Stay Warm with a Well-Maintained Heater

When temperatures drop, we tend to want to stay indoors, cuddle up with a cozy blanket, pour ourselves a warm drink, and binge-watch our favorite TV series. It’s the perfect plan for relaxation in the colder months, and not much can be done to ruin it. Unless it’s just as cold in your house as it is outside. 

We often don’t give our heaters and furnaces a second thought, especially when everything is running smoothly as it should be. In fact, usually the only time we ever pay them any attention is, in fact, when something goes wrong. 

MAINTENANCE

Having regular maintenance done on your heater and furnace can be beneficial in a handful of ways. Having the forethought to inspect these units throughout the year can potentially prevent disaster from striking. At bare minimum, heaters and furnaces, along with other major home appliances and systems, should be inspected and maintained at least once a year. This simple practice can actually prolong the life of your units. It can also draw attention to potential developing problems so they can be addressed earlier on, and can lower the cost of repairs that do need done. 

Maintenance can also help your system run as efficiently as possible, burning less energy and saving you money. Furnace inspections include a thorough examination of your entire system, looking for optimization opportunities and adjustments that can be made. If any issues are found, they can be taken care of before they become major disasters. This can eliminate future inconveniences and costly repairs. 

REPAIR

Sometimes repairs will need to be made, especially as time goes by and your unit ages. When your furnace is regularly maintained, these repairs can usually be spotted early on and are easy fixes, instead of developing into big problems had they gone unnoticed. Whether they just require simple solutions, or they are larger issues, having the repairs done immediately and correctly can help to prevent any further complications. 

REPLACEMENT

There are certain occasions where maintenance and repairs simply will not cut it. For instance, when your furnace has lived a full life and is now outdated and not running properly, no amount of repairs can bring it up to the same level of operation as a new unit. In this case, it would be a better investment to purchase a new furnace altogether rather than to pour money into an aging system. 

Regardless of whether you want to being regular maintenance on your furnace, or yours is in need of repairs or replacement, the experts are Active Plumbing & Air Conditioning can help. Contact us today.

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