Our teenage son likes to play his music really loud. I understand his desire to do so because I did when I was his age. Of course he can’t play it that loud when we have guests over or any time after eleven o’clock at night. Once he played the stereo so loud that the speakers blew! One Saturday afternoon the house was noisy, as usual. I never heard the clicking sounds coming from the furnace in our basement as a result. So when the house started to get a bit chilly, I took a look at the thermostat and realized that the temperature had dropped by seven degrees. The first thing I did was to run to the basement and see if I could see the pilot light. That was okay, but what I noticed was the clicking sounds coming from inside the furnace. I ran back upstairs to call our HVAC contractor. But before I could make the call, I had to run to the second floor to tell my son to turn the music down so that I could hear to make the call. Once I got the technician on the phone and described the problem, he told me that the clicking sounds could be one of several things. The motor bearings could be worn and need replacement – which should be done soon or the motor could burn out. Another cause could be an issue with the gas valve. This problem would require a professional from the gas company to repair it, as required by law. Finally, the pilot assembly could have come loose, preventing the pilot light from functioning properly. In any event, he promised to come that day to fix the problem.