Ignore Kemah HVAC Maintenance At Your Own Expense
Why Ignoring Kemah HVAC Maintenance Costs You More: The Importance of Regular Repairs and Preventative Service
The most effective way to do it is to do it.
– Amelia Earhart
Procrastination can lead to such troubling consequences, and the evidence of this is especially true concerning making simple home repairs. Your home is an important investment that provides comfort and safety for your entire family. Still, choosing the status quo over the disruption of completing maintenance or repairs is too tempting and easy, but the results are more trouble than can be imagined. This is demonstrably true concerning making HVAC repairs.
Since both heating and air conditioning systems are mechanical, like automobiles, the results of ignoring maintenance and repairs are similar. Troubles tend to accumulate, compound, and grow sharply worse. Here is how it seems to work.
Putting Off or Ignoring Kemah HVAC Maintenance Maintenance
Many people have the attitude, “If it ain’t broke, why fix it?” When HVAC systems are new, they run great and there seems to be no problem. In this situation, it is easy to ignore the manufacturer’s guidelines to have the system serviced by a professional Kemah HVAC Maintenance technician annually. (This is sort of like ignoring regular oil changes.) In the meantime:
• The system is getting dirty. Considering how much air moves through the system, it is not surprising that dust will collect on components inside the furnace/air conditioner. The air filter collects most of the airborne particles, but some will still get through. (Regular maintenance removes most of these particles.)
• Key parts are being neglected. Annual testing and checks should be completed to ensure the normal wear of use does not weaken individual parts of that complex mechanical appliance. (During regular maintenance, a Kemah HVAC Maintenance technician can detect small problems and replace these parts promptly.)
Missing Small Problems
Catching small problems due to stress is key to overall HVAC health, in both the short and long term.
• The stress from one failing part causes stress on nearby parts, usually parts that are “downstream” electronically from the trouble.
• Since these parts are working harder, intermittently, and failing, they are using more energy. This is another indicator of a troubled HVAC system—it takes more energy to accomplish the normal task and therefore costs more money to run.
• The result is that stress and failure will eventually lead to major repairs, instead of catching the problem early. Emergency repairs and an unplanned system replacement are usually very inconvenient.
Ignoring maintenance and avoiding making small repairs might seem like it saves money, but it ends up costing more money in the long run.
The Alternative
An annual regimen of maintenance and checking is prescribed by the manufacturer and recommended by the US Department of Energy. If you talk to any HVAC technician, you will hear the same recommendations.
• An annual preventative maintenance visit that cleans the system, and tests the electrical viability of electrical sensors, switches, and control mechanisms.
• Maintenance is tailored to the type of system; the refrigerant gas pressure will be checked for air conditioners and heat pumps, and the burner assembly/heat exchanger for natural gas furnaces will be thoroughly examined.
• The homeowner is taught to be responsible for changing the air filter quarterly, a vital DIY maintenance task.
Not only does a well-maintained system perform better, clean the air better, and save money, but it also lasts longer—on average 5 years longer.
Ignore Kemah HVAC Maintenance At Your Own Expense
Ignoring regular Kemah HVAC maintenance can lead to bigger problems, higher energy costs, and expensive repairs. Even if the smallest issues go unchecked, they can compound and strain the system, ultimately causing major failures. Annual preventative maintenance ensures optimal system performance, improves air quality, and extends the lifespan of your HVAC system by up to five years.
When you need Kemah HVAC maintenance, call on the name the Texas Gulf Coast trusts, Doctor Cool & Professor Heat. As an award-winning, BBB-accredited Kemah HVAC Maintenance and installation contractor serving the League City and surrounding area, we pride ourselves in providing exceptional service to our customers. Call Doctor Cool & Professor Heat today at 281-338-8751 or email Doctor Cool.
