Being Obvious: A Simple “No Heat” Checklist

Have you noticed how we sometimes overlook the most obvious solutions to household problems?  The other day a friend told me he had spent about an hour trying to figure out what was wrong with his stereo, only to finally discover that someone had accidentally unplugged it!

The same can be true with your home heating system. When the heat goes out on a cold day, it’s often easy to overlook the simplest, most obvious solutions.

For example, if you have no heat, you might first check your thermostat and make sure it hasn’t somehow gotten turned down below room temperature. It happens! If this is the case, simply turn the thermostat up higher than the room temperature and see if your heating system kicks on. Also, if you have a programmable thermostat, check the batteries to see if they are low or dead.

Or you can check to see if the power switch–that red switch at the head of your stairs going down to the basement–has somehow gotten turned off. Sometimes, someone will accidentally brush against this switch and turn it off without realizing what they have done. If this has happened, simply turn the switch on, and you should hear the heating system come on.

If the problem is more serious, you can call ClearView Plumbing & Heating for help.  But first, check to see if there is a simple, obvious solution.

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