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Gibbstown, NJ · Greenwich Township

No heat, and nothing is running

Before anything else, rule out the three causes that are not repairs: the thermostat, the service switch and, on oil, the tank. If those check out, the fault is inside the equipment and a technician needs to see it.

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Three checks that take five minutes

Thermostat. The display is lit, it is set to heat, and the setting is a few degrees above the room. Battery thermostats go blank when the batteries die and then send no call for heat.

Service switch. A furnace or boiler has an on/off switch nearby, often a light switch with a red cover at the top of the basement stairs. It gets flipped by mistake more often than anyone admits.

Fuel. On oil, read the gauge on top of the tank. On gas, check whether other gas appliances work. On a heat pump, check the breakers for both the outdoor unit and the air handler.

If all three are fine

Gas furnace. Look through the little window in the panel. A blinking light with a pattern is a fault code; count the flashes. A furnace that has tried and failed to light several times will lock itself out for a while.

Oil burner. If the red reset button on the burner control has popped up, press it once. If the burner does not stay lit, stop and call. See the oil burner locked out.

Boiler. Note the pressure on the gauge. Very low pressure can keep a hot-water boiler from firing.

How fast the house cools

NOAA normals at Philadelphia International Airport put about 77 nights a year at or below 32°F, with the coldest stretch in January. Half of Gibbstown's homes were built by 1962, and an older house without its heat loses temperature quickly on those nights. If pipes run along outside walls, open the cabinet doors under sinks while you wait.

Do not heat the house with an oven or an outdoor heater. If a carbon monoxide alarm sounds, get everyone outside and call 911.

What to say when you call

  • No heat at all, right now
  • Gas, oil, propane or electric; furnace, boiler or heat pump
  • What you checked, and what the board light or reset button showed
  • Thermostat setting and indoor temperature
  • Address and ZIP code

Have the fuel, the age and the thermostat reading ready. Then call and ask who is taking work in your ZIP code.

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The furnace lights, then shuts offBurners catch, run briefly, and go out again.The oil burner locked out and the reset button is upRed button popped on the burner; no heat.The boiler runs, but radiators or baseboard stay coldSome rooms heat, others never warm up.The gas company shut off the furnace and left a tagA utility tag on the appliance and the gas valve closed.The AC is running but the air is warmFan runs, vents blow room-temperature air.There is ice on the AC lines or the indoor coilFrost on the copper line, or water pooling as it melts.

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