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Why should I perform preventive maintenance?
• Heating and cooling systems work incredibly hard to perform their functions for your household. The constant stopping, starting and continualoperation can wear down a machine quickly and unexpectedly if the proper care and maintenance is delayed. However, by performing preventive maintenance, or servicing your system regularly, you can maximizethe lifecycle of your heating or cooling unit and guard against many unexpected failures
• Preventive maintenance inspections performed on a regular basis can uncover leaks, rust, rot, soot,frayed wires and corroded electrical contacts.
What equipment requires preventive maintenance?
• At least once a year, we suggest that homeowners schedule a professional tune-up for the centralheating and cooling system in their home.
• Inspections on boiler and furnace systems should include ductwork, pipes, dampers, valves, the chimney, registers, radiators, pumps, blowers, fuel lines,the gas meter, oil tank and every part of the actual furnace and boiler.
• Meanwhile, heat pump and air conditioning unit inspections should also include inspections of the fan, compressor,indoor coils, outdoor coils and refrigerant lines.
What type of filter should I use?
• Standard furnace filters work well to keep your system and its ductwork clean, but they don’t really improveindoor air quality. To do that you need a media filter. The media filter rests between the main return duct and the blower cabinet and will improve dust and particle removal by seven times that of astandard furnace filter. However, upgrading to a pleated media filter will remove everything from insecticide dust to airborne viruses from the filtered air.
• A media filter can have a lifeexceeding two years, and its only drawback is that its tight fiber weave can cause your furnace to have to work harder to blow air through the house. Always choose a filter that matches your blower’s...