Continuous use can put stress and strain on your home’s heating system. Learn about some of the top reasons to schedule a mid-winter tune-up for your furnace.
Improved Efficiency
As much as you need to keep your home warm during the winter, you may not want it to come at the expense of your electric or gas bill. A tune-up helps ensure your heater operates at peak efficiency and saves you money on your utility bills.
Enhanced Safety
A midseason checkup can also identify hazards like gas leaks. You can run your furnace without the worry of it leaking refrigerant and putting you and your family in jeopardy.
Longer Lifespan
Having your furnace inspected halfway through winter can extend its lifespan. You can prolong the significant expense and time required to buy a new heating system and hire an HVAC technician to install it for you.
Improved Air Quality
During the winter, you may not be able to open the windows or doors to let in fresh air. A routine tune-up of your furnace can involve cleaning or replacing the filters to help maintain good air quality inside your home.
Consistent Heating
You can avoid some parts of your home feeling colder than others by keeping your heating system maintained. Mid-winter maintenance helps your system keep a steady temperature throughout your home.
Prevention of Breakdowns
Having your heater professionally maintained halfway through the season can help prevent it from unexpectedly breaking down. This service can catch small issues that could become larger ones that compromise your heater’s function and can leave your home with a reliable heat source.
Warranty Compliance
If you have an active warranty on your home’s heater, you may have to keep it professionally maintained. This midseason tune-up keeps that warranty active and provides the warrantor with proof that you are keeping the furnace in good condition.
Lower Repair Costs
Professional furnace repairs can cost hundreds of dollars if not more. You may especially find them difficult to afford around the winter holiday season. You can keep your repair costs in check by ensuring your heating system undergoes a tune-up halfway through winter.
Lower Carbon Footprint
Along with keeping your utility and repair costs low, this service can reduce your home’s carbon footprint in Bellevue. You can prevent your heater from burning through excessive amounts of propane, natural gas or electricity.
Reduced Noises
Hearing your furnace make loud and unusual noises can alarm and worry you. You can prevent loud noises like banging or grinding with a mid-winter checkup. This service ensures parts like the furnace’s belts and bolts remain intact and securely in place and will not contribute to unusual noises.
Optimal Performance
Having the system tuned up during the season’s midpoint can ensure its optimal performance. It will continue to function at its best and keep your home warm.
Early Detection
Tune-ups also provide you with early detection of any issues that could shorten your furnace’s lifespan or prevent it from making it through the season. You can replace parts like frayed belts or worn-out hoses promptly. Ask us about our Apollo maintenance plan.
Professional Advice
If you wonder how to keep your heating system working optimally, you can get professional advice from our HVAC technicians. You can benefit from pointers like what temperature to set the thermostat at, if or when to turn the thermostat down and how often to check the filters to ensure your heater keeps you and your family warm all season. This advice, likewise, can lengthen the lifespan and usefulness of your furnace.
Home Value
Finally, keeping your furnace maintained throughout the winter safeguards your home’s value. You can highlight the effectiveness of your heating system if you plan on selling your home.
Explore Our HVAC Maintenance Services
At Apollo Heating & Air Conditioning, we have more than 50 years of experience offering customers in the Bellevue area with mid-winter furnace tune-ups. Our team also works on air conditioning systems and can install equipment like smart thermostats and indoor air quality systems. We provide products and services for leading home comfort brands like Lennox.
Our HVAC technicians additionally provide customers with free quotes for our comprehensive heating and air conditioning services. We have won awards for being the best local heating and air conditioning service. Contact us at Apollo Heating & Air Conditioning to find out more about or to schedule your home’s mid-winter furnace tune-up.
