Planned maintenance for your home benefits you in a number of ways. In Southwest Ohio, when extreme weather doesn’t allow you to open the windows and let fresh air into your home, you rely on your heating and cooling equipment to keep your home comfortable and healthy. Not keeping up with the maintenance needs of your equipment can lead to breakdowns and the resulting need for repairs and even replacement.
Indoor air quality can have a substantial effect on a person’s health. Dust, dander, mold spores and pollen can all cause an increase in allergies, asthma and respiratory illness. Changing HVAC filters every two to three months can help remove these irritants from your indoor air. Routine maintenance done by a contractor will also ensure that there are no built-up particles around the filter area, on the internal components, or in the ductwork.
A periodic inspection of your ductwork can determine whether or not costly air leaks are present. When warmed or cooled air escapes through gaps or leaks into un-cooled or heated areas, this wastes energy consumption and money since your furnace will need to work extra to bring your home to its desired temperature.
Drains near your furnace move moisture away from delicate areas of your equipment such as the electrical system. If these drains become too clogged with sediment buildup, the moisture cannot drain off and may back up.
In general, planned maintenance benefits you and your home by ensuring your safety as well as your level of comfort that you expect. Allowing wasted energy to raise your monthly bills can be prevented with a routine visit at least once per year. Contact Ace Hardware Home Services, Inc.for more information on scheduling an appointment with one of our skilled employees.
Our goal is to help educate our customers about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about planned maintenance and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Resource guide.
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