Simple Fixes to Keep Your HVAC Running Efficiently

A furnace or HVAC heating system should cycle on and off. If it’s not, it’s important to discover why before it skyrockets the energy bill.

Maintaining your HVAC system is the best way to prevent overworking it and accruing high energy costs. John Brueske/Shutterstock

A heating system may run longer during extreme temperatures, but it shouldn’t have to run continuously.

What temperatures are considered extreme, you might ask? Below 30 degrees in winter and over 90 degrees in summer. Yep, the HVAC advice here applies to summer air conditioning as well as winter heating.