HVAC Preventative Maintenance Plans for the Fall – Why You and Your System Can’t Function Without Regular Checkups

“You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.” Used throughout pop culture and song lyrics, this saying is particularly true when it comes to HVAC preventative maintenance. Although you may not think bi-annual maintenance of your heating and cooling equipment is necessary, especially headed into a mild Texas winter, imagine what might happen when that first cold snap breaks.

Generally, HVAC repair companies like Gorman Mechanical recommend getting your HVAC system looked at twice a year – once in the spring and again in the fall. Springtime makes sense to most people because Texas summers are hot, but HVAC customers tend to think they can skirt the necessity of a fall checkup.

However, by attending to the regular needs of your HVAC system in the fall, you gain the following invaluable benefits:

• Maintain your current or extended warranty: Some manufacturer and extended warranties become voided if you don’t uphold a regular maintenance schedule with a licensed HVAC professional.

• Improve healthy living conditions for you and your family: Because your furnace burns fossil fuels, it also emits combustion gases, such as carbon monoxide, methane, VOCs (volatile organic compounds), and small amounts of sulfur dioxide. While your HVAC system is designed to exhaust these gases outside the home, a compromised heat exchanger, for example, will allow these harmful gases to build up in your living space.

• Minimize a system breakdown: You’re at the greatest risk of experiencing a breakdown when your HVAC system is working its hardest, such as during cold weather. Ward off a total breakdown by proactively fixing problems with your fall tune-up.

• Increase the life of your system: Just as ignoring a car’s oil changes would result in reducing its longevity on the road, ignoring the regular care of your HVAC system will result in a much shorter lifespan. Avoid having to shell out money for an updated or replacement system prematurely by taking excellent care of the one you have.

• Reduce energy costs: Energy Star reports that 46% of the average 3,000 square foot single-family home’s utility bill is based on heating and cooling alone. Imagine what the bill would look like if your system was running inefficiently or more efficiently.

What the Gorman Mechanical Fall HVAC Maintenance Schedule Includes

At Gorman Mechanical, we have what we call the Gorman PM plan, or preventative maintenance plan. By subscribing to this plan, you instantly cash in on value when we offer you:

• 15% discount on all service calls and repairs

• Priority scheduling and same-day service on all requests made on weekdays by 9am

• Comprehensive service beyond regular inspections

• Two preventative service visits per year

As you can see, when you choose to act on preventative maintenance through Gorman, we make it easy to treat your HVAC system right. With licensed and highly-qualified technicians who carry on average 20 years’ industry experience, you know that your precious heating and cooling unit is in good hands.

Your fall maintenance checkup will consistently include:

• Checking and calibrating the thermostat

• Testing for carbon monoxide leaks

• Cleaning and checking the burner assembly

• Cleaning and checking the pilot assembly

• Testing for gas leaks

• Visual inspection of gas line

• Cleaning, oiling, and checking fan motor

• Visual inspection of the heat exchanger

• Inspecting combustion air

• Tightening all electrical connections

• Inspecting electrical and safety controls

• Checking defrost cycles and refrigerant pressures on the heat pump

Don’t mess around with your HVAC system this fall. Make sure you take excellent care of your equipment for failsafe cooling and heating throughout the year, before any problems arise. To sign up for your PM plan or for more questions about HVAC preventative maintenance, give us a call today.