{"id":1248,"date":"2019-12-09T11:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2019-12-02T15:43:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T20:43:36","slug":"december-isnt-too-late-heater-inspection-tune-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/heating-service\/december-isnt-too-late-heater-inspection-tune-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Why December Isn\u2019t Too Late for a Heater Inspection and Tune-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Any HVAC contractor who cares about their customers\u2019 safety and comfort recommends annual fall maintenance for household heating systems. No matter if you use a gas furnace, electric furnace, boiler, in-floor heating system, heat pump, or ductless system, it needs to have a fall tune-up and inspection from our professionals. We are the Georgetown, DE, HVAC contractor<\/a> with the ideal maintenance plan to see to not only your heating needs, but your cooling needs as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

But it\u2019s already December. Isn\u2019t that too late?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We know that when the calendar flips over to December,\npeople think \u201cWell, it\u2019s winter and that\u2019s that.\u201d But technically, it\u2019s still\nfall until the 21st. And even if it were already winter, it\u2019s still not too\nlate to have heating maintenance if you haven\u2019t scheduled it yet. It\u2019s never\ntoo late\u2014until you decide to skip it entirely. And that\u2019s something we never recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But why? We\u2019ll look at some specifics, starting with the\nmost important\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S-A-F-E-T-Y<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We don\u2019t want to send you into a panic, because residential\nheating systems are designed with safety as a priority. Natural gas heating\nsystems (furnaces, boilers, most in-floor radiant systems) can potentially turn\nunsafe because of gas leaks and combustion hazards, but they\u2019re built with precautions\nto make it unlikely they\u2019ll become dangerous. If you have CO detectors\ninstalled\u2014and you absolutely must if you use natural gas in any<\/em> capacity\nin your house\u2014you have a good line of defense in case something does go wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the best way to ensure your gas heating system stays safe as possible is through annual professional inspections. When gas systems age, they have a higher likelihood of suffering from potentially hazardous situations like cracked heat exchangers. Professionals specifically look for safety issues like this when inspecting a heater during maintenance. When they catch the problem, they can alert to what repairs need to be made, or if it\u2019s time for a new heating system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipment Life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another vital reason that it\u2019s never too late to arrange for\nheating maintenance is that keeping up with the annual schedule helps a heater\nlast for as long as possible. The equipment life of heating systems vary. Natural\ngas furnaces often last around 15 years, electric furnaces around 20, and\nboilers can sometimes go for 30 years. Heat pumps last in the 10 to 15-year range.\nBut<\/em>, without maintenance, you can slash all those estimates in half. The\nwear and tear of managing winter comfort will run the heater down much faster,\nand you\u2019ll end up paying for a new system years too early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting the Warranty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are plenty more reasons to always schedule maintenance\ninspections and tune-ups, but we\u2019ll leave you with this one: maintenance is\noften necessary to keep the equipment warranty valid. The manufacturer\u2019s\nwarranty is what protects you in case the heater fails due to a manufacturer\u2019s\nfault. Without a valid warranty, you may be trapped paying for a repair or a\nfull replacement that might otherwise be covered. Make sure you have this\nessential consumer protection and always have licensed pros maintain your\nheating system each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call the company with over 30 years of quality service:<\/a> Atlantic Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Even if it were already winter, it\u2019s still not too late to have heating maintenance if you haven\u2019t scheduled it yet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[99,49],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1248"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1252,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248\/revisions\/1252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}