{"id":1562,"date":"2025-02-03T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2025-01-29T20:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T01:03:09","slug":"is-that-noise-coming-from-your-heating-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/heating-service\/is-that-noise-coming-from-your-heating-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Is That Noise Coming from Your Heating System?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Is-That-Noise-Coming-from-Your-Heating-System.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Is-That-Noise-Coming-from-Your-Heating-System-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"person-with-hand-to-ear-and-concerned-facial-expression\" class=\"wp-image-1563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Is-That-Noise-Coming-from-Your-Heating-System-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Is-That-Noise-Coming-from-Your-Heating-System-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Is-That-Noise-Coming-from-Your-Heating-System.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Your <a href=\"\/heating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">heating system<\/a> can\u2019t exactly call out to you, \u201cHelp! I don\u2019t feel so well!\u201d But it does have ways of letting you know when something is wrong, and some of those ways can be at least as loud as a complaining voice. You just need to know what to listen for! What types of sounds will a troubled heating system make? What could be causing those noises? We\u2019ve got the information you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2>Groan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A forced-air heating system, like a furnace, has a motor that powers the fan that keeps the air moving. Inside that motor there are bearings, which keep everything moving smoothly. Over time, those bearings can get worn, and they\u2019ll start to grind and groan. Get repairs right away. It\u2019s much less costly to replace the bearings promptly than to wait until the whole motor is badly damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Burble<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another popular type of heating system is radiant heat, with a boiler that circulates hot water through baseboard registers, radiators, or in-floor piping. Because this does involve having a tank of water, it can make some surprising noises, like a giant boiling kettle. This is usually caused by water percolating through a layer of sediment that has settled out of the water over time and can be resolved by flushing the tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Rattle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can probably guess, this is most likely to be a loose component. This tends to be a quick and easy fix as long as it\u2019s dealt with soon enough. However, a loose component can easily become a component that strikes or smashes against other components and ends up taking much more time\u2014and costing much more money\u2014to repair. So make an appointment right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Buzz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While this may also be a loose component, just vibrating slightly, there\u2019s a chance that buzzing could be coming from something electrical in the system. This is a safety hazard, so don\u2019t take any risks. Get <a href=\"\/heating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">central heating repair in Joliet, IL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Click<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This could be another sign of an electrical problem. It can also be caused by a crack in a gas furnace\u2019s heat exchanger. This component is critical to protecting you and your family from carbon monoxide poisoning. Again, your safety is the most important consideration, so don\u2019t delay in getting professional repairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Short Cycling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t exactly an alarming noise, it\u2019s just a change in the pattern of sounds coming from your heating system. The startup should only occur a handful of times each hour. If it\u2019s happening over and over, only a few minutes apart, this is called short cycling. It\u2019s rough on the whole system and wasteful of energy, but a technician can pinpoint the source of the problem and get it sorted out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever sound you notice, if it is not the routine pattern of a humming furnace or boiler and gently whooshing fan, pay close attention and trust your instincts. If it sounds wrong, chances are, your heating system needs to be repaired.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"\/contact\/send-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Call J&amp;A today<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Sleep-tight tonight!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What sounds might a troubled heating system make? What could be causing those noises? We\u2019ve got the information you need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[267,92],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1562"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1565,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562\/revisions\/1565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}