Oil Furnace Troubleshooting Tips

Do you have an oil furnace? Is it leaving you out in the cold this Winter?  Here are some easy troubleshooting tips to help you figure out what’s wrong and whether you need to call someone, like the experts here and John Cipollone Inc.!

1. Make sure your thermostat is on Heating and set above room temperature. So if it’s 70 degrees in the house, set the thermostat to 72 or 73 degrees.
2. Make sure the switch in the heater is on as well. Sometimes turning it off for 5 minutes and turning it back on can help reset the system. 
3. Check the emergency switch. There is often a red emergency switch located somewhere away from the heater, often near the steps down into the basement. Make sure this is on as well. – Sometimes it can get hit by accident, so be sure to check this one!

If all the switches are on and your thermostat is set above room temperature and you are still not getting any heat, try these steps:

1. Access your burner and hit the reset button. You’ll have to take the main door off your furnace. There are several different ways to take the door off- some systems have handles, while others have clips and you have to turn them and then pull the door away to get it off. Follow the oil lines to your burner, and look for the reset button. Hit once only. Your system should restart.

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If the furnace starts but only runs for 15- 30 seconds and then shuts off, do not hit again- give us a call at (610) 446-7877- you likely have a larger problem due to some sort of misfire.

1. You may have a control- if it is off on safety, it will be red. Hit it once, and if the furnace does not come on, give us a call. Be sure to watch our video here to see the different controls you might have and how to hit the reset button to restart your system.

Remember, if your system does not restart after hitting the reset button once, and one time only, you have a more serious problem that will require a service call. 

We hope one of these simple steps gets your system back up and running quickly!  If you are still having issues, be sure to give us a call. We are the heating oil furnace experts in Havertown, PA, and we’ll get a service technician out to you right away to make sure you are warm and cozy in no time!