As winter approaches, you may start to wonder if your furnace is ready to brave the season’s cold temperatures. Even if your equipment worked fine the previous year, many components may need a tune-up to run effectively and efficiently. Fortunately, you can prepare your home by having your furnace serviced by a professional HVAC contractor in the fall. If you’re considering having your furnace serviced, here are five reasons why it pays to leave the maintenance to the pros.

5 Benefits of Professional Furnace Service

1. Catch and Resolve Problems Early

When an HVAC contractor performs a complete furnace inspection, they detect small problems affecting mechanical components—such as relays, fans, and heating elements. Without a tune-up, you may not be able to spot these issues, putting your furnace at risk of breaking down during the winter when you need it most.

2. Extend Service Life

With proper annual maintenance, furnaces can last for as long as twenty years. However, when tune-ups are skipped, furnaces face a higher risk of premature wear and tear that could force you to replace your equipment sooner than you expected.

3. Improve Efficiency

Furnaces rely on a variety of mechanical components to produce hot air and distribute it throughout your home. But as dust, dirt, and debris accumulate on these parts, they have to work harder to produce the results you want. Poorly-maintained units require more energy to produce heat, causing your utilities to skyrocket. When an HVAC contractor services your furnace, they will clean, replace, and lubricate parts so that your equipment runs efficiently.  

4. Enhance Safety

Modern furnaces are equipped with safety features to reduce the risk of fire and carbon monoxide poisoning—two potentially fatal dangers. Professionals have the tools and insight required to check these features and ensure that they are working properly. If necessary, they can also provide furnace repairs to keep the system running safely.   

5. Verify Thermostat

Wiring issues and other defects can cause thermostats to malfunction and fail to maintain the right temperature. To make sure your thermostat and furnace are communicating, your furnace repair specialist will assess the thermostat and its connections and verify that it’s working properly.

If you haven’t had your furnace serviced yet, Combs Heating & Cooling can help. Serving Chillicothe, OH for more than a decade, their skilled HVAC contractors perform comprehensive inspections and tune-ups. They also perform reliable and affordable furnace repairs to make sure your system is running safely and efficiently. To learn more, visit their website. For service requests, speak to a representative at (740) 772-2233.