3 Benefits To Scheduling Heater Maintenance In The Autumn

Autumn will officially be here in just a few weeks, and that means cooler temperatures and the inevitable arrival of the first snowfall. Air conditioners will see less and less use in the coming weeks as your furnace or similar heating system tackles the load of keeping your home comfortable. Your heating system has most likely sat unused for several months, and if you haven’t had a technician look at it recently — even if it functioned just fine last year — then unforeseen problems can bite you just when you need the system the most. If you haven’t scheduled a maintenance appointment in 12 months or more, now is the ideal time to do so. It could save you a great deal of money and trouble.

What a Maintenance Appointment Does

Maintenance is similar to a tune-up for your car or a medical checkup with your doctor. It’s not intended to address anything specific (that’s what repair calls are for,) its purpose is to check for any existing issues both large and small. Even little details are important, such as loose bolts or clogged filters, and fortunately the technician can address them during the maintenance appointment. If a more serious repair is needed — if there are signs of a significant breakdown or a similar problem — the technician can schedule a repair appointment to deal with it on the spot.

The Benefits That Maintenance Brings

Maintenance appointments are recommended for all systems, but are especially necessary for older systems that have an expired warranty or a warranty close to expiration. They provide three basic benefits to any heating system:

1. Lower monthly costs: Little issues like loose bolts and dust clogging the burners can rob the system of efficiency: forcing individual components to work harder to do their job and raising both the monthly costs and the wear and tear on individual components. Scheduling a maintenance appointment before you constantly need to use your heater will reduce that wear and tear, and ensure that the system works without costing you as much in monthly expenses.
2. An early jump on repairs: The longer a potential repair issue goes unaddressed, the more damage it is likely to cause the system, and the more expensive eventual repairs will be. Scheduling an appointment early will likely cut down on these expenses, since the damage will have less time to spread. Furthermore, doing so allows you to schedule the repair appointment at your leisure, when the weather is still relatively warm and you don’t have to rearrange your busy life to address the issue.
3. Longevity: When applied regularly over time, maintenance appointments can cut down on the wear and tear of your system significantly. This helps it last longer — going months or even years after the warranty has expired — and tends to make repairs as the system ages less severe.

For quality heating maintenance appointments call on the pros at Quality Air Heating and Air Conditioning today!