Just like your car, which you have serviced periodically, your HVAC system needs routine maintenance in order to perform at its best. Now, this doesn’t mean changing the oil on your heating and cooling system; instead, you should have a qualified professional technician tune up your HVAC system before the hottest months in the summer and the coldest months in the winter.
Imagine a life where you don’t have to worry about the efficiency or reliability of your HVAC throughout the year. When temperatures fluctuate and you rely more heavily on your heating and cooling systems, you simply adjust your thermostat and allow the home comfort system to react accordingly.
While this might seem like just a fantasy, this could be your reality if you have a preventative maintenance plan for your HVAC. What is a preventative maintenance plan exactly? It’s an agreement between you and your HVAC contractor where you pay for regular tune-up services, typically twice a year, to ensure that your heating and cooling systems continue to function optimally. Maintenance plans keep emergency, costly repairs at bay by catching them early, while providing a host of other benefits.
What Does Preventative Maintenance Look Like Throughout the Year?
If preventative maintenance happens twice a year, when does it happen, and what does it entail? Great question! AFC Heating and Cooling provides a preventative maintenance plan that helps homeowners get the most out of their heating and cooling systems and help them better plan for larger repairs and replacements down the road.
Getting routine maintenance before the hottest months of the year will typically occur in the springtime. To prepare for spring and summer, you can expect a preventative maintenance plan to include such things as inspecting and replacing air filters, adjusting dampers, checking the refrigerant, inspecting the refrigerant line insulation, cleaning the condensate drain, calibrating the thermostat, cleaning and inspecting the condenser coil, and more.
No one wants to be left with a furnace or heating system that quits on the coldest day of the year. Luckily, with preventative maintenance, which typically occurs in the milder fall months before winter, heating systems are well-prepped to handle the coldest days. During a fall tune-up, you could expect an HVAC technician to inspect the burner operation and the heat exchanger, inspect the gas line, check all safety controls, lubricate any moving parts, inspect the blower components, and perform other vital tasks.
Do You Really Need an HVAC Maintenance Plan?
You might be wondering, “What’s the catch?” Why pay for something, like preventive maintenance, that doesn’t solve an active problem my HVAC system is experiencing? This is a common thought that homeowners have. Let us explain. Preventative maintenance is just that: preventative and proactive. The best way to ensure your heating and cooling system has a long working lifespan and positively contributes to your home’s comfort is to stay ahead of costly repairs and get regular tune-ups.
Instead of ignoring or being reactive to every issue your HVAC system has, like leaks, strange sounds, poor indoor air quality, uneven heating, ineffective cooling, or high utility bills, you can let the HVAC professionals take care of everything for you. Basically, preventative maintenance plans take the stress and guesswork off of your plate when it comes to your home comfort system. With an annual investment, you get to sit back, relax, and reap the benefits of a well-maintenance system. Want to learn more? See four key benefits of investing in a preventative maintenance plan from AFC Heating and Cooling for your HVAC.
1. Get Fast Help When You Need It
When you opt for a preventative maintenance plan with AFC Heating and Cooling, you get access to our 24/7 emergency service. We understand that HVAC repairs and issues don’t occur when you plan for them, so by investing in a preventive maintenance plan, you get service from our technicians when you need them. Not only that, but you also get priority scheduling for your preventative maintenance and routine repair services.
2. Take Care of Your Home Comfort Investment
Oftentimes when you install a new HVAC system, it comes with a manufacturer warranty that provides assistance on repairs for a certain period of time. This typically comes with the caveat that you have licensed professionals perform routine maintenance on the system to keep it working properly. Investing in a preventive maintenance plan allows you to have concrete documentation to ensure you get the benefits of your manufacturer warranty. Additionally, preventative maintenance goes a long way in helping you invest in the lifespan of your heating and cooling systems.
3. Save Money Over Time
Who doesn’t like saving money? Investing in a routine maintenance plan for your HVAC could increase energy savings, translating to lower utility bills each month. Better yet, having an HVAC technician regularly inspect and tune your heating and cooling system helps you catch small repairs before they turn into costly replacements. Instead of being shocked when your AC suddenly stops working and an HVAC technician explains you need a new system, you can better plan for these large investments over time.
4. Enjoy Optimum Year-Round Comfort and Peace of Mind
Overall, investing in annual preventative maintenance for your HVAC provides you peace of mind and optimal indoor comfort all year long. This means staying nice and cool during the muggy summer months and having your home be an oasis of warmth during the long, dark nights of winter. Not only temperature control, but you’ll also have peace of mind knowing the air you’re breathing at home is free from pollutants during allergy seasons and gas leaks from a faulty furnace.
Ready to Invest in Our HVAC Maintenance Plan?
Interested in securing your home comfort with a preventative maintenance plan? We can help! In addition to the seasonal tune ups you get through the HVAC maintenance plan from AFC Heating and Cooling, you get priority scheduling on routine maintenance and routine service calls, and you also get an additional 10% discount on all additional labor and parts throughout the year. Pricing for our maintenance plan takes into account the number of systems you have ranges from $169 to $409, depending on qualifying factors.
Get year-round help in Lee’s Summit, MO, and the surrounding areas from the HVAC professionals at AFC Heating and Cooling! Contact our helpful team of professionals today for all your heating and cooling needs.
