{"id":948,"date":"2020-03-16T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/?p=948"},"modified":"2020-03-10T09:39:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T13:39:09","slug":"furnace-breakdown-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/heating-service\/furnace-breakdown-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Furnace Breakdown Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/furnace-2-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/furnace-2-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/furnace-2-768x1108.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/furnace-2-710x1024.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/furnace-2.jpg 998w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>Let us set up the scene for you. Imagine it&#8217;s a chilly spring day as you and your family mind your own business while watching TV or reading your new favorite book\u2014and all of a sudden it starts to get cold. Your heater isn&#8217;t turning on and there&#8217;s clearly something wrong since your thermostat is usually set at a much warmer temperature than this. Your family looks to you to figure out what&#8217;s going on and you&#8217;re starting to panic.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re not going to sugarcoat things. Furnaces do breakdown and sometimes it can be at the most inconvenient moment. However, the good news is that with a reliable contractor at your side for <a href=\"\/service-areas\/wabash-in-hvac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">furnace repair in Wabash, IN<\/a>, and some nifty tips, you could avoid the worst-case scenario.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t panic, call us, and keep reading if you&#8217;re looking for help on your failed furnace.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Troubleshooting a Broken Furnace<\/h2>\n<p>The first and most important thing you have to remember is that no troubleshooting solution is going to be better than what a professional HVAC technician can provide. The moment your system starts faltering, you should call our team. We have technicians on hand 24\/7 in order to address your issues at your convenience, not ours. By having a professional technician provide service, you&#8217;re really getting the best options presented to you as you move forward with a solution. In the meantime, however, try these tips below.<\/p>\n<h3>Check Your Electrical System<\/h3>\n<p>Your HVAC system, just like your refrigerator and your dishwasher, runs with the help of electricity. Sure, you might have a gas-powered furnace, but it uses an electric thermostat and electric switches to turn on and off appropriately. Without electricity, a heating system can downright shut off and lead to a mysteriously cold house. Check and make sure you haven&#8217;t blown a fuse or that your home&#8217;s power is on in general before you start jumping to conclusions about the condition of your heater.<\/p>\n<h3>Look at Your Thermostat<\/h3>\n<p>Thermostats are the brains of your HVAC system. Without a functioning thermostat, how is your AC or heater supposed to know that it&#8217;s not at the right temperature? If your heat has miraculously turned off, it&#8217;s a good idea to check the thermostat and see if it&#8217;s functioning correctly. If not, then the good news is that repairing or replacing your thermostat might be the ticket to quality heating, which is a much more affordable solution.<\/p>\n<h3>Change the Air Filter<\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes heaters that have been neglected will have trouble running. In the case of the air filter, if you haven&#8217;t changed it in months or even years, you&#8217;re likely stifling your heater. A heater with a clogged air filter will have trouble cycling fresh air and will eventually overheat, causing a shutdown. If you change your air filter and the system begins to work again, that could have been the culprit.<\/p>\n<h3>Call a Professional<\/h3>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to call us. We&#8217;ve got the experience, training, and equipment to get directly to the bottom of your heater issue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact\/send-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Call Collier&#8217;s Heating &amp; Air Conditioning<\/a> to have your heater repaired or replaced. Collier&#8217;s\u2014a company you&#8217;ve grown to trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furnaces do breakdown and sometimes it can be at the most inconvenient moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[6,50,15,102,139],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=948"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":953,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948\/revisions\/953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}