Wheat Ridge’s latest weather has been teasing cooler temperatures all week and last. The swings of hot days and cold nights can put a lot of stress on a Wheat Ridge Home HVAC system. Especially so, if your home has a furnace that has been off for an extended period. Suddenly requiring a dormant appliance to repeatedly turn on and off without a proper warm-up can be risky. If your home in Wheat Ridge has not had its annual Wheat Ridge furnace tune-up scheduled, now is the time to do so. Wheat Ridge Furnace tune-ups are more than replacing air filters and flipping some switches. It is a necessary service that guarantees the functionality of your unit and the integrity of your home’s HVAC system as a whole. Read a little more about this essential service.
What is a furnace tune-up?
As a general rule for homeowners or any person owning a property that has a heating system, your furnace should be serviced by a licensed HVAC contractor annually. A Wheat Ridge furnace tune-up will inspect all the working parts of your HVAC system and check to see how the furnace is operating within that. What is included with a Wheat Ridge furnace tune-up is:
- Air filter replacement
- Igniter or pilot light inspection
- Burner adjustment
- Inspection of heat exchanger
- Inspection of the gas supply line and gas pressure
- Wiring inspection and adjustment
- Air duct inspection and airflow
- Additional safety checks
- Efficiency grading
Are furnace tune-ups worth it?
As with many appliances and systems that are used regularly within your home, scheduling an annual furnace tune-up can only help in the long run. Regularly scheduled tune-ups for your HVAC system can reduce the chances of system failures or expensive breakdowns by up to 95%. Finding and resolving smaller issues with the HVAC system quickly will help ensure that the system does not degrade faster. Forgetting to schedule your yearly furnace tune-up can cut the life expectancy of your furnace in half!
Beyond that, having your routine furnace tune-up will yield some welcome benefits beyond years of reliable heating:
- Efficient electricity use
- Improves air quality
- Balanced and powerful heating
- Minimize breakdowns
- Extends unit lifespan
- Reduces gas consumption
What type of furnace needs servicing?
Any major appliance that is putting on a constant workload will need regular maintenance and tune-ups. Heating appliances like furnaces come in all shapes and sizes. And every single one needs a helping hand to make sure they running optimally and running efficiently:
- Forced air gas furnaces
- Electric furnaces
- Oil furnaces
- Heat pumps
- Water heaters
- Boilers
- Radiant heaters
Fox Mechanical can assist and help Wheat Ridge homes with any heating solutions. So before the weather turns the corner once more, be sure to call and schedule a service with Fox Mechanical today.
