You will often read, including on this website, about the benefits of annual HVAC system maintenance. While annual maintenance is far better than no maintenance, when it comes to heat pumps it\u2019s not enough. Let\u2019s take a look at why you need to have your heat pump professionally checked at least twice a year.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s best to schedule preventive maintenance for your system on a regular basis, rather than wait for problems to crop up before treating them. The reason that waiting is a bad idea is that problems are progressive. The longer they are allowed to develop, the more damage they are going to cause. Many problems don\u2019t give off recognizable symptoms until they\u2019re quite advanced, so by the time you notice them it\u2019s too late to prevent the majority of the damage.<\/p>\n
Preventive maintenance, on the other hand, allows your HVAC technician to find and fix issues before they have the chance to develop further. You can save thousands of dollars in system repairs over the life of the system. What\u2019s really important, though, is how often you need to schedule maintenance.<\/p>\n
Normally, a climate control system is only used for a few months out of the year. With that amount of wear and tear, preventive maintenance once a year is enough to prevent the negative effects. Heat pumps are both heating and air conditioning systems, however. That means that they are used twice as often, which means double the wear and tear. That\u2019s why you need to schedule maintenance twice as often, in order to keep up with the strain.<\/p>\n