Heating season is a time when energy bills seem to be higher due to the increased usage of the furnace. Because gas prices fluctuate, your energy bill will also but you will hardly notice the small change. Unless you made a big change to your home like put an addition on where it would need more gas to heat the home you should not see a massive spike in the price of your gas bill. If you do happen to notice a spike in the gas bill it can be a signal that your furnace might have an issue. Your next step should be to call a technician like the ones at Bartlett Heating and Air to come out and take a look at your furnace. This way they will be able to give it a full inspection to make sure everything is working the way it should and fix it if it isn’t. You can also have them clean it which can help lower the bills because it will be more efficient that way. The technician will be able to tell you if you should repair or replace the furnace. If you are using an older furnace, it would be a good idea to replace it with a newer one that is way more efficient. The furnaces made years ago are very inefficient and that means higher energy bills each month. Give Bartlett Heating and Air a call today and we will come out and inspect your furnace for you. We have a $59 furnace tune up special going on now!