This past summer, I needed to have AC repair in Brooklyn, and around that time, I thought about getting my heater checked out, but I didn’t. That decision not to do it has come back to haunt me, because my heater stopped working, and I had to get it repaired too. It’s been a while since I’ve had any kind of service done to the heater. Usually I just forget about it, because it’s the one thing that always works, no matter what. I called the same company that took care of my air conditioner to work on the heater.

The problem with the heater is one that no one could have really predicted without taking a close examination of one part. The motor burned out, which commonly happens. A motor will get a lot of use, and eventually it just won’t be able to spin anymore. This doesn’t …