Having a functional climate control system in your Marietta, GA home is absolutely essential. Modern HVAC systems regulate indoor temperature and humidity, filter out airborne allergens and other contaminants, and play a critical role in the overall ventilation of buildings. Taking good care of the heating and cooling equipment you currently have is key to enjoying these benefits and more. If you haven’t scheduled annual HVAC system maintenance in a while, the following are several reasons why these services are so important.
PRESERVING MANUFACTURER WARRANTIES FOR NEW HVAC EQUIPMENT
New heaters, heat pumps, and air conditioners come with manufacturer warranties. These warranties typically last five years, and they cover damages resulting from substandard manufacturing and defective materials. However, to enjoy these protections, there are a few requirements that consumers must meet. For instance, covered HVAC equipment must be:
- Properly sized for its service area
- Registered for warranty coverage following installation
- Installed by a licensed HVAC company
- Maintained according to the standards set forth in warranty documents
One of the most important maintenance requirements for covered equipment is scheduling professional service at least once annually. For best results, you should have your heater serviced in late fall or early winter and your air conditioner serviced in late spring. Heat pumps that function only as air conditioners should be serviced in spring as well. However, heat pumps that work year-round will need professional maintenance before the winter season and just ahead of summer.
When submitting warranty claims, you may be asked by the product manufacturer whether you’ve had professional maintenance performed. Some warranty issuers may even ask for proof of service. Even when they do not, discoveries made during the related HVAC inspection and repair services could reveal that you’ve been negligent in this area. This often results in the total voidance of warranty protections and leaves consumers paying for otherwise covered repairs and replacements. This can also be the case for home insurance policies and home service agreements that cover HVAC systems. As such, diligently scheduling annual HVAC system maintenance can significantly cut your out-of-pocket repair costs.
KEEP YOUR HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS RUNNING EFFICIENTLY
Nothing protects and improves the efficiency of HVAC systems like regular maintenance. Even purchasing the most efficient heater, AC, or heat pump you can find won’t do much to limit your monthly energy bills if you aren’t taking good care of it. During maintenance service, our technicians have the chance to resolve issues that are causing energy waste. For instance, when inspecting and calibrating your thermostat, we might find that this device is positioned too near a heat-generating appliance. By relocating your thermostat to more a suitable location, we’ll ensure that your air conditioner isn’t cycling on every time your oven heats up.
Routine HVAC maintenance also allows for a far more thorough cleaning of internal system components. Regularly changing out your HVAC air filters and cleaning the area around your outside condenser are good steps toward keeping your heating and cooling systems running efficiently. However, we also thoroughly clean AC condenser and evaporator coils, furnace thermocouples, HVAC air registers, vents, grilles, and more. These efforts optimize the heat transfer process, eliminate airflow obstructions, and ensure that more of the energy being used is converted into usable heat or cold air.
We additionally check for ductwork leaks and other duct-related problems that might hinder air distribution. By ensuring that all critical system components are intact and working as they should, we minimize both HVAC system stress and overall energy use.
PROTECT YOUR INDOOR AIR QUALITY
Dirty, ill-maintained air conditioners and heaters rarely smell good when they’re first turned on. If your air conditioner has fast-growing algae in its condensate drain, it might fill your home with a dank, musty odor when in action. Poorly maintained heaters often flood buildings with burnt, dusty aromas. Worse still, neglected heating and cooling equipment tends to be a lot noisier too. When your HVAC system is on, you could have a hard time hearing your television, falling asleep, or holding a quiet conversation.
Not only will annual HVAC maintenance services keep your home smelling fresher and limit operational noise, but they will also improve your indoor air quality. By eliminating trapped allergens and contaminants that have bypassed your HVAC filter, these services will leave you with fewer particulates to contend with.
Checking gas-fired and oil-fired heater exhaust systems is a critical part of annual HVAC maintenance. Making sure that furnaces are vented correctly minimizes the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) exposure. Along with the inspection of all electrical connections, these measures promote higher levels of home safety.
BUILDING STRONG COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR HVAC SERVICE PROVIDER
One of the major drawbacks of waiting to schedule HVAC service until you need urgent repairs is never really connecting with your service provider. Routine maintenance services are an opportunity for consumers and companies to build relationships. You can familiarize yourself with the types of services supplied, and HVAC technicians can learn all about your heating and cooling equipment, your household’s needs, and your service preferences. Even when HVAC technicians have brand and model-specific training, becoming familiar with HVAC systems in individual environments allows them to better provide needs-specific support.
We work with our clients as partners in HVAC maintenance. Our technicians regularly offer model-specific troubleshooting advice and tips for choosing air filters, installing them, and establishing the right filter replacement schedules. We also offer membership plans so that our loyal clients can enjoy two covered maintenance visits each year, exclusive savings on HVAC replacement and repair services, and priority scheduling.
LIMIT YOUR HVAC REPAIR COSTS
Beyond preserving equipment warranties and other like protections, annual HVAC maintenance can also cut your repair costs by ensuring that minor issues never spiral out of control. It often costs far less to resolve heating and cooling problems when they’re discovered in their formative stages rather than later on. During maintenance service, your technician will look for worn and damaged parts, missing parts, faulty wiring, loose connections, and general signs of distress. By intervening right away, we can keep small and localized issues from affecting other system components and functions.
AVOID HEATING AND COOLING EMERGENCIES
Poorly maintained HVAC systems tend to break down at the most inopportune times. Moreover, people who skip annual HVAC maintenance have a much higher likelihood of suffering total equipment failure during peak heating and cooling seasons. Not only does this leave them scrambling to find available HVAC technicians when local providers are already inundated, but it also leaves building residents vulnerable to the ravages of excessively hot or cold weather.
ANNUAL HVAC SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
We proudly serve residents of Marrietta, GA, and the surrounding area. Our clients can turn to us for superior heating, cooling, plumbing, and electrical services. To learn more about our membership plans or to schedule annual HVAC system maintenance, get in touch with Garrett Mechanical today!
