{"id":481,"date":"2013-12-10T11:51:15","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T16:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/?p=481"},"modified":"2013-12-10T11:51:15","modified_gmt":"2013-12-10T16:51:15","slug":"why-delaying-a-gas-furnace-repair-may-be-dangerous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/why-delaying-a-gas-furnace-repair-may-be-dangerous\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Delaying a Gas Furnace Repair May Be Dangerous"},"content":{"rendered":"

Natural gas heating systems<\/a> provide one of the most cost-effective ways of heating up your home during the winter. However, people sometimes feel a bit skittish about using natural gas because of safety concerns. We can assure you that modern gas heaters, such as furnaces, are designed today to operate with few potential safety hazards. If you take good care of your furnace\u00a0with regular maintenance and timely repairs, there is little reason to feel concerned about any health threats to you or your family.<\/p>\n

Still, no piece of equipment can operate perfectly 100% of the time, and gas furnaces\u00a0can have malfunctions that will lead to potentially hazardous situations. Delaying repair on a furnace\u00a0will make the potential danger increase. When you need gas furnace\u00a0repair in Burlington, VT, don\u2019t hesitate or let it slide: shut off the gas supply to the heating system and call a professional technician to repair it immediately<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dangers of delaying gas furnace\u00a0repairs<\/h3>\n

The main threat a malfunctioning furnace\u00a0poses is from carbon monoxide leaking. Carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless, making it difficult to detect. (Some gas suppliers place an additive in the gas to give it a distinctive odor as a safety precaution.) Even a small amount of carbon monoxide inhalation will cause nausea, dizziness, and headaches. This is why we strongly suggest anyone with a gas burning appliance installs carbon monoxide detectors throughout their homes.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an example of one place where a furnace\u00a0malfunction will create a carbon monoxide hazard: the thermocouple that detects if the pilot light is on might fail. Since the thermocouple\u2019s job is to shut off the gas in case the pilot light goes out, if the thermocouple fails because of corrosion, unburned gas could start flooding the combustion chamber, creating a potentially dangerous situation.<\/p>\n

Regular maintenance on your gas furnace\u00a0will detect potential issues (such as a rusting thermocouple) and repair them before they become dangerous. However, the moment you notice anything about your\u00a0furnace\u2019s behavior that seems out of the ordinary\u2014the pilot light going out or its flame changing color, strange booming noises from the burners, or hissing sounds\u2014call in Red Rock Mechanical\u00a0immediately<\/strong>. Don\u2019t fool around with repairs to a gas heater yourself: its always best to call in a professional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Natural gas heating systems provide one of the most cost-effective ways of heating up your home during the winter. However, people sometimes feel a bit skittish about using natural gas because of safety concerns. We can assure you that modern gas heaters…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[89,100,6],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":492,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions\/492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}