If you never had maintenance done on your vehicle, would you expect it to need fewer repairs than if you had it maintained regularly? Absolutely not! One of the points of regular vehicle maintenance is to prevent inconvenient, even dangerous, breakdowns.
Your home’s heating system needs to be treated the same way as your car. Think of winter as if it were a big road trip for the heater. Just like a vehicle, it will be under immense strain and run for long stretches. You want to head off on the winter “road trip” with a heater that’s prepared to handle the work stress along the way.
How Maintenance Reduces Malfunctions
So how does an annual maintenance visit from one of our expert technicians help to stop repair troubles for your heating system?
The Inspection: The main part of maintenance is the technicians giving the heater a close inspection that includes all the major components. They’ll look for spots where parts are coming loose, or where wear and tear are starting to have an effect. For natural gas systems, they’ll pay special attention to parts of the heater that can potentially create safety problems. If they spot anything that looks wrong, they’ll notify you. Then you can arrange for the repair work. In many situations, our technicians will have the tools and parts to do the repairs on the spot.
Tune-up and adjustments: After inspecting the heater, the technicians will take care of cleaning, adjusting, and generally tuning up the system. This includes cleaning and adjusting the gas burner, cleaning the ignition system (or the pilot light for older furnaces), giving the heat exchanger and the combustion chamber a brushing and vacuuming, tightening all electrical connections, lubricating any motors that need it, calibrating the thermostat, and adjusting the dampers. These jobs will remove the extra stress that often causes malfunctions and breakdowns. The heating system will also work more efficiently and enjoy a longer service life.
You can expect to prevent around 85% of the repairs you would otherwise need for heater thanks to regular professional maintenance. This not only saves you an immense amount of money, but it removes the inconvenience and chill that comes with a broken heating system!
Sign Up for a Maintenance Plan with Us
It’s crucial to have heating maintenance in West Chester, PA done before the worst of winter arrives. It saves you money, inconvenience, and discomfort. And it will help to prevent repairs that might lead to your heater either not working well—or not working at all! We offer maintenance plans to inspect and tune-up your heating system each fall (as well as your air conditioner each spring). Our team will do our best to see that you have a furnace that’s as problem-free as possible over the winter.
No amount of maintenance can stop all repair needs, however, and you can count on us for fast repair service should you need it. We have 40 years of experience working with heating systems!
Wm. Henderson Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Inc. offers prompt and professional service throughout Delaware and Chester Counties & The Main Line.