Performing regular yearly inspections and maintenance on your HVAC system not only diagnoses and repairs existing problems, but it helps find and prevent problems from occurring in the future.
Your furnace system controls the temperature and moves air throughout your home to keep it comfortable while also filtering out dust and allergens. Oddly enough, temperature, movement, and dust are the very things that wear down HVAC systems. Heat exchangers undergo thermal stress by expanding and contracting, blower motors vibrate while spinning at high speeds to circulate the air, and the whole system is pulling in and filtering out dust. A yearly preventative maintenance inspection by a qualified service technician can keep your HVAC functioning at peak efficiency by identifying problems from thermal stress, movement, or dust. Common problems can be:
- Duct work loosened due to normal thermal expansion and contraction;
- Blower motor bearings in need of lubrication;
- Replacing of air filter and cleaning of dust from blower fan blades and AC condensing coil.
An inspection can also find and repair less than obvious problems like:
- Loose blower belt;
- Improperly firing burners;
- Blocked condensate drain;
- Loose wiring harnesses;
- Slowly leaking coolant from the AC system.
Often a service technician can tell you common minor issues about your furnace make and model that you can solve yourself in the future. Plus, they’ll perform a multi-point safety check to verify your system’s safe operation.
A yearly maintenance inspection keeps your HVAC running like new and improves your energy savings. You can expect safer operation from an inspection by monitoring your HVAC’s performance and condition, you’ll enjoy its longer life and lower chances for an expensive break down.
The best way to keep your furnace stay efficient and reliable is to have it inspected before you really need it. Before cold weather strikes, set up an appointment to have your heating system inspected by an expert. Yearly fall maintenance can save you time, frustration, and money when it’s done right by inspection a licensed technician from Direct Energy.
Below are some pictures of dirty units that we have serviced recently. These units had to be replaced because they were not serviced regularly.
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The best part of your article for me is when you talked about how a yearly maintenance inspection can prolong the life of your HVAC system because there is a lower chance for it to break down. My husband and I have been staying at our house for more than 3 years now, and we have never tried contacting an HVAC company to conduct an inspection of our HVAC system. It’s important for us to ensure that all our systems are properly working to prevent costly repairs and replacements. Now that I’m aware of the importance of HVAC maintenance, I will make sure to contact a professional HVAC contractor as soon as possible.
Prior to reading this post, I was contemplating whether or not to contact a heating service company to fix the furnace in my house. You did a nice job of mentioning that qualified HVAC professionals have received adequate training on the safety and practical issues of heater repair in order to do repairs in a manner that is both safe and productive. Hiring an expert to fix the heater is therefore a smart move. Thanks.
I found it interesting when you said that by detecting issues caused by thermal stress, movement, or dust, a yearly preventive maintenance check by a skilled service expert may keep your HVAC operating at top performance. After lunch on Monday, my husband told me that she had observed that our heating system was not functioning as it once did. Since then, I have been researching heating system repair companies to assist us with this problem. I made the decision to conduct some research online, and thankfully for us, I came across your post here. You make a really valid argument here, one that I’m sure people like us will be happy to remember. Thanks!
My favorite part of your article was when you discussed how a yearly maintenance inspection can extend the life of your HVAC system because there is a decreased likelihood that it will malfunction. Since moving into our home more than three years ago, my husband and I had never attempted to get in touch with an HVAC provider to have an examination of our HVAC system performed. We must make sure that each of our systems is functioning correctly in order to avoid having to pay for expensive repairs and replacements. Since I now understand how crucial HVAC maintenance is, I will make sure to get in touch with a qualified HVAC contractor as soon as possible.
Great blog thanks for sharing. Regular maintenance of your HVAC System is very important. you’ll save a lot of money and you’ll even avoid the hassle it can cause in the future. Hope to see more blog like this in the future.
My favorite part of your post was when you discussed how a yearly maintenance inspection might extend the life of your HVAC system because there is a decreased likelihood of malfunctioning. Since moving into our home more than three years ago, my husband and I have never attempted to get in touch with an HVAC provider to have an examination of our HVAC system performed. We must ensure that each of our systems is functioning correctly to avoid paying for expensive repairs and replacements. Since I now understand how crucial HVAC maintenance is, I will make sure to get in touch with a qualified HVAC contractor as soon as possible.
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Your discussion of how a yearly maintenance inspection can extend the life of your HVAC system by lowering the likelihood that it will break down was the most interesting part of your article to me. Although my husband and I have lived in our home for more than three years, we have never attempted to get in touch with an HVAC company to have an inspection of our HVAC system performed. To avoid exorbitant repairs and replacements, we must make sure all of our systems are functioning properly. I’ll make sure to get in touch with a qualified HVAC contractor as soon as I can now that I’m aware of how important HVAC maintenance is.
My favorite part of your post was when you discussed how a yearly maintenance inspection might extend the life of your HVAC system because there is a decreased likelihood that it would malfunction. Since moving into our home more than three years ago, my husband and I had never attempted to get in touch with an HVAC provider to have an examination of our system performed. We must make sure that each of our equipment is functioning correctly in order to avoid having to pay for expensive repairs and replacements. Since I now understand how crucial HVAC maintenance is, I will make sure to get in touch with a qualified furnace diagnostic service as soon as possible.
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