When you purchase a new HVAC system for your home, one key thing our installers will tell you to do is invest in professional maintenance services annually. As with any sort of maintenance, you may consider whether it’s actually necessary or not for your budget. Here, we’ll discuss why maintenance services are crucial for the optimal performance of your HVAC system.
What Is Professional Maintenance?
One of the first clear distinctions we need to make is between professional maintenance and homeowner maintenance. As a homeowner, there are certain tasks you’ll want to complete on a routine basis to keep your system in tip-top condition. These include things like regularly changing the air filter, cleaning around your outdoor condenser unit, ordering fuel, and so forth.
Professional AC and heating maintenance aims to ensure that your system is functioning optimally and works to detect any problems it has. Our professional service for air conditioners includes things like lubricating moving parts, recharging your refrigerant level, testing electrical connections, and cleaning coils.
Our heating maintenance includes testing for toxic fume emissions, calibrating your thermostat, cleaning the burner, and so forth. It’s best to think about a professional tune-up as a more in-depth service that goes above and beyond what you can do as a savvy homeowner. Getting routine maintenance provides many great benefits.
Identify Problems
One of the biggest advantages of getting professional service for your heating or cooling system is identifying problems. Our technicians will thoroughly inspect every component of your system to look for things like inefficient operation or even worn-out areas.
By repairing these problem areas while they’re small and affordable, you can greatly reduce your risk of experiencing an unexpected breakout. Even better, you can minimize the out-of-pocket expense for repairs by fixing the issues when they’re small instead of letting them get much larger and costlier to deal with. When you let a small problem go, it can cause more damage to other unit components and snowball from there.
For example, let’s say your unit has a fraying blower fan belt. You could continue to run your HVAC until the fan belt completely rips off the pulley and stops your system’s operation. Or, one of our technicians can alert you to the frayed fan belt during your maintenance service. We can conveniently replace it with a new one and prevent that unfortunate system breakdown altogether.
Boost Operating Efficiency
When every component inside your HVAC system gets the care it needs, it will work at its optimal capacity. When every component is working optimally, your system can be efficient. All homeowners want an efficient heating or cooling system, as it will use much less energy and provide much lower utility bills. You never want to be stuck with an inefficient system that just runs up your energy bills and costs you a bundle.
Extend System Lifespan
Like any system, when its internal components receive routine care and maintenance, they’ll last much longer. There’s absolutely no doubt that a new HVAC system can be quite an expense for the average homeowner. To ensure your money goes as far as possible, it only makes sense to invest in routine maintenance so every component gets the care it needs to last as long as possible. It’s commonly estimated that a well-cared-for unit can last up to five years long than one that’s not properly cared for.
Maintain Warranty
All new HVAC systems come along with a warranty to pay for repairs over a set period of time. One of the caveats for maintaining the warranty coverage on your unit is getting an annual inspection. If you fail to do so, the HVAC manufacturer may actually deny warranty claims you submit for repairs in the future.
Understand Remaining Lifespan
While preventing costly breakdowns is one of the best advantages of routine heater and AC maintenance, understanding your system’s remaining lifespan is another benefit. Each type of heating or cooling unit will have its own estimated lifespan. However, there are many factors that can alter the lifespan of your unit, such as the amount of care it receives, how often it runs, your local climate, and so much more.
When you get an HVAC inspection, you gain valuable insight into how much longer your unit may last. This will give you adequate time to prepare for a replacement and find favorable financing. Even better, you’ll have more than enough time to do research on what type of HVAC unit is the best for your household.
Peace of Mind
Another notable benefit of professional maintenance is the peace of mind it can bring you. You can have one of our professionals completely evaluate your entire system and gave it the okay. This can go a long way in easing your worries about a potential breakdown or inefficient system operation driving up your energy bills.
If you have a heater that uses natural gas, propane, or heating oil, toxic fumes are created during the combustion process. These fumes are vented to the outdoors for optimal safety. However, if there’s a problem with your device, like a crack in the heat exchanger, those toxic fumes can remain inside your home.
These fumes are very dangerous to breathe in and can lead to major health issues and even death. During our maintenance service, we’ll test for any toxic fume emissions to ensure your heater is operating safely. This can go a long way in easing your mind about the overall safety of your home and your family during the cold winter season.
Ensure Optimal Comfort
One of the best ways to ensure your HVAC provides your family with optimal comfort is getting routine maintenance. Our maintenance calibrates your entire system and ensures optimal performance. Your unit won’t struggle to keep up with your energy demands, meaning you can enjoy adequate heating or cooling without a problem.
How Often Should You Have Your System Inspected?
We highly recommend an annual inspection for each HVAC unit you have. All air conditioners need service in the early spring to prepare for the upcoming summer season. All heaters need service in the early fall to get them ready for the cold winter months ahead. When you join our maintenance program, we’ll remind you when it’s time for annual maintenance service so you never forget.
Our maintenance service includes a 21-point tune-up that can reduce your energy bills by up to 25%. When you join our maintenance plan, you get access to a plethora of great benefits. These include priority appointment scheduling, a 15% discount on repair services, and no overtime fees for repairs during our off-hours.
Reliable HVAC Maintenance Service
72 Degrees Heating & Air Conditioning provides reliable HVAC maintenance service for the Apex, NC community. Our technicians can also help with all of your heating and cooling replacement, new installation, and repair needs. Call our friendly office staff today to schedule your next service appointment and maintain the comfort in your home.
