Why Preventative Furnace Maintenance Matters

You take your car in to be serviced every 3000-5000 miles. You visit your doctor for a physical every year. So why wouldn’t you also get your routine HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) maintenance in Champaign each season?

You may feel that if the air conditioning system kept you cool all through the previous summer, or you didn’t encounter any mishaps with your furnace last winter, that you can skip having an expert come out and do an inspection. But that’s where you could have problems.

Taking your car in regularly helps verify everything is operating correctly so you aren’t halfway into a 400 mile trip when your car suddenly breaks down. Seeing the doctor regularly helps keep your body healthy and catches issues early, like heart disease or cancer.

It’s similar with heating and air conditioning maintenance. The owner of Sky Heating & Air Conditioning in Portland, Travis Smith, explained it very simply.

“Think about if only 20% of people who owned vehicles had them maintained regularly. There would be a lot of malfunctioning vehicles. An HVAC system can run about 2,000 hours annually, and if you figure it’s working at the equivalent of 30 miles per hour, that concludes that you put 60,000 miles annually on your equipment in between maintenance.”

Smith also notes that the process is just like car maintenance. “Just as a vehicle mechanic would bring to any auto owner’s attention that it needs oil changes and regular tune-ups. There is no difference. Mechanical devices need maintenance or they will stop working and have decreased lifespans.”

So just because your heating and cooling equipment was working well last season doesn’t mean it doesn’t need its yearly tune-up. The real matter is it needs maintenance now, and each year prior to the peak heating and peak cooling season. Chief/Bauer Service Experts’s fall promotion is going on now and you can save on a heating Precision tune-ups by calling 217-689-2469 today.