Now that the heating season has begun, making sure that your furnace is up to snuff is absolutely crucial. While you may be tempted to wait a little longer before having a furnace inspection and preventative maintenance conducted, you may already be experiencing many common heating problems. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why having a heating system tune-up is so important.
- Home Safety
Furnaces that are left without preventative maintenance have a huge risk of causing safety issues around the home. One of the most common is the production of poisonous carbon monoxide (CO) gas, an odorless, colorless gas that can cause nausea, dizziness, and even death. Having your heating system professionally inspected and repaired can reduce the risk of harmful CO buildups, keeping your home safer throughout the heating season.
- Indoor Air Quality
Another reason to have your system tuned up by a heating repair technician is to improve your home’s indoor air quality. Because your home will be sealed up more than usual throughout the winter, there is less of an opportunity for fresh air to enter the home. This means that dirty, contaminated air filled with allergens, mold spores, and dirt are more likely to circulate freely throughout the home. Indoor air quality can be improved by ensuring that your heating system is clean and operating properly.
- Energy Efficiency
Finally, a heating system tune up can prevent your furnace from costing you a small fortune to use. Because your heating system has been dormant for so long, it needs a little maintenance to get it ready to run properly again. Without this maintenance, it can be sluggish and inefficient, which means higher energy costs every month.
For professional heating system repair services throughout Chicagoland, contact American Weathermakers. Visit us online or call (847) 503-9497 for service in Northbrook, Skokie, Evanston, and Wilmette.