If you’d like to cut the high cost of keeping your home comfortable year-round, consider a preventive maintenance agreement for your HVAC system. An HVAC system has many moving and electrical parts that need routine maintenance to operate at top efficiency. Running one that’s dirty or needs adjusting increases energy consumption and shortens its life. 

The Necessity of Maintenance

Dust and dirt can collect on and inside the vital components of these systems, and as they do, energy consumption rises and the parts start to wear. Many of these parts require specialized knowledge and tools to access.

Loose and dust-covered electrical components store heat, wear faster and have the potential to create fires. Excessive dust in the air handler harms the evaporator coil and heat exchanger. Not only does the system loose efficiency, but the dust also sets the stage for major component failure, something preventive maintenance helps you avoid.

In the cooling mode, dust can cause the evaporator coil to freeze over. It also has the potential to burn up the cooling system’s compressor — its most expensive part. Dust on the heat exchanger can cause cracks that might emit carbon monoxide (CO) into your home during the heating season. This situation often requires an expensive repair or complete furnace replacement. 

Benefits of a Preventive Maintenance Agreemnet

Convenience, better system performance, lower energy bills and dependability top the list for routine professional maintenance. While it’s critical for you to remember to check and change the air filter when it’s dirty and keep the outdoor condenser clean, the system needs attention that only an HVAC professional can provide. 

Signing up for a maintenance agreement is simple, and it entitles you to one thorough system check each year and one before each heating and cooling season begins. The contractor also keeps thorough records of the condition and work performed during each maintenance visit, useful for troubleshooting future problems and avoiding serious breakdowns. 

Bill Joplin’s Air Conditioning & Heating can help you save money and increase your system’s life span with a preventive maintenance agreement. We’re an award-winning HVAC contractor serving homeowners in the Collin County and surrounding areas since 1978.