{"id":719,"date":"2020-11-16T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/?p=719"},"modified":"2024-12-25T14:11:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T19:11:25","slug":"already-worried-heater-wont-make-it-through-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/heating-service\/already-worried-heater-wont-make-it-through-the-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Already Worried Your Heater Won\u2019t Make It Through the Winter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/furnace-old-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"furnace-old\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/furnace-old-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/furnace-old.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>You arrived at this blog post because you\u2019re fretting. It\u2019s almost winter, outdoor temperatures are falling, and you feel uncertain that your home\u2019s heating system is up to the job of keeping your family warm until spring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can understand this worry. But we also can say with confidence that you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">don\u2019t <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">need to worry. You have our excellent team for any <\/span><a href=\"\/service-areas\/buford-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">heating repair in Buford, GA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you might need during the coming winter, and we also handle the maintenance service to prevent most repairs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Let\u2019s Talk: Why Are You Worried About Your Heater\u2019s Future?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope we\u2019ve calmed your nerves a bit. But there\u2019s more to talk about. Specifically, why you have doubts about your heater getting through the winter. Is it because\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The heater is really old?<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> How old? This is important to know, and if you aren\u2019t certain, check on the inside panel of the system to find the manufacturer\u2019s date. If the heater is over 15 years old, then it\u2019s good you came to us, because the system is probably ready to retire. The lifespan of a heater depends on its type: a heat pump can go for 10\u201315 years, a gas furnace for around 15, and an electric furnace for a bit longer. That puts 15 years as an important milestone. If you have a furnace this old, we recommend you call us to check on it and tell you if it\u2019s still in shape for a few more years or if it\u2019s time to put in a new one. You might also want to read about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/heating-service\/what-are-the-symptoms-of-a-failing-heating-system\/\">the symptoms of a failing heating system<\/a> to understand better when a replacement might be needed.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>The heater had a rotten winter last year?<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If last winter you needed to repair the heater, or it wasn\u2019t heating the home as well as you expected, then there\u2019s some cause for concern. Keeping up with regular maintenance (we\u2019ll talk more about this below) will help. During maintenance, we\u2019ll be able to tell if the heater needs more repair work before winter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The heater costs much more to run?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is often a sign the heater needs repair service. In the case of an old heater, it\u2019s likely an indication it\u2019s time to replace it. <\/span><\/span>If you\u2019re noticing an increase in heating costs, it might be due to <a style=\"font-size: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/heating-service\/low-air-flow-furnace-trouble\/\"><span>low airflow causing furnace trouble<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which can be diagnosed and repaired by our team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>You\u2019ve already run it and it isn\u2019t working well?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If this is the case, don\u2019t delay: call us for repairs. No reason to worry about it when we can help.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heating Maintenance in Fall Is Critical<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re concerned about your heater\u2019s winter performance but haven\u2019t yet scheduled its annual fall maintenance appointment, do that first. This is the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">essential<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> step for ensuring a heating system works at its best over the season. We offer maintenance through our Comfort Club, and when we come to your home to inspect your heating system, we\u2019ll be able to tell you if the heater needs to have any repairs before winter, as well as offer an expert opinion about whether an older heater is ready to be replaced. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve noticed any unusual behavior from your system, such as strange noises, check out our post on<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/heating-service\/does-your-furnace-sound-funky\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">funky furnace sounds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more insights. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we find nothing wrong, the cleanings and adjustments we\u2019ll do for the heater will help ease your concerns about its coming seasonal performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>At Snellville Heating, Air and Plumbing, Your Comfort Is OUR Business! <\/b><a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Call us for heating service in the Snellville, GA area.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re concerned about your heater\u2019s winter performance but haven\u2019t yet scheduled its annual fall maintenance appointment, do that first.<\/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":[155,135,143],"class_list":["post-719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-buford","tag-heating-maintenance","tag-heating-repair"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=719"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1303,"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions\/1303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}