{"id":844,"date":"2020-12-07T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/?p=844"},"modified":"2020-12-02T17:52:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T22:52:27","slug":"whats-up-with-heater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/heating-service\/whats-up-with-heater\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Up with Your Heater?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Heating_iStock_000008099675_Large_800x533-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"inside-of-a-heat-exchanger\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Heating_iStock_000008099675_Large_800x533-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Heating_iStock_000008099675_Large_800x533-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Heating_iStock_000008099675_Large_800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Something fishy is going on with your home\u2019s heater. You\u2019re warm, but the heating that you\u2019re trying to achieve isn\u2019t really coming easily to you. It has in the past, but this year has been more difficult. You\u2019ve taken a step back and now you\u2019re asking yourself: \u201cWhat in the world is going on with my <a href=\"\/heating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heater in Staten Island, NY<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re going to help you get to the bottom of it today. We\u2019re pretty early on in the heating season. It\u2019s going to be cold enough to run your heater here for the next several months. You need to think ahead about your comfort and address any issues you have bubbling up underneath the surface now. Our heating technicians can perform everything you\u2019re looking for.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Common Heating Problems<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s get to the bottom of what\u2019s going on with your heater:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Loss of Heat<\/h3>\n<p>This is one of the subtler heating problems. You\u2019re sure to notice if your heater completely stops working, but a slight drop-off in heat might not be a standout issue. Before you leap to a heating problem, make sure that your thermostat is in great shape. If something is wrong here, then your heater is sure to have trouble.<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s no clear cause of a loss of heat, and you\u2019re certain that you\u2019re not as toasty as you used to be, then you need to schedule an appointment with us.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Low Airflow<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re running your heater more often or noticing that you\u2019re cranking up your heater higher than ever, then you need to repair the unit. Low airflow only gets worse as time goes by. The problems will become more extreme with time and you\u2019ll have more trouble getting and staying warm at home.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Dry Air<\/h3>\n<p>Have you noticed that your hair is a little dry lately? You pull your sweater over your head and your hair stands up on end because of the static. Your skin feels tight and flaky and you\u2019re noticing lines in your skin that you\u2019ve never noticed before. Your hair feels like the end of a broom too. These are all symptoms of a dry home keeping your body dry. Your heater is likely the culprit.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Hot and Cold Spots<\/h3>\n<p>Your kitchen and living room are scorching hot in a flash when you turn on your heater. Your bedroom though? It couldn\u2019t be colder. You\u2019re turning the other rooms in your home into a complete sauna just trying to get your bedroom to a temperature that barely passes as comfortable. It\u2019s an issue that needs prompt repair.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Inaccurate Thermostat<\/h3>\n<p>Your thermostat reading is <em>so<\/em> off. Every time you walk up to the thermostat you balk because the reading is inaccurate. You find yourself wondering what temperature it could possibly be reading because it\u2019s nowhere in your home.<\/p>\n<p>An inaccurate thermostat reading isn\u2019t just a minor annoyance. It\u2019s a problem because it\u2019s going to create issues with you trying to run your heater. Thermostat troubles need to be handled early on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact-us\/service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Scaran for an appointment for your heater this season.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re here to help you figure it out. Contact our professionals for heating work in Staten Island. <\/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":[159,88],"class_list":["post-844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-heating-problems","tag-staten-island"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":846,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844\/revisions\/846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}