{"id":561,"date":"2021-02-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/?p=561"},"modified":"2021-01-29T13:40:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T19:40:13","slug":"is-heater-about-to-fail-4-ways-can-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/heating-service\/is-heater-about-to-fail-4-ways-can-tell\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Heater About to Fail? 4 Ways You Can Tell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You don\u2019t want a failed heating system to catch you by surprise during one of the colder days of the season. You\u2019ll have to call for repairs for the system, or in some cases a full heating replacement. Although you can always count on our heating technicians to get to you fast\u2014we\u2019re available at your convenience, not ours!\u2014we can\u2019t be there instantly. If you want to avoid an emergency call for your heating in Kenner, LA<\/a>, you have two tactics. First, always schedule heating maintenance in fall. We\u2019ve covered this recently.<\/a> Second, know what signs to watch for that your heating system is tottering. We\u2019ll cover that here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

4 Signs Your Heater Is Close to Failing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With all these warning signs, please keep in mind the age of your heating system. If it is over 15 years old, it\u2019s at a higher danger of a breakdown, making the warning signs more urgent. If a heater that\u2019s over its estimated service life breaks down, we recommend replacing it rather than trying to push it onward with repairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#1 \u2013 Uneven heating<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the early warnings that a heater is starting to lose its heating capacity is when cold spots appear around the house. If certain rooms are no longer warming up the way they usually do while other parts are fine, it shows that the heater no longer can produce the amount of heat to match the space. This may be due to gas flow issues for a gas furnace or airflow restrictions in heat pumps or any type of furnace. It could also be an older heater\u2019s final decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2 \u2013 Loud noises<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Heating systems make some noise when they run, and you\u2019re used to these sounds during the winter. When these sounds change to become louder and they begin to wear on you and distract people, don\u2019t ignore it. These noises are usually mechanical failures that are building up and will soon result in burnt-out motors and expensive repairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#3 \u2013 Early shut-off<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The thermostat is set to a temperature that will cause the heater to come on. It does \u2026 and then turns off after only a short time running. Far less than usual, far less than necessary. It might then turn back on, try again, and stop once more. This is short-cycling, and it\u2019s not good for the heating system because it means excess wear. But that it\u2019s happening at all may be the bigger problem: a major malfunction might be causing the heater to keep shutting down early. Soon, it may not turn on at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#4 \u2013 Thermostat Can\u2019t Get the Right Temperature<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With a properly working heater, its thermostat can be set at a steady temperature and left there for most of the day, with a change made at night. If you find you have to keep manually changing the thermostat to try to get the heat in the house right, it may mean the heater just cannot distribute the heat as well as it once could. (It may also be a thermostat issue.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Gowland’s Heating & A\/C, we believe in \u201cRelationship over Revenue!\u201d <\/strong>Schedule heating repairs or a replacement<\/strong><\/a> in New Orleans and the surrounding areas with our team.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Know what signs to watch for that your heating system is tottering. We\u2019ll cover that here.<\/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":[50,15,103],"class_list":["post-561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-heating-system-repair","tag-heating-system-replacement","tag-kenner"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":563,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561\/revisions\/563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}