?” then the professionals at KAC Express can solve your problem for you. Pick up the phone and give us a call today!