Over the typical heating and conditioning season, your HVAC system experiences wear related to normal use. Just like your car needs regular maintenance, so does a heating system and cooling system. One year of heating and air conditioning use is equivalent to driving 100,000 miles – since you wouldn’t go that long without tune-ups for your vehicle, make an HVAC tune-up part of your regular maintenance routine.
HVAC tune-ups keep your heating and cooling system in top shape. This professional service preserves equipment performance and energy efficiency to keep energy costs low, ensures operation safety, and corrects wear and tear issues that create the need for repair and cut years off system service life.
To ensure heating and cooling tune-ups are done properly, schedule HVAC tune-ups with a professional technician from your trusted HVAC company. Buckeye Heating, Cooling & Plumbing performs thorough inspection and HVAC maintenance for your heating and air conditioning system in Columbus, OH, and the surrounding areas.
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When the technician from your HVAC company mentions the need for an HVAC tune-up, it isn’t just an upsell – this service is essential to the energy efficiency, performance, and service life of your heating system and cooling system equipment! If you only do one thing to maintain your HVAC equipment each year, it should be scheduling tune-ups in the fall and spring – but please don’t stop there!
So, why is HVAC system maintenance so important?
Heating and cooling systems are made up of many parts, so there are numerous steps involved when a furnace or AC tune-up is performed. Buckeye Heating, Cooling & Plumbing follows a thorough checklist to make sure every part of your furnace, air conditioner, boiler, heat pump, or ductless unit is properly maintained.
Tasks involved in an HVAC maintenance tune-up may include the following, depending on the system being serviced:
In addition to these tips and tasks, inspection of the entire system takes place during heating and cooling tune-ups. A professional technician from your HVAC company knows exactly what to look for while performing HVAC maintenance to ensure the system is in top shape, produces good air quality, operates at peak energy efficiency, and keeps your household safe. If flaws exist anywhere within the system, they will be found and corrected to keep your heating and cooling unit in good working order.
Tune-ups for a furnace, heat pump, or air conditioner also help the system to run safely. Malfunctions such as a cracked heat exchanger or damaged electrical wiring can create dangerous and even deadly safety issues when using a heating system or air conditioning system. During a tune-up, your technician will inspect the condition and performance of these parts to ensure their quality, and repair or replace them when necessary to prevent related safety issues.
Regular use causes HVAC components to wear out and allows the system to accumulate dust, dirt, and debris. The components will stress under these conditions, making it hard for the furnace, heat pump, or air conditioner to run at optimal efficiency levels. The quality of heating or cooling you feel inside the home will decline, but your energy bills will rise as the system draws more electrical power and gas energy to operate. Tune-ups alleviate these issues so your system runs more efficiently, keeping energy costs low.
After HVAC system installation, your new systems are protected by manufacturer warranty coverage for some time. The warranty pays for replacement parts or a new unit if certain issues should arise during that time frame. Most manufacturers require a yearly maintenance tune-up to validate the warranty – if you skip regular HVAC tune-ups, your warranty won’t be good when and if you need it. Repairing and replacing HVAC units is a costly investment, so make sure you aren’t stuck paying more and keep your warranty intact with tune-ups each season.
The same issues and conditions that cause poor energy efficiency also inflict damage on your HVAC system. Wear and tear will eventually cause parts to break down, which can cause the system to run poorly or fail to turn on altogether. Without maintenance, wear accumulates creating more extensive system issues over time. What could have been repaired easily last season may require significant repair or replacement later on.
Maintenance cares for components so they do not become damaged by regular heating and cooling use. A tune-up also provides an opportunity for a professional to inspect the system, which leads to the identification of minor defects so repairs can be performed while the issue is still small rather than allowing it to develop into something severe enough to take the system out of service or require brand new HVAC installation.
Maintenance tune-ups for heating and cooling equipment should be performed once per year. The best time for scheduling these services is before the system’s peak operating season. This means heating system equipment should be serviced in the fall, in preparation for the winter heating season. Schedule cooling system units for maintenance service in the spring, ahead of the summer cooling season. While fall and spring are ideal times to schedule your tune-ups, it’s never too late to complete this service– even if you remember it in the middle of summer or winter.
Tune-ups are a very affordable investment toward the care of your heating and cooling systems. Installation of a new unit will come at exponentially higher costs, which could have been put off for longer had you invested in regular maintenance services. Tune-ups can cost under one hundred dollars to a few hundred dollars, depending on the company you call.
Buckeye Heating, Cooling & Plumbing helps you save when you take care of your HVAC maintenance needs through a True Comfort Membership! As a True Comfort Membership customer, your two annual tune-ups are included and will be performed in the spring and fall at your convenience.
In addition to maintaining your HVAC units, True Comfort Membership plans provide quality savings throughout the year. Receive discounts on repairs and new HVAC products, including indoor air quality equipment! Access emergency repair services without overtime costs and free diagnostics when we make repairs.
Learn more about the benefits of a True Comfort Membership and join today!
Outside of professional maintenance for heating air conditioning units, homeowners should follow maintenance tips throughout the year to protect their air conditioning systems and heating units. Don’t leave maintenance to your tech twice per year – follow these tips to keep your regular HVAC needs met throughout the year.
The outdoor heat pump or air conditioner condenser can gather dust and debris which restrict airflow. This affects the cooling process in the summer as well as the heating cycles for heat pumps during the winter. Periodically, you should clean the outdoor unit to keep air moving through the HVAC system as intended.
When it’s time to schedule your next heating or cooling tune-up, call Buckeye Heating, Cooling & Plumbing!
One big mistake that damages HVAC units is using dirty air filters. The air filter in your HVAC system isn’t meant to last forever (even reusable filters require cleaning). If your air filter is completely clogged with pollutants removed from the air, the system has trouble circulating air. More energy is used and components are stressed, which leads to breakdowns and higher energy bills.
Filters should be checked and changed regularly. Inspect your filter once per month, as new air filters are often needed sooner than expected, especially during the summer and winter when systems are in heavy use.
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