{"id":2204,"date":"2023-10-01T10:50:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henryheating.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=2204"},"modified":"2023-10-01T10:50:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:50:18","slug":"my-furnace-doesnt-work-what-do-i-do","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/henryheating.com\/advice\/furnace\/my-furnace-doesnt-work-what-do-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"My furnace doesn\u2019t work. What do I do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Start with a couple quick checks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Check to make sure that your thermostat is set in the &#8220;heat&#8221; position.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure that the temperature setting on the thermostat is set above (or higher than) the indoor<br>temperature showing on the thermostat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that there is power to the furnace.<br>Try turning the fan to \u201cON\u201d using the fan switch on the thermostat to test for power to furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the circuit breakers at the electrical panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the SSU switch (it looks like a light switch on a gray box located at the furnace) to be sure it is in the \u201cON\u201d position.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check to ensure the furnace filter isn\u2019t in need of replacement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the system is running but you have not changed your filter, the filter needs to be replaced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check all return air grilles to make sure they are not blocked by furniture.<br>Check all supply air registers to make sure they are open and blowing air. (The return air grilles are<br>normally located on your walls and are wide and flat).<br>If these quick checks do not solve your problem, look at our pre-service checklist, and contact us to set up a service appointment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start with a couple quick checks:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"doc_category":[17,18],"doc_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henryheating.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henryheating.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henryheating.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henryheating.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/henryheating.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2204\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henryheating.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henryheating.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=2204"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henryheating.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=2204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}