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Just like a car, your heating system needs yearly maintenance in order to keep its performance at a high level and extend the life of the equipment.
Getting your heating system checked out in the fall is like having your vehicle serviced before a long road trip: it gives you confidence that the system will hold up all through the winter.
It sometimes seems cheaper and easier to just ignore the heater until it breaks, but that's an illusion.
Replacing your heating system costs thousands of dollars. Having proper maintenance performed on your system will extend its life by years.
Getting a Heater Check also improves the performance of your heating system.
If your heating system is not well-maintained, your home will not be as comfortable as it could be. Also, if your system performance is at its best, your heater does not have to run as long to achieve the desired temperature, which means lower energy costs.
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All equipment benefits from maintenance, but make no mistake: the real benefit of heater checks is SAFETY.
Heating units, whether they are gas or electric, represent fire hazards. Every related authority recommends yearly heater safety checks: the Fire Department, homeowner's insurance companies, heater manufacturers, and utility companies. This check should be performed before you use the heater for the first time.
While it is easy to see why a gas furnace would be a fire hazard, electric heaters are just as dangerous. The heating elements inside electric heaters are glowing-hot, and the wires that supply the large amounts of electricity necessary get very hot as well. If the wires have deteriorated in any way, there is a significant risk of a fire.
And its not just about fire safety.
Carbon monoxide poisoning is another very real risk when operating faulty heating equipment.
