{"id":2741,"date":"2018-12-17T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/?p=2741"},"modified":"2019-11-25T12:14:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T17:14:58","slug":"reminder-maintenance-heating-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/heating-service\/reminder-maintenance-heating-system\/","title":{"rendered":"A Reminder About Maintenance for Your Heating System"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"service-reminder\"Winter may not be ice-cold in Orange County, but it\u2019s still a busy time of the year for almost everyone. This makes it easy for many routine tasks to slip off our personal \u201cTo-Do\u201d lists, or fall so far down them that they never go from \u201cTo-Do\u201d to \u201cDone.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the most often neglected of these December jobs is heating maintenance. Even when the weather gets a touch nippy, heating systems aren\u2019t foremost on residents\u2019 minds.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re here to remind you that professional heating maintenance is a job to schedule each year! It\u2019s not too arduous, since the expert technicians do most of the work. You only have to remember to call to set a date.<\/p>\n

Why Heating Maintenance Is Important<\/h2>\n

You don\u2019t use your heater as often as a homeowner living in northern or midwestern climates, where the winter cold is serious business. But your house still needs a functional heater, whether a gas furnace, electric furnace, or heat pump\u2014and annual tune-ups and inspections are necessary for the heater to work effectively, efficiently, and safely.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with safety<\/strong> first, as the adage goes. If you have a natural gas furnace, it\u2019s important for the safety of your household to have a licensed professional inspect it to see that it won\u2019t create health hazards. Technicians look for gas leaks and cracked heat exchangers, and they\u2019ll make adjustments to see that the furnace runs at its safest. If they think the furnace can no longer run safely, they\u2019ll arrange for a replacement.<\/p>\n

Efficiency<\/strong> is vital if you want to avoid paying high bills during the times when you do need the heater running. A heating system doesn\u2019t need large amounts of wear and tear to start losing efficiency\u2014it only needs to gather too much dust and dirt. Regular maintenance includes both tune-up and cleaning steps.<\/p>\n

Maintenance sees that a heater is effective<\/strong> and won\u2019t abruptly fail on you when you need it. The tune-up will help see that the heater is providing the level of warmth necessary each time it comes on.<\/p>\n

Finally, annual maintenance protects the warranty for the heater. Most manufacturer\u2019s warranties are only in force if the unit has professional maintenance on a regular schedule. Keeping the warranty valid saves you from having to spend money on a replacement if the heater fails due to factory fault.<\/p>\n

Sign Up for Saddleback\u2019s MVP Program!<\/h2>\n

To have all your HVAC maintenance in Laguna Niguel, CA<\/a> and throughout Orange County taken care of each year, sign up for our MVP Program<\/a>. This HVAC plan includes:<\/p>\n