Furnace Maintenance to Reduce Repairs

Furnace Maintenance Tips for Homeowners

We do routine maintenance tasks nearly every day; vacuuming floors, washing dishes, emptying the trash, and laundering clothes are good examples. Truly, we do not want to imagine how our homes would function without these simple, but necessary tasks. You can recall similar tasks in every area of our lives, including lawn work and vehicle care. Furnace Maintenance tasks are key to keeping your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC) functioning properly over decades of normal use.

Trained and experienced technicians know where and how to clean and inspect components. HVAC maintenance brings order to your heater, just as routine tasks bring order to your home.

Fewer Repairs. Waking up to a cold home on a winter weekend is a troubling thought. A planned maintenance visit will make sure technicians are available at a time that meets your schedule. Repairs generally happen when small problems add stress to your system, leading to a breakdown. Maintenance is designed to catch these small issues before they become big issues.

Furnace Maintenance to Your Lower Bills. There are two problems that reduce the efficiency of your heater: dust and the normal wear of parts over time. Dust and dirt that collects on filters, the evaporator coil, and the condenser coil hinder the proper function of each component. When one small sensor or switch begins to fail, it causes coordinated components to struggle, making it work harder. A well-maintained system uses less energy, saving money in the process.

Furnace Maintenance to Improve Longer Lifespan. These regular maintenance visits over the years that keep the system clean, and fix minor problems early tend to keep your entire system working longer. At some point, the old system will be too inefficient to continue, or eventually, a component or components will fail. However, maintaining your HVAC system will extend the useful years of your system.

Additional Benefits. When you keep up with regularly scheduled Furnace Maintenance, you are also:

• Your indoor air quality will stay cleaner. By maintaining and cleaning your air filter and ducts, you remove a large number of airborne particles from your home. These particles can cause breathing difficulties in family members and, of course, land on surfaces in your home as dust. Until they are removed, they are potentially recirculating repeatedly.
• Quiet Running. Poorly maintained HVAC systems often develop squeaks and squeals. Maintenance makes sure moving parts are properly lubricated and worn belts are replaced.
• Safety First. Natural gas/propane heating systems have additional concerns and regular maintenance include inspections for dangerous cracks or leaks. Leaks can develop on both the gas supply side and the gas exhaust side; both can be dangerous and deadly.

Preventative furnace maintenance will give you the assurance that every measure has been taken to keep your family warm and comfortable all winter long.

Have Questions about Furnace Maintenance?

Let us help with your Furnace Maintenance. Call Doctor Cool & Professor Heat today at 281-338-8751 or email Doctor Cool and let our professional Residential AC Repair technicians assist with all of your preventative Furnace Maintenance questions.