{"id":1134,"date":"2023-02-27T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2025-10-31T13:43:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:43:49","slug":"is-my-heating-system-broken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/heating-service\/is-my-heating-system-broken\/","title":{"rendered":"Is My Heating System Broken?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/list.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/list-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/list-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/list-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/list-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/list-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/list.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This might sound like quite the no-brainer to a lot of our customers. A broken heating system is obvious because it will just stop working altogether, right? Well, not exactly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes a broken heater will continue to work but it won&#8217;t work properly. Other times, a broken heater will work correctly in a few ways but incorrectly in others. This can eventually lead to a breakdown, but by then it&#8217;s too late. Detecting when your system is malfunctioning is something that should be done early on, and if you&#8217;re in the business of limiting expenses, then you&#8217;ll want to read this blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re going to discuss why <a href=\"\/service-areas\/ca\/stockton\/heating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">heater repair in Stockton, CA<\/a> might not be as easy to detect as most people realize. Then we&#8217;ll discuss where your heating system fits into all of this. Hopefully by the end of this blog you&#8217;ll know what a malfunctioning heating system looks and sounds like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How a Broken System Looks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A broken system looks different from a healthy unit, mainly in a few specific details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, a broken system might look older, worn down, and even covered in cobwebs or spiderwebs due to the fact that it hasn&#8217;t been maintained or fixed in a while. It could be hot to the touch due to malfunctioning components and it could even be leaking water due to a condensation problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, if something doesn&#8217;t look right or doesn&#8217;t feel right about the image of your heating system, then it&#8217;s likely in need of repairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What a Broken System Sounds Like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep your ears peeled when you run your heating system. Does it rattle when it turns on? Does it sound like it&#8217;s struggling to create heat due to booming, grumbling, or clanking noises? These noises are almost universally bad and can be a good reason to call for professional repairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget about your vents and ductwork! Your heating system shouldn&#8217;t be leaking air from the ducts and the blower fan shouldn&#8217;t be making a racket. If any of this sounds familiar, then make sure you have these issues fixed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How It Feels to Have a Broken Heater<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On one hand, it feels uncomfortable to have a broken heating system. Think about it, if your heating unit can&#8217;t adequately keep heat inside of your home and create more heat to get you comfortable, then it&#8217;s basically just a box that&#8217;s taking up space. The whole point of a heating system is to create or move heat, and if it can&#8217;t do that, then what&#8217;s the point? This doesn&#8217;t feel good, and one of the worse parts about a broken heater is the discomfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, anxiety is a big part of why a broken heating system is so bad. We all know the feeling of having a malfunctioning appliance, like a heater, and knowing that it&#8217;s going to cost money to replace or fix. And you can&#8217;t just go without a heating system, especially when the weather can be so unpredictable. That anxiety can be devastating, so we urge our customers to consult with a professional for the best next step for your budget and comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Don&#8217;t panic. <a href=\"\/contact\/send-a-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact DeHart Plumbing, Heating, and Air Inc.<\/a>&nbsp;for help with your heating system.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hopefully, by the end of this blog, you&#8217;ll know what a malfunctioning heating system looks and sounds like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[173,100],"class_list":["post-1134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-heater-repair","tag-stockton"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1134"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1137,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134\/revisions\/1137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}