With the arrival of the cooler days of fall, Dayton area homeowners begin preparing their homes for the upcoming fall and winter months. Unfortunately, homeowners often overlook furnace maintenance, which leaves their heating system unprepared when the weather turns cold in late October or early November. There are several benefits of scheduling annual furnace maintenance, including:
- Lower energy costs
- Longer service life
- Fewer repairs
- Improved indoor air quality
- Peace of mind
Lower Energy Costs
Furnace maintenance helps ensure that your heating system is functioning at maximum energy efficiency. This means your furnace uses less energy to keep your home comfortable, thus reducing your carbon footprint and lowering energy costs.
Longer Lifespan
A neglected furnace puts unnecessary and potentially damaging strain on the unit. This added strain reduces the service life of the heating system, which means you will be required to replace it sooner than necessary. Schedule regular furnace maintenance, and your system may last 20 years or more.
Fewer Repairs
When your furnace is maintained, small issues are caught before they become big problems, and usually on the coldest day in February. And if you sign a preventive maintenance plan with a trusted HVAC company, you will usually receive a discount of parts and labors if repairs are needed, as well as priority scheduling.
Improved Indoor Air Quality
The air quality in your home is important, especially if you or anyone living in the home suffers from allergies or asthma. Microscopic airborne particles – which may increase when the furnace is not well maintained – aggravate these problems and can negatively affect the overall health and well-being of you and others in your home.
Peace of Mind
Scheduling furnace maintenance before winter sets in gives provides the security of knowing that your HVAC system is running safely and at maximum energy efficiency. This bit of knowledge provides you with peace of mind from October till April.
For more information about furnace maintenance, contact the experts at Ace Hardware Home Services. We are a family-owned business providing affordable and reliable service to the Dayton area since 1978.
Our goal is to help educate our customers in Dayton, Ohio about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems).
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