Thursday, April 4, 2013

IMPORTANCE OF HVAC MAINTENANCE

Homeowners may find that preventative maintenance of their home central heating and air conditioning systems initially a waste of money; on the other hand of the picture it's a direct fortune which you invest on your valuable HVAC systems such as Central Air Conditioners, High Efficiency Furnaces and Heaters. We all maintain our vehicles to avoid such scenarios like breaking down in the middle of road, in middle of the night or no to be late for work due to mechanical failures. Same thing goes with your home heating and cooling systems. Preventative or regular maintenance keeps them running at its peak efficiency and avoid future costly parts or whole HVAC system replacement.
 
 
A Conventional preventative HVAC maintenance can help to identify the problems like rust, corrosion, frayed wires, leaks and corrosion of electrical contacts. It is important to do preventive maintenance on your air conditioning unit at a minimum of once a year to ensure your unit is operating at full capacity. Certain components within a system of heating and air conditioning require immediate attention to the jagged operation. For example; in central air conditioners the condenser coils can become clogged with dust, dirt, pollen and other particles. Due to the obstruction, the condenser coil loses its ability to remove heat from your system. In return, causes the compressor to consume more energy and increases the utility bills and lowers the efficiency of the AC unit. Due to lack of maintenance knowledge about HVAC coils and things such as dirty filters can lead to hasty failure of the compressor in central heating and air conditioning systems, the condenser fan and other system components.
In other words, a malfunction of a component within your HVAC system can overwork the unit, for example if your high efficiency furnace and central air conditioner is suppose to last for fifteen years it will break down in half of its offered lifecycle and you may need to replace them.
Choosing a preventative maintenance plan that best suits you and your system is the best option to avoid replacing the entire heating and air conditioning system. Call Supreme Air Services to schedule an appointment to have your HVAC system maintenancecheckup (214) 310-1680.