If you want to be warm and cozy during the winter season, maintaining your HVAC system is very important. An HVAC system includes heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. You want to stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer seasons. The furnace is an integral component of an HVAC system. Avoid a chilly home by hiring an HVAC expert to perform annual maintenance on your HVAC system. When you least expect it, lack of proper annual maintenance will lead to furnace problems and higher than normal heating bills. During the frigid winter months, a furnace will quit working and it will cost you money to fix avoidable problems. There is nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night to discover that the furnace has quit running and your home is very cold. You want to maintain a warm home to keep your family healthy and your home’s pipes from freezing and bursting. It sounds scary. But, if the water pipes freeze and burst, it will flood a home. This situation causes even bigger problems and expensive repair bills. Avoid an emergency by performing annual or semi-annual maintenance and keep your furnace and your entire HVAC system in smooth-running condition.
Common problems with a furnace are a malfunctioning motor, dirty furnace filters, clogged air ducts, poorly functioning thermostat, normal wear and tear, and electric ignition issues. If your HVAC system has an old gas furnace, there might be pilot control and ignition issues. With older gas furnaces, the pilot on a gas furnace can go out causing the furnace to stop working. Modern gas furnaces do not have standing pilot lights. But, that is not to say that modern gas systems are without ignition issues. Problems that you cannot fix yourself could include faulty wiring, ignition issues in gas furnaces, or computer board failure (modern HVAC systems). Older furnace systems can have belt or blower problems. Both old and new systems have faulty safety switch problems. If the furnace fails to turn on, there could be a failing ignition system. With gas furnaces, old or new, burner cleaning and adjustment is necessary to keep the furnace running. This is the reason that HVAC maintenance is tantamount to keeping your home toasty warm during the cold winter season.
Check for a tripped circuit breaker or a malfunctioning thermostat. Even new thermostats can fail. If you can’t find the problem yourself, consider hiring an expert HVAC service technician. Finding and hiring an HVAC company and a good HVAC technician is an important part of performing annual HVAC maintenance. Be sure to hire a reputable HVAC service technician by checking on certifications, references, and credentials. Always check on references and ask contractors for customer referrals, too. Don’t leave anything to chance. Ask about the contractor’s service performance, and if the previous jobs were completed. Your home’s HVAC system is important to keep your home in good running order to protect your family and keep everyone healthy