Is it really necessary to get annual HVAC maintenance on your system? Yes! In fact, for the best performance, you should get it checked every six months. The best times are spring and fall, just before the hot and cold seasons.
If you don’t think you need annual air conditioning maintenance, you’ll need to be prepared to pay higher energy bills and more in repairs and eventual replacement. However, with regular HVAC maintenance, your system can last decades!
Annual Maintenance Reduces Bills
Cleaning is a big part of annual maintenance, and there’s a good reason for it. HVAC systems pull air through condensers, blowers, vents, to cool and heat it for your home. This airflow also brings a lot of dust along with it. Your air filter catches a lot of that dust, but not all of it.
By having one of our techs clean off the dust, your HVAC system won’t have to work as hard. This means it needs less energy, so your electric bill will be lower. Leave it dirty over time, and your energy costs will keep rising!
For people who are environmentally conscious, annual HVAC maintenance—or even twice-yearly maintenance—will help keep your unit running as efficiently as possible and reduce your carbon footprint.
Annual Maintenance Extends Your Unit’s Life
Unmaintained HVAC systems have to work harder to do their job, and that does more than just raise energy bills. It also reduces their lifespans. Most central air conditioners last from 10 to 15 years, according to Consumer Reports.
With regular maintenance, you can extend the life of your unit. It can give your system years or even a decade of more life before you need to replace it. It’s worth the bit of investment each year to get your unit cleaned and inspected by our professionals compared to the costs of replacing your unit when something breaks.
Catch HVAC Problems Before They Get Big
Cleaning and inspecting your unit are part of our maintenance plan, but there are also things that can go wrong besides dirt. Fixing electrical connections, greasing moving parts, and checking condensate lines for clogs are also a part of maintenance.
When these break down, that’s when you start seeing some serious issues. Your home might get too humid, or your energy bill might spike. Sometimes, a faulty electrical connection can cause an air conditioner fire!
You can catch these issues before they get huge and expensive by hiring a technician to perform annual maintenance on your HVAC system. Of course, if you’re willing to take risks, you can skip on the maintenance. You’ll just pay a lot more when the system breaks down one day.
How Our VIP Club Helps You
If you want to keep your system running for as long as possible, Ambient Edge’s VIP Club Maintenance Plan gives you two HVAC tune-ups each year. Usually, one will focus on the AC unit and the other on your furnace.
This plan also comes with several other benefits, like priority scheduling, a free drain cleaning each year, our VIP Club Thermostat Guarantee, a two-year warranty on all repairs, and even a huge discount off new HVAC systems when it’s time to replace!
Your membership can easily pay for itself compared to the costs of an unmaintained HVAC system. If you’ve wondered how to get annual HVAC maintenance without breaking the bank or forgetting to do it, get all the details of our VIP Club at the link above, or contact our team for an inspection.